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Income-producing Leases
- Hunting
- Sod Farm
- Farming
- Citrus
- Timber
- Cattle
Management Services
- Lease negotiation
- Selection of operation personnel
- Negotiation of highest profit relative to risk
- Asset protection
- Production decisions
- Financial accounting and reporting
- Farm maintenance
- Marketing decisions
- Capital improvement
- Full property services throughout Florida
Transitional Land Management
- Property maintenance and security
- Entitlements
- Future land use and zoning needs
Direct Operations Management
- Guide and supervise the farming activity to the maximum net benefit of the owner
- Market crop and commodities through reputable and reliable buying sources.
- Lease negotiation & supervision
Management Fees
- Custom management fees based on services desired by the landowner
- Custom rates derived for each property and approved in advance for landowners
Greenbelt Tax Exemption
- Land value calculated as agriculture rather than the highest and best use
- Saves money
Complete Accounting and Recordkeeping
- Accounting reports on cash or accrual basis with a budget to actual comparisons
- Detailed budgeting, budget-to-actual profit and loss statements, year-end financial summaries, and narratives
Government/ Regulatory Permits
- Greenbelt – maintain agricultural classification for greenbelt real estate tax treatment
- CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) – maintain classification conservation reserve for soil, water, and related natural resources
- EQUIP (Environmental Quality Incentives Program) – maintain classification for program that promotes agricultural production and environmental quality
- Land development regulations/permits
- Water use and drainage permits maintenance
Asset Protection
- Monitor land uses
- Government program compliance
- Conservation compliance/environmental awareness
- Building, liability and crop insurance
Marketing Decisions
- Profit maximization
- Development of marketing strategy
- Price negotiation/contracting
- Production decisions
- Supervise crop program, rotation, planting, and harvest
- Supervise fish and game populations and harvest
- Conservation recommendations (i.e.: water use, waterways)
- Best Management Practices (BMP’s)
- Crop marketing associated with lease type (crop share)
- Supervise livestock programs
Security Management to Reduce Liability
- Trespassers
- Trash dumps
- Unauthorized four-wheeling
- Other unauthorized activities
Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Rent collection
- Commodity sales
- Cash management
- Periodic reports (income statement and cash flow detailed by enterprise)
- Annual reports, including budget-to-actual comparisons
Farm Maintenance
- Property appearance
- Building rental, repairs, and upkeep
- Drainage maintenance
- Well, pump and irrigation system maintenance
Capital Improvement
- Drainage/building improvements
- Irrigation development and land leveling
- Permanent Crop Development (groves, timber, etc.)
Additional Services
Conservation easements
- Commodity experience ranges from field crops to permanent planting, to pasture and livestock, to timber and natural lands
- Serving a broad base of clients including trusts, individuals and partnerships; family, corporations, and institutions
- Protection of soil and water resources, wetlands, wildlife habitat, and sound
- Conservation practices
- Offer educational forums to increase awareness, commitment, technical skills of operators/clients
- Fosters prudent utilization of all-natural resources
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