Our Take
Dieken & Straughn Farm Management handles a service most city folks never think about but every absentee landowner needs: professional farm management and agricultural appraisal. Working from a rural address on East 15th Road, the firm helps landowners who’ve inherited farmland, or who live far away, by arranging leases with tenant farmers, overseeing crop-share or cash-rent arrangements, monitoring conservation practices and keeping records. The appraisal side is important for estates, financing and sales. In La Salle and Livingston counties, where farmland values are high and family land often changes hands across generations, a trusted local manager can be worth far more than their fee. When evaluating any farm manager, ask about credentials such as AFM or ARA, the number of acres they oversee, their fee structure and how often owners receive reports.
- Farm management
- Agricultural appraisals
- Landowner lease services
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