Farmland Stewards

Better representation, information & advisement for your land

About us

We're more than just managers

Farm Management is the traditional name – however, we don’t see ourselves as the old-style farm managers. We let farmers do their business as best they can as long as they take care of the entire farm from a fertility and conservation manner, while also providing information to document the required information as stated in the lease. The right operator will attain the goals of our owners and achieve the proper return on their land.

We offer a variety of lease options that could fit the owners and their specific situation; we work with both the owner and operator to implement the best plan. With our system, owners will receive more information than they ever thought was available. They can then be proud of their land, profits, and progress being made, appreciating the value of a good tenant.

Services

How we help you

All owners and properties are unique and thus need individual attention, which many owners cannot do on their own. As farm stewards, we offer a variety of leasing options that are customizable to fit the owner’s needs. With over 40 years of experience, you can trust us to provide the service you need.

Throughout the year, we compile data from your farm into multiple reports, keeping you informed and up-to-date. These reports include financial and agronomic information crucial to the land, income, and expenses, and aid in tax reporting.

  • Record keeping of all income and expenses
  • Tenant data management
  • Property taxes
  • Management of Landowner Funds
  • Review and payment of bills

  • Keeping your soil fertilization up to date with the proper levels of fertilizer for maximum crop yields.
  • Maintaining soil fertility tests and applied fertilizer records

  • Lease negotiation with a lease or custom arrangement that fits the land, the owner and the tenant
  • Oversight that all the lease provisions are met and the tenant is rewarded for their efforts

  • Every tract has soil loss but also has organic matter gains that can exceed soil loss. We need to achieve sustainable levels and try to grow topsoil.
  • Terracing, waterways, cover crops, less tillage, conservation programs, ponds, wetlands, contour farming, etc. Some practices fit each tract and some don’t.
  • Cover crop implementation

  • Site assessment of the options to meet a client’s goals
  • Planning and scheduling installation
  • Repair estimation
  • Time is taken to not just drain the field but also look at alternatives to improve the quality of the water that heads downstream. Maybe don’t do more drainage and build a wetland with good financial incentives.

  • Pipeline / Wind turbine consulting
  • Water quality monitoring
  • Grain bin building, maintenance, and construction
close up of different reports on a desk

Farm Reporting

Throughout the year, we compile data from your farm into multiple reports, keeping you informed and up-to-date. These reports include financial and agronomic information crucial to the land, income, and expenses, and aid in tax reporting.

Close up of a pair of hands, looking at receipts and tax documents, with a calculator in the bottom left.

Accounting / Financial Services

  • Record keeping of all income and expenses
  • Tenant data management
  • Property taxes
  • Management of Landowner Funds
  • Review and payment of bills

A farming kneeling in soil, and examining a tablet

Soil Fertility

  • Keeping your soil fertilization up to date with the proper levels of fertilizer for maximum crop yields.
  • Maintaining soil fertility tests and applied fertilizer records

An older and younger farm in a wheat field at sunset, shaking hands

Tenant Set-up & Coordination

  • Lease negotiation with a lease or custom arrangement that fits the land, the owner and the tenant.
  • Oversight that all the lease provisions are met and the tenant is rewarded for their efforts.

A cornfield showing a grass waterway

Soil Loss Prevention

  • Every tract has soil loss but also has organic matter gains that can exceed soil loss. We need to achieve sustainable levels and try to grow topsoil.
  • Terracing, waterways, cover crops, less tillage, conservation programs, ponds, wetlands, contour farming, etc. Some practices fit each tract and some don’t.
  • Cover crop implementation

A field with young plants with standing water

Field Drainage Programs / Repair

  • Site assessment of the options to meet a client’s goals
  • Planning and scheduling installation
  • Repair estimation
  • Time is taken to not just drain the field but also look at alternatives to improve the quality of the water that heads downstream. Maybe don’t do more drainage and build a wetland with good financial incentives.

Windmills standing in a soybean field against a bright blue sky

Other Services

  • Pipeline / Wind turbine consulting
  • Water quality monitoring
  • Grain bin building, maintenance, and construction

Map of Iowa Counties, with a red star in Story county, showing the central office of Farmland Stewards

Service Area

We service all 99 counties in Iowa

Our central location in Ames, Iowa means we can easily travel anywhere in the state.

Testimonials

What our clients have to say

Experts

Your Farm Stewards

With over 40 years of experience, Mark has been involved in farm management since graduating from Iowa State in Ag Business in 1979. He has been a certified general appraiser and Iowa land broker since 1990. Adam Daniel is the Farm Management Coordinator and brings 14 years of experience in the fast-paced pork industry. Experience is a key to understanding the complexities of farm real estate, and they both love helping solve situations in a reasonable manner.

Mark Ganon

Mark Gannon

President & Broker
Ames, IA • (515) 291-5942

Adam Daniel

Real Estate Agent & Farm Management Coordinator
Ames, IA • (712) 830-7961

Contact Us

Get a free land evaluation

We offer a complimentary and confidential analysis of your property that we would enjoy getting a chance to present to you whether you use us in the future or not.

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