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FOR OFFICE USE ONLY 
     2024 BIENNIAL 
 
         PAUL D. PATE AGRICULTURAL  
    Secretary of State REPORT 
 
            State of Iowa (Required by Iowa Code chapter 10B.) 
  
    File by March 31, 2024 
 
Name of the Reporting Entity, its Registered Agent and Registered Office. 
 
DO NOT MAKE CHANGES IN THIS BOX. INSTEAD, USE THE APPLICABLE 
 CHANGE FORM ON FAST TRACK FILING.  
 
                                                                                     This is the Biennial Agricultural Report for 2024 required byIowa Code section 10B.4. Several"Reporting Entities"
     are required to file this Report. Because each “Reporting Entity” is carefully defined by law, it will be necessary for you to refer
                                     to the Instructions and Definitions included with this Report in order to determine your filing requirements. There
    are some exemptions  from filing.
 
Exemptions from Reporting Requirements: 
 
If the entity is a family farm corporation, family farm limited partnership, family trust, or a family farm limited liability company, 
please indicate by marking the appropriate box below and then proceed to signing the Report in item #8. (See the attached 
Instructions and Definitions to determine if you qualify for an exemption). 
 
       Family Farm Corporation   Family Farm Limited Partnership 
 
     Family Trust     Family Farm Limited Liability Company 
 
Reporting Requirements for Reporting Entities: 
 
A Reporting Entity holds an interest in agricultural land if the Reporting Entity directly or indirectly owns or leases agricultural 
land in Iowa. 
 
1.  The Reporting Entity holding an interest in agricultural land in Iowa is: 
 
  a.  A corporation other than a family farm corporation  ............................................................................................ 
 
   Type:   _____  Business Corporation  _____   Authorized Farm Corporation 
     _____  Nonprofit Corporation  _____   Networking Farmers Corporation      
 
  b.  A cooperative association  ................................................................................................................................. 
 
  c.  A limited partnership other than a family farm limited partnership ....................................................................... 
 
  d.  A trust other than a family trust, including an authorized trust  ............................................................................ 
 
  e.  A limited liability company other than a family farm limited liability company  ...................................................... 
 
   Type: _____  Authorized Limited Liability Company          _____  Networking Farmers Limited Liability Company 
   _____  Farmers Cooperative Limited Liability Company 
  
  f.   A foreign business  ...........................................................................................................................................  
 
  g.  A foreign government .......................................................................................................................................  
 
  h.  A nonresident alien  ..........................................................................................................................................  
 



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         2. State the address of the Reporting Entity:  
          
            ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 
             
          3.  During calendar year 2023, did the Reporting Entity* hold an interest in less than 20 acres of agricultural land in Iowa, 
            with less than $10,000 of gross revenue produced from all farming on the land?        ____ Yes               ____  No 
          
         *If the Reporting Entity answers “Yes” to this question, it is EXCUSED from completing the remainder of this Report, except when the Reporting Entity is
         a foreign business, foreign government, or nonresident alien. If excused, you must still complete Item #’s 1   - 3 above and Item # 8 below. 
          
         4.  For each person who holds an interest in the Reporting Entity: 
          
                          Name                                                 Address                                  Citizenship          % Interest held in the 
                                                                                                                       (if other than U.S.)  Reporting Entity* 
                                                                                                                                              
                * The % interest held is not required to be reported if the person is a natural person who holds less than 10% interest. 
          
         5.  If the Reporting Entity holds an interest in any OTHER Reporting Entity: 
          
              The NAME of theOTHER Reporting Entity                     The % Interest held in theOTHER               The number of acres of Agricultural Land 
                                                                        Reporting Entity                              held by the OTHER Reporting Entity that 
                                                                                                                      are “ATTRIBUTABLE” to the Reporting 
                                                                                                                      Entity filing this Report 
                                                                                                                       



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 6.   a.  The total number of acres held by the Reporting Entity in Iowa is  __________________ acres. 
  
      b.  The acres are held, located, used and supervised as follows: 
  
      County in # of acres # of acres      # of acres     TOTAL # of     # of acres    Name(s) and address(es) of person(s) 
       Iowa     owned      leased          held other     acres held in  used for the  supervising the daily operations on the 
                                           than by        the County     production of agricultural land 
                                           ownership or   (add           row crops 
                                           lease          columns 2, 
                                                          3, and 4) 
                                                                                        
 7.   If the reporting entity is a life science enterprise, as provided in chapter 10C, Code 2005, the total amount of commercial 
      sale of life science products and products other than life science products which are produced from the agricultural land 
      held by the life science enterprise: 
  
                           Life Science Products               Other than Life Science Products 
                                                              
 8.  I certify under penalty of perjury that the information provided in this Report is true and correct, and that the Reporting Entity 
      meets all the requirements to lawfully hold agricultural land in the state of Iowa. I agree to provide additional information 
      upon request. 
  
