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Summary of Services

Farm Management Service Options
  • Annual review of leasing options.
    • Prepare and provide analysis of operating alternatives.
    • Advise on rental rates and alternative leases.
    • Collect crop input information.
  • Negotiate and secure leases.
    • Recommend top quality and financially stable operators.
    • Credit check.
    • Collection of financial statements.
    • References from Ag Lender, Landlord, etc
  • Custom/Crop Share Leases.
    • Seed, herbicide, and fertilizer recommendations and decisions.
    • Negotiate and maximize volume discounts with input suppliers.
    • Grain marketing recommendations and marketing plan.
    • Field crop scouting
    • Pursue niche markets for crop production without relationships in the marketplace.
      • Examples include seed corn, seed soybeans, non-GMO crops, and organic.
  • Provide an open line of communication to ensure all clients’ needs are met.
  • Facilitate a strong working relationship between landowner and farm operator.
  • Recommend capital projects to improve farm productivity, grow asset value, and increase income.
    • Closely track projects when taking place.
  • Quarterly Reporting.
    • Written updates during three critical points of the year: planting, pollination, and harvest.
    • Market trends updates and analysis.
    • Oversight of farm operations.
    • Frequent farm visits to monitor each farm investment and growing conditions.
  • Quarterly financial reporting.
  • Annual budget and statement of cash flows.
  • Financial budgeting and reporting.
  • Manage bank account on client’s behalf at preferred partner bank – optional service.
  • Receipt of income and payment of expenses pertaining to the farm business.
  • Prepare financial information at year end to be provided to the tax preparer.
  • Determine the best level of liability and property insurance. Source lowest premiums.
  • Crop yields/rotation, acres, rental rates, and soil tests.
  • Fertility monitoring and management.
  • USDA farm programs and required paperwork.
  • Farm data analytics management and analysis.
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Headquarters

10640 Co Highway D20
Alden Iowa 50006

Phone Number

515-854-9820

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Summit Ag Management, LLC is a licensed Real Estate Brokerage in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, & South Dakota

Justin Bahr

Accredited Farm Manager, Licensed Real Estate Broker

Justin joined the Summit team in 2022. His primary responsibility is professional farm management. Justin has professionally managed farms since 2016 and holds an Accredited Farm Manager (AFM) designation from the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA). Prior to joining Summit, Justin worked at Hertz Farm Management managing the Mankato, Minnesota office. Justin started managing farms out of the Cedar Falls, Iowa Hertz location, before his transition to Mankato. His management experience spans across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Justin graduated from Iowa State University in May of 2016 with a B.S. in Agricultural Business and International Agriculture and a minor in Entrepreneurial Studies. Justin grew up in North Central Iowa near Buckeye.

Justin is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in IA, MN, NE and SD.

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