The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ 3rd quarter 2014
survey of agricultural lenders found the average value of ranchland in Texas at $1,812, up 4.6 percent from the year before. The same survey found the statewide average of cash rents of pastureland in the 3rd quarter unchanged from the year before at $12 per acre, rang- ing from a low of $6.40 in the Trans-Pecos to $23.80 in Coastal Texas. In addition to using these reports as a reference,
Lashmet says the best way to gauge what would be a reasonable rate in your part of the country is to talk to the people on the ground, like your county Extension agent or other ranchers and landowners in the area, to fi gure out exactly what is going on. There are also interactive websites offered by Ex-
tension departments around the country. Producers can input their data to determine which kind of lease, such as a fl ex lease, crop share lease or cash lease, would be best for their needs. Some of these can be found at
www.extension.purdue.edu, type “Pasture Leases” in the search box in the upper right corner of the web page;
ohioline.osu.edu, click on Search in the left menu, and type “Pasture Lease” in the search box; and
aglease101.org, click on Document Library in
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the blue bar across the top of the page and then look under Leases Forms for the Pasture Lease document. Lashmet says crop sharing is not as common in
grazing leases as it is in grain and oilseed production, but a typical arrangement would involve the landowner and lessee sharing in the cost of inputs such as hay and minerals, and then agreeing to divide a portion of the calf crop. The 2014 Farm Bill reinstated the Livestock Forage
Disaster Program (LFP), which provides compensa- tion to eligible livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses for covered livestock due to a qualifying
Lease agreements can be
drafted so they protect both parties, and they protect the
friendship between the parties.
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