August 8, 2023

Farm Lease Types, Side X Side Digital Webinar

Michael Langemeier introduced the types of leases (cash rent, flex rent, and share rent) and discussed the advantages and disadvantages of each leasing arrangement during the August 2, 2023 Side By Side Digital Webinar. A comparison with risk/return tradeoffs between lease types was also included in the webinar discussion.

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The Side by Side Digital Series, sponsored by Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit, is a unique educational series that tackles topics tailored to young and beginning producers.

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