ALTOONA — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is conducting twelve in-person farmland lease meetings in Central Iowa in early August. Meeting sites include Adel, Altoona, Ames, Boone, Grinnell, Grundy Center, Indianola, Knoxville, Newton, Marshalltown, Oskaloosa, and Toledo.

The discussion will focus on various methods to determine a fair 2027 cash rental rate and the importance of good landlord/tenant communications. According to the May 2024 Annual Cash Rental Rates for Iowa Survey, File C2—10, the cash rental rates for Iowa farmland; rates remained the same as the 2026 statewide average at $270 per acre.

The Oskaloosa in-person meeting will be Friday, August 7th, beginning at 9 am. This meeting will be at The Mahaska County Extension office, 212 North I Street, Oskaloosa.  Patrick Hatting, Farm Business Management Specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will facilitate the two-hour meeting. Participants of the in-person meetings will receive a 100-page Farmland Leasing Arrangements booklet and meeting handouts designed to assist landowners, tenants and other agri-business professionals with issues related to farmland ownership, management, and leasing arrangements.

Pre-registration is required at least two days before the in-person meeting. Contact the ISU Extension and Outreach -Mahaska County office at 641-673-5841 or email striegel@iastate.edu on or before Wednesday August 5. The $25 per individual fee with one book is payable at the door.