Michael Lauher

Michael Lauher

Michael Lauher is a farm manager with First Mid Ag Services and is a member of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Email questions to [email protected].

Latest from Michael Lauher

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Commentary
Land managers talk estate tax reform and herbicide bansLand managers talk estate tax reform and herbicide bans
byMichael Lauher
Apr 8, 2024
3 Min Read
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Commentary
How do solar farms affect farmland values?How do solar farms affect farmland values?
byMichael Lauher
Mar 20, 2024
4 Min Read

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Commentary
How interest rates could impact farmland values in 2024
How interest rates could impact farmland values in 2024
Feb 12, 2024
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4 Min Read
byMichael Lauher
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Farm Operations
What landowners want from farmer tenants
What landowners want from farmer tenants
Jan 2, 2024
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5 Min Read
byMichael Lauher
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Commentary
Is now the right time to buy farmland?
Is now the right time to buy farmland?
Dec 8, 2023
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4 Min Read
byMichael Lauher
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Commentary
Does China’s economic trouble threaten Illinois farmland values?
Does China’s economic trouble threaten Illinois farmland values?
Nov 6, 2023
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5 Min Read
byMichael Lauher
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Commentary
Why pay $34,800 an acre for farmland?
Why pay $34,800 an acre for farmland?
Oct 16, 2023
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4 Min Read
byMichael Lauher
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Commentary
How to navigate wind and solar leases
How to navigate wind and solar leases
Sep 11, 2023
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4 Min Read
byMichael Lauher
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Commentary
Why big finance is betting on farmland
Why big finance is betting on farmland
Aug 8, 2023
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4 Min Read
byMichael Lauher
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Commentary
Does farmland lose value in drought?
Does farmland lose value in drought?
Jul 6, 2023
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4 Min Read
byMichael Lauher
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Management
Income surges from alternative farmland leases
Income surges from alternative farmland leases
Jun 5, 2023
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3 Min Read
byMichael Lauher
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Commentary
How to grow the farm, alternatively
How to grow the farm, alternatively
May 15, 2023
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3 Min Read
byMichael Lauher
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Commentary
How to dive deep into farmland history
How to dive deep into farmland history
Mar 14, 2023
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5 Min Read
byMichael Lauher
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Commentary
Bringing millennials and farmland together
Bringing millennials and farmland together
Feb 6, 2023
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3 Min Read
byMichael Lauher

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