        _________________________________________________________                       __________________________________  
                                          Signature of Authorized Representative                                                                                                  Date 
  
        _________________________________________________________                       __________________________________  
                                                                Print Name                                                                                                                    Print Title 
  
        _________________________________________________________                      (              )  ___________________  
                                                                Address                                                                                                                           Telephone Number 
                                                              
                                                      Deliver report to: 
                                                SECRETARY OF STATE 
                                                Business Services Division 
                                                First Floor, Lucas Building 
                                                      321 E. 12 thStreet 
                                            Des Moines, IA  50319-9029 
                                                              
                                                   Phone: 515-281-5204 
                                                   Fax: 515-242-5953 
                                                 Website: sos.iowa.gov 



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Iowa Secretary of State 

Paul D. Pate 
 
        Biennial Agricultural Report  

        202 Filing Instructions and4Definitions 

Due by March 31, 202   4

                Read the instructions and the Iowa Code definitions carefully before completing the Biennial
    Agricultural Report. 

    Instructions are in the left column on the following pages. Iowa Code definitions are in the right
column on the following pages. 

                                           • This Biennial Agricultural Report must be filed by March 31, 2024, by a Reporting Entity,
       unless that Re porting Entity is exempt.   

       • All Reporting Entities are identified in Item #1. 

                      • The Report contains all the information required by the Iowa General Assembly under 
       Iowa Code section 10B.4. 

                             • The Report must contain accurate information for calendar year 2023 as of December 31,
2023.  

       • Attach additional pages to the Report when necessary. 

                             • Any change of registered agent and/or registered office must be reported immediately. If 
               you need to change the preprinted information identifying the registered agent and/or the 
                                registered office, complete the  applicable of Change form within Fast Track Filingat
https://filings.sos.iowa.gov/.   

              Deliver Report To: 
Secretary of State 
       th
              321 E. 12  Street 
Des Moines, IA 50319 

sos.iowa.gov Phone: (515) 281-5204 Fax: (515) 242-5953 



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                                                                                       IOWA CODE DEFINITIONS 
                                                                              
 EXEMPTIONS EXEMPTIONS                                                       9H.1(9)  "Family farm corporation" means a corporation:  
 from Reporting Requirements                                                 a.  Founded  for  the  purpose  of  farming  and  the  ownership  of 
                                                                             agricultural land in which the majority of the voting stock is held by 
                                                                             and the majority of the stockholders are persons related to each 
                                                                             other  as  spouse,  parent,  grandparent,  lineal  ascendants  of 
                                                                             grandparents or their spouses and other lineal descendants of the 
                                                                             grandparents  or  their  spouses,  or  persons  acting  in  a  fiduciary 
                                                                             capacity for persons so related;  
                                                                             b.  All of its stockholders are natural persons or persons acting in 
                                                                             a  fiduciary  capacity  for  the  benefit  of  natural  persons  or  family 
                                                                             trusts as defined in subsection 13 of this section; and  
If the entity is a family farm corporation, family farm limited partnership, c.  Sixty percent of the gross revenues of the corporation over the 
family trust, or a family farm limited liability company, please indicate by last consecutive three-year period comes from farming.  
marking the appropriate box and then proceed to signing the Report in         
item #8.                                                                     9H.1(11)  "Family farm limited partnership"  means  a  limited 
                                                                             partnership which meets all of the following conditions:  
                                                                             a.  The limited partnership is formed for the purpose of farming 
                                                                             and the ownership of agricultural land in which the general partner 
                                                                             and  a  majority  of  the  partnership  interest  is  held  by  and  the 
                                                                             majority of limited partners are persons related to each other as 
                                                                             spouse,  parent,  grandparent,  lineal  ascendants  of  grandparents 
                                                                             or their spouses and other lineal descendants of the grandparents 
                                                                             or  their  spouses,  or  persons  acting  in  a  fiduciary  capacity  for 
                                                                             persons so related.  
                                                                             b.  The general partner manages and supervises the day-to-day 
                                                                             farming operations on the agricultural land.  
                                                                             c.  All of the limited partners are natural persons or persons acting 
                                                                             in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of natural persons or family 
                                                                             trusts.  
                                                                             d.  Sixty percent of the gross revenues of the partnership over the 
                                                                             last consecutive three-year period comes from farming.  
                                                                              
