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Spotlight on Economics: Flexible land rental contracts

By DWIGHT AAKRE, NDSU Agribusiness and Applied Economics
Nov 5, 2012
Nov 5, 2012

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A flexible land rental contract is an agreement between a landowner and a renter that includes a provision for adjusting the actual rent paid based on the results of the current crop year. The rapidly changing land rental market has fueled interest in flexible agreements, although they still are a minor percentage of all rental contracts.

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