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Rental Agreements For Farm Buildings and Livestock Facilities
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North Central Farm Management Extension Committee
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How much should I rent my building for?
• Commercial rates
Example: grain storage
May include management as well• Farm record summaries (actual costs)• Surveys: Iowa State University Ag Decision
Maker file C2-17
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Value of Facilities to the Renter
• Condition: repairs needed, performance• Obsolescence• Size or scale• Convenience• Do they fit the renter’s needs?• Location• Alternatives available
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Value to the Owner: Ownership Costs
Step 1. Establish current value of building
= replacement cost x remaining life / initial life
Example: swine finishing building, 1,000 head
Replacement cost = $200,000
Life = 20 years Age = 7 years
Remaining life = 13
Current value = $200,000 x 13/20 = $130,000
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Owner’s Costs
Step 2: Estimate annual ownership costs• Depreciation: annual rate = 1/13 = 7.7%• Interest: annual rate 5.0%• Insurance and taxes: 1-2% 1.5%• Repairs and maintenance: 1-3% 2.0%• Total ownership costs, % 16.2%• Total ownership costs, in $:
Current value: $130,000 x .162 = $21,060 / year
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Other Considerations
• Include operating costs only if owner pays
(electricity, water, fuel)• Adjust rent for partial year’s use• May charge per unit of production
Example: 1,000 hd. capacity x 2.5 turns/yr
= 2,500 head per year• $21,060 / 2,500 head = $8.42 per pig
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Caution!
• Building are fixed in location.• Number of potential renters is limited.• Owner may not be able to recover
total costs from a renter.• Anything over variable costs is a plus.
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Items to Negotiate
• Operating costs (who pays?)• Repairs and maintenance (parts &
labor)• Water supply• Manure disposal• Insurance• Time and means of payment
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Flexible Building Rent
• Example: swine finishing buildings• Base rent = $10.00 per pig sold• Base selling price = $75 per cwt. (lean hog)• 900 head sold in April-June• Average lean hog price for Apr-June = $80
(NASS)• Rent = $10.00 x 900 x ($80 / $75) = $9,600
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• Publication NCFMEC-04: “Rental Agreements for Farm Building and Livestock Facilities”
• Blank lease form• Worksheet
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Renting Farm Machinery
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Custom Rate Approach:deduct for costs paid by renterExample: tandem disk
1. Average custom rate $13.60
2. Exclude fuel & labor (30% for tillage) - $ 4.08
(20% for planting and harvesting)
3. Rental value with tractor = $ 9.52
4. Subtract tractor rental value per acre
$.27 per hp-hr x 150 hp / 15 a/hr - $ 2.70
5. Rental rate for tandem disk only = $ 6.82
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1. Estimate depreciated value
Example: round baler, 5 years old, 20 yr. life
New value: $48,000 x 15 / 20 = $36,000
Depreciation: 15 years left = 7%
Interest: 6%
Insurance and housing: 1%
Repairs (2-4%): 2%
Total 16%
Machinery Rental Cost Approach
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2. 16% x $36,000 = $5,760 annual cost
3. Divide by annual use: 1,000 acres
4. Rental charge per acre = $5.76
Can use same approach for entire machinery line.
Short cut: take 15% of value, 12% if older.
Divide by annual use (acres or hours).
Machinery Rental Cost Approach
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Lease Publications at AgLease101.org
• Fixed and Flexible Cash Rental Arrangements For Your Farm (NCFMEC-01)
• Crop Share Rental Arrangements For Your Farm (NCFMEC-02)
• Pasture Rental Arrangements For Your Farm (NCFMEC-03)
• Rental Agreements For Farm Buildings and Livestock Facilities (NCFMEC-04)
• Beef Cow Rental Arrangements For Your Farm (NCFMEC-06)
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