                                                                             9H.1(13)  "Family trust" means a trust:  
                                                                             a.  In  which  a  majority  interest  in  the  trust  is  held  by  and  the 
                                                                             majority of the beneficiaries are persons related to each other as 
                                                                             spouse,  parent,  grandparent,  lineal  ascendants  of  grandparents 
 DEFINITIONS  from the Iowa Code                                             or their spouses and other lineal descendants of the grandparents 
 relating to the reporting entities are                                      or  their  spouses,  or  persons  acting  in  a  fiduciary  capacity  for 
 found in the column to the right.                                           persons so related; and  
                                                                             b.  In which all the beneficiaries are natural persons, who are not 
                                                                             acting as a trustee or in a similar capacity for a trust, as defined in 
                                                                             subsection  24  of  this  section,  or  persons  acting  in  a  fiduciary 
                                                                             capacity, or nonprofit corporations; and  
                                                                             c.  If the trust is established on or after July 1, 1988, the trust must 
                                                                             be established for the purpose of farming and sixty percent of the 
                                                                             gross revenues of the trust over the last consecutive three-year 
                                                                             period must come from farming. 
                                                                              
                                                                             9H.1(10)  "Family farm limited liability company" means a limited 
                                                                             liability company which meets all of the following conditions:  
                                                                             a.  The  limited  liability  company  is  founded  for  the  purpose  of 
                                                                             farming  and  the  ownership  of  agricultural  land  in  which  the 
                                                                             majority  of  the  members  are  persons  related  to  each  other  as 
                                                                             spouse,  parent,  grandparent,  lineal  ascendants  of  grandparents 
                                                                             or their spouses and other lineal descendants of the grandparents 
                                                                             or  their  spouses,  or  persons  acting  in  a  fiduciary  capacity  for 
                                                                             persons so related.  
                                                                             b.  All of the members of the limited liability company are natural 
                                                                             persons or persons acting in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of 
                                                                             natural persons or family trusts.  
                                                                             c.  Sixty  percent  of  the  gross  revenues  of  the  limited  liability 
                                                                             company over the last consecutive three-year period comes from 
                                                                             farming.  
 
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                                                                                         IOWA CODE DEFINITIONS 
     REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS                            
                                                                             10B.1(3)  "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign corporation, 
     for Reporting Entities                                                  including  an  entity  organized  pursuant  to  chapter  490,  or  a 
                                                                             nonprofit corporation.  
                                                                              
                                                                             10B.1(9)  "Nonprofit corporation" means any of the following:  
                                                                             a.  A corporation organized under the provisions of chapter 504, 
        The item numbers below correspond to the item numbers on the Report  Code 1989, or current chapter 504.                                           
   A REPORTING ENTITY HOLDS AN INTEREST IN AGRICULTURAL LAND IF              b.  A corporation which qualifies under 26§       U.S.C.   501 
    IT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OWNS OR LEASES AGRICULTURAL LAND                
                 IN THIS STATE. [Iowa Code § 10B.2]                          9H.1(9)  "Family farm corporation" means a corporation:  
                                                                             a.  Founded  for  the  purpose  of  farming  and  the  ownership  of 
                                                                             agricultural land in which the majority of the voting stock is held by 
                                                                             and the majority of the stockholders are persons related to each 
                                                                             other  as  spouse,  parent,  grandparent,  lineal  ascendants  of 
1.     The Reporting Entity holding an interest in agricultural land in      grandparents or their spouses and other lineal descendants of the 
       Iowa is:                                                              grandparents  or  their  spouses,  or  persons  acting  in  a  fiduciary 
                                                                             capacity for persons so related;  
       Check one box in item numbers 1a through 1h that describes            b.  All of its stockholders are natural persons or persons acting in 
       the Reporting Entity. If the Reporting Entity checks the box in       a  fiduciary  capacity  for  the  benefit  of  natural  persons  or  family 
       either  item  numbers  1a  or  1e,  they  must  also  indicate  the   trusts as defined in subsection 13 of this section; and  
                                                                             c.  Sixty percent of the gross revenues of the corporation over the 
       “Type” of business entity.                                            last consecutive three-year period comes from farming.  
        
