Two dollars per acre would be low for a lease agreement here , our average is $-6 for good land . If possible renegotiate your lease agreement to include a price control measure .

This would also be a good time to begin having your club look seriously at purchasing some land , leasing is as cheap now as it's ever gonna get , and your only real defense against rising prices is to buy now while the land values are still low enough to afford it . If you have enough members and the credit clout this would be your best bet . Another attractive feature of purchasing is that if the plot you buy has enough clear land for planting you could not only lease that part of it to local farmers for planting , but also get them to do all of your soil sampling , fertilizing , and food plot planting for you as part of the agreement . The lease payments they give you would also help to defray the property taxes .