Your Farm Resume

By: Jodi Henke

he competition for rental acreage is increasing. Established farmers want access to more land so they can expand their operation. Or, maybe someone just beginning their farming career needs rental land to get their business started. In both cases even though you’ll pay rent, you’re basically asking someone to hire you to farm their valuable ground. Ask yourself, why should this person hire me?

Melissa O’Rourke is an extension farm and agribusiness management specialist at Iowa State University. She says walking up to someone’s door and just saying you’d like to farm their land may not be the best way to convince them.