       Iowa law carefully defines each of the Reporting Entities listed      9H.1(3)  "Authorized farm corporation" means a corporation other 
       in  item  numbers  1a  through  1h.  For  your  convenience,  the     than a family farm corporation founded for the purpose of farming 
       definitions are included in the column to the right.                  and the ownership of agricultural land in which:  
                                                                             a.  The stockholders do not exceed twenty-five in number; and  
                                                                             b.  The stockholders are all natural persons or persons acting in a 
  1a.  A corporation, other than a family farm corporation means             fiduciary capacity for the benefit of natural persons or  nonprofit 
         a domestic or foreign corporation [Iowa Code § 10B.1(3)]            corporations.  
                                                                              
         including an entity organized pursuant to chapter 490, or a         10.1(15)  "Networking farmers corporation" means a corporation, 
         nonprofit corporation [Iowa Code § 10B.1(9)], other than a          other than a family farm corporation as defined in section 9H.1, 
         family  farm  corporation  [as  defined  in  section  9H.1(9)].     organized under chapter 490 if all of the following conditions are 
         A family farm corporation qualifies as an exemption. Mark           satisfied:  
                                                                             a.  All of the following apply:  
         the  appropriate  box  at  the  top  of  the  report,  sign  and      (1) Qualified farmers  must hold at  least fifty-one  percent of  all 
         return the report to the Secretary of State.                        issued shares of the corporation. If more than one class of shares 
                                                                             is authorized, qualified farmers must hold at least fifty-one percent 
         An authorized farm corporation [as defined in           Iowa Code   of all issued shares in each class.  
         § 9H.1(3)].                                                           (2) Qualified persons must hold at least seventy percent of all 
                                                                             issued shares of the corporation. If more than one class of shares 
         A  networking  farmers  corporation  [as  defined  in         Iowa  is authorized, qualified persons must hold at least seventy percent 
         Code § 10.1(15)].                                                   of all issued shares in each class.  
                                                                             b.  As used in paragraph"a","issued shares" includes but is not 
                                                                             limited  to  common  stock  or  preferred  stock,  or  each  class  of 
  1b.  A  cooperative  association  [as  defined  in             Iowa Code   common stock or preferred stock, regardless of voting rights or a 
                                                                             right to receive dividends or earning distributions. A security such 
         § 10B.1(2)]                                                         as a warrant or option that may be converted to stock shall be 
 
                                                                             considered as issued shares.  
                                                                              
                                                                             10B.1(2)  "Cooperative association"  means  any  entity  organized 
                                                                             on  a  cooperative  basis,  including  an  association  of  persons 
                                                                             organized under chapter 497, 498, or 499; an entity composed of 
                                                                             entities  organized  under  those  chapters;  or  a  cooperative 
                                                                             organized under chapter 501 or 501A.  
                                                                              
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                                                                                     IOWA CODE DEFINITIONS 
    1c.  A  limited  partnership,  [as  defined  in Iowa Code  §         
                                                                        10B.1(8)  "Limited partnership"  means  a  foreign  or  domestic 
       10B.1(8)] other than a family farm partnership [as defined       limited partnership, including a limited partnership as defined in 
       in  Iowa  Code  §  9H.1(11)]. A family farm  limited             section 488.102, and a domestic or foreign limited liability limited 
       partnership qualifies  as an exemption. Mark the                 partnership under chapter 488. 
       appropriate box at the top of the report, sign and return         
                                                                        9H.1(11)  "Family farm limited partnership"  means  a  limited 
       the report to the Secretary of State. 
                                                                        partnership which meets all of the following conditions:  
                                                                        a.  The limited partnership is formed for the purpose of farming 
  1d.  A  trust  [as  defined  in Iowa Code  §  9H.1(24)],  other       and the ownership of agricultural land in which the general partner 
       than a family trust [as defined in Iowa Code § 9H.1(13)],        and  a  majority  of  the  partnership  interest  is  held  by  and  the 
                                                                        majority of limited partners are persons related to each other as 
       including an authorized trust [as defined in Iowa Code §         spouse,  parent,  grandparent,  lineal  ascendants  of  grandparents 
       9H.1(5)]. A  family  trust  qualifies  as  an  exemption.  Mark  or their spouses and other lineal descendants of the grandparents 
       the  appropriate  box  at  the  top  of  the  report,  sign  and or  their  spouses,  or  persons  acting  in  a  fiduciary  capacity  for 
       return the report to the Secretary of State.                     persons so related.  
                                                                        b.  The general partner manages and supervises the day-to-day 
                                                                        farming operations on the agricultural land.  
                                                                        c.  All of the limited partners are natural persons or persons acting 
                                                                        in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of natural persons or family 
                                                                        trusts.  
 
                                                                        d.  Sixty percent of the gross revenues of the partnership over the 
                                                                        last consecutive three-year period come from farming.  
                                                                         
                                                                        9H.1(24)  "Trust"  means  a  fiduciary  relationship  with  respect  to 
                                                                        property, subjecting the person by whom the property is held to 
                                                                        equitable duties to deal with the property for the benefit of another 
                                                                        person, which arises as a result of a manifestation of an intention 
                                                                        to create it. Trust does not include a person acting in a fiduciary 
                                                                        capacity, as defined in subsection 15, or a revocable trust. A trust 
                                                                        includes a legal entity holding property as trustee, agent, escrow 
                                                                        agent, attorney in fact, and in any similar capacity.  
                                                                                              
                                                                        9H.1(13)  "Family trust" means a trust:  
                                                                        a.  In  which  a  majority  interest  in  the  trust  is  held  by  and  the 
                                                                        majority of the beneficiaries are persons related to each other as 
                                                                        spouse,  parent,  grandparent,  lineal  ascendants  of  grandparents 
                                                                        or their spouses and other lineal descendants of the grandparents 
                                                                        or  their  spouses,  or  persons  acting  in  a  fiduciary  capacity  for 
                                                                        persons so related; and  
                                                                        b.  In which all the beneficiaries are natural persons, who are not 
                                                                        acting as a trustee or in a similar capacity for a trust, as defined in 
                                                                        subsection  24  of  this  section,  or  persons  acting  in  a  fiduciary 
                                                                        capacity, or nonprofit corporations; and  
                                                                        c.  If the trust is established on or after July 1, 1988, the trust must 
                                                                        be established for the purpose of farming and sixty percent of the 
                                                                        gross revenues of the trust over the last consecutive three-year 
                                                                        period must come from farming.  
                                                                         
                                                                        9H.1(5)  "Authorized trust" means a trust other than a family trust 
                                                                        in which:  
                                                                        a.  The beneficiaries do not exceed twenty-five in number; and  
                                                                        b.  The beneficiaries are all natural persons, who are not acting as 
                                                                        a  trustee  or  in  a  similar  capacity  for  a  trust  as  defined  in 
                                                                        subsection  24  of  this  section,  or  persons  acting  in  a  fiduciary 
                                                                        capacity, or nonprofit corporations; and  
                                                                        c.  Its income is not exempt from taxation under the laws of either 
                                                                        the United States or the state of Iowa.  
                                                                         
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    1e.  A  limited  liability  company  [as  defined  in          Iowa Code  §                    IOWA CODE DEFINITIONS 
                                                                                         
       10B.1(7)],  other  than  a  family  farm  limited  liability                     10B.1(7)  "Limited liability company" means a foreign or domestic 
       company [as defined in  Iowa Code § 9H.1(10)].              A family             limited liability company, including a limited liability company as 
                                                                                        defined in section 489.102.  
       farm  limited  liability  company qualifies  as  an exemption.                    
       Mark the appropriate box at the top of the report, sign and                      9H.1(10)  "Family farm limited liability company” means a limited 
       return the report to the Secretary of State.                                     liability company which meets all of the following conditions: 
                                                                                        a.  The  limited  liability  company  is  founded  for  the  purpose  of 
                                                                                        farming  and  the  ownership  of  agricultural  land  in  which  the 
           An authorized limited liability company                                      majority  of  the  members  are  persons  related  to  each  other  as 
                                                                                        spouse,  parent,  grandparent,  lineal  ascendants  of  grandparents 
          [as defined in Iowa Code § 9H.1(4)].                                          or their spouses and other lineal descendants of the grandparents 
                                                                                        or  their  spouses,  or  persons  acting  in  a  fiduciary  capacity  for 
                                                                                        persons so related. 
       A networking farmers limited liability company                                   b. All of the members of the limited liability company are natural 
       [as defined in Iowa Code  § 10.1(17)].                                           persons or persons acting in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of 
                                                                                        natural persons or family trusts. 
                                                                                        c.  Sixty  percent  of  the  gross  revenues  of  the  limited  liability 
       A  farmers  cooperative  limited  liability  company                             company over the last consecutive three-year period comes from 
       [as defined in Iowa Code  § 10.1(9)].                                            farming. 
                                                                                         
                                                                                        9H.1(4)  "Authorized limited liability company"  means  a  limited 
  1f.  A foreign business  [as defined in Iowa Code                 § 9I.1(3)].         liability company other than a family farm limited liability company 
                                                                                        founded  for  the  purpose  of  farming  and  the  ownership  of 
                                                                                        agricultural land in which all of the following apply:  
  1g.  A foreign government  [as defined in   Iowa Code § 9I.1(4)].                     a.  The members do not exceed twenty-five in number.  
                                                                                        b.  The members are all natural persons or persons acting in a 
                                                                                        fiduciary capacity for the benefit of natural persons or  nonprofit 
  1h.  A nonresident alien [as defined in Iowa Code § 9I.1(5)].                         corporations.  
                                                                                         
                                                                                        10.1(17)  "Networking farmers limited liability company" means a 
2.  State the address of the Reporting Entity.                                          limited liability company, other than a family farm limited liability 
                                                                                        company as defined in section 9H.1, organized under chapter 489 
3.  A  Reporting  Entity  other  than  a  foreign  business,  foreign                   if all of the following conditions are satisfied:  
                                                                                        a.  Qualified  farmers  must  hold  at  least  fifty-one  percent  of  all 
  government,  or  nonresident  alien  need  not  complete  the                         membership interests in the limited liability company. If more than 
  remainder  of  this  Report  if  the  Reporting  Entity  holds  an                    one  type  of  membership  interest  is  established,  including  any 
                                                                                        series as provided in section 489.1201 or any class or group as 
  interest  in  less  than  20  acres  of  agricultural  land  in  Iowa                 provided in section 489.1201, qualified farmers must hold at least 
  and the gross revenue produced from all farming on the land                           fifty-one percent of all membership interests of each type.  
  equals less than $10,000.  Answer “Yes” or “No”.                                      b.  Qualified  persons  must  hold  at  least  seventy  percent  of  all 
                                                                                        membership interests in the limited liability company. If more than 
                                                                                        one  type  of  membership  interest  is  established,  including  any 
*If the Reporting Entity answers “Yes” to this question, it is     EXCUSED              series as provided in section 489.1201 or any class or group as 
from completing the remainder of this Report,  except when the                          provided in section 489.1201, qualified persons must hold at least 
                                                                                        seventy percent of all membership interests of each type.  
Reporting Entity  is  a foreign  business,  foreign  government, or                      
nonresident alien.                                                                      10.1(9)  "Farmers cooperative limited liability company" means a 
                                                                                        limited  liability  company  organized  under  chapter  489,  if 
                                                                                        cooperative  associations  hold  one  hundred  percent  of  all 
If excused, you must still complete Item #’s 1 - 3 and Item #8.                         membership  interests  in  the  limited  liability  company.  Farmers 
                                                                                        cooperative associations must hold at least seventy percent of all 
4.  For each person who holds an interest in the Reporting Entity,                      membership interests in the limited liability company. If more than 
                                                                                        one  type  of  membership  interest  is  established,  including  any 
  print theirName, Address,Citizenship          (if other than U.S.), series as provided in section 489.1201 or any class or group as 
  and the  Percentage Interest Held.*                                                   provided  in  section  489.1201,  farmers  cooperative  associations 
                                                                                        must hold at least seventy percent of all membership interests of 
                                                                                        each type. 
*The Percentage Interest Held is not required to be reported if the person is a natural  
person who holds less than a 10% interest in the Reporting Entity.                      9I.1(3)  "Foreign business"  means  a  corporation  incorporated 
                                                                                        under the laws of a foreign country, or a business entity whether 
                                                                                        or not incorporated, in which a majority interest is owned directly 
                                                                                        or indirectly by nonresident aliens. Legal entities, including but not 
                                                                                        limited  to  trusts,  holding  companies,  multiple  corporations  and 
                                                                                        other business arrangements, do not affect the determination of 
                                                                                        ownership or control of a foreign business.  
                                                                                         
                                                                                        9I.1(4)  "Foreign government" means a government other than the 
                                                                                        government  of  the  United  States,  its  states,  territories  or 
                                                                                        possessions.  
                                                                                         
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5.  If  the  Reporting  Entity  holds  an  interest*  in  any  other                            IOWA CODE DEFINITIONS 
    Reporting Entity(ies), print the     Name(s) of all other Reporting                
                                                                                      9I.1(5)  "Nonresident alien" means an individual who is not any of 
    Entities, the  Percentage Interest Held, and the          Number of               the following:  
    Acres  held  by  the  OTHER  Reporting  Entity(ies)  that  are                    a.  A citizen of the United States.  
    ATTRIBUTABLE** to the Reporting Entity.                                           b.  A  person  lawfully  admitted  into  the  United  States  for 
                                                                                      permanent  residence  by  the  United  States  immigration  and 
*A Reporting Entity holds an interest in another Reporting Entity according to the    naturalization  service.  An  individual  is  lawfully  admitted  for 
                                                                                      permanent residence regardless of whether the individual's lawful 
provisions of Iowa Code chapter 10. Iowa Code § 10.2(2).                              permanent resident status is conditional. 
**To calculate the number of Acres held by the OTHER Reporting Entity(ies)             
 that are  ATTRIBUTABLE    to the Reporting Entity, multiply the total number         10.2(2) A person holds an interest in a farmers entity if the person 
of  acres  held  by  the  OTHER  Reporting  Entity(ies)  times  the  percentage       holds an interest as any of the following:  
interest held.                                                                        a.  A shareholder of a networking farmers corporation.  
                                                                                      b.  A member of a networking farmers limited liability company.  
6a. Print the total number of acres of agricultural land held by the                  c.  A member of a farmers cooperative association.  
    Reporting  Entity  in  Iowa.  This  total  INCLUDES  those  acres                 d.  A member of a farmers cooperative limited liability company.  
                                                                                       
    ATTRIBUTABLE to the Reporting Entity calculated in #5.                            10C.1(9) “Life  science  enterprise”  or  “enterprise”  means  a 
 
                                                                                      corporation or limited liability company organized for the purpose 
6b. Print,  by  county  (column  1),  the  number  of  acres  of                      or  using  biotechnological  systems  or  techniques  for  the 
    agricultural  land  owned  (column  2),  leased  (column  3),  and                production of life science products.  
    held   by other than ownership or lease (column 4). Then, by 
    county,  total  these  numbers  and  print  the  number  of  acres                 
                                                                                       
    held by all three means (column 5). Print the number of those                      
    acres used for the production of row crops (column 6) and the                      
    name(s)  and  address(es)  of  the  person(s)  supervising*  the                   
                                                                                       
    daily operations on the agricultural land (column 7). 
                                                                                       
*If the agricultural land is divided and/or supervised by different individuals, list  
the  names  and  addresses  of  all  supervisors  and  a  description  of  the  land   
supervised. Attach additional pages if necessary.                                      
 
7.  If the reporting entity is a life science enterprise, as provided                  
    in chapter 10C, Code 2005, the total amount of commercial                          
    sale  of  life  science  products  and  products  other  than  life                
    science  products  which  are  produced  from  the  agricultural                   
                                                                                       
    land held by the life science enterprise.                                          
                                                                                       
8.  Iowa Code § 10B.4(2)”e” requires a          CERTIFICATION that the                 
    Reporting Entity meets all of the requirements to lawfully hold                    
    agricultural  land  in  Iowa.  The  Secretary  of  State  or  the                  
    Attorney General may require additional information.                               
                                                                                       
    Line  8  must  be  signed  as  follows.  It  must  state  the  date                
                                                                                       
    signed,  the  person’s  name,  and  the  capacity  in  which  the                  
    person  signed.  It  must  also  state  the  person’s  address  and                
    telephone number.                                                                  
    Corporations and Cooperative Associations: By a person serving as the              
                                                                                       
     president or other officer or authorized representative.                          
    Limited   Partnership: By a person acting as the general partner.                  
                                                                                       
    Trust: By a person acting in a fiduciary capacity or as a trustee.                 
    Limited Liability Companies: By a person who is a member, manager, or              
    authorized representative.                                                         
    Foreign Business: By a person serving as the president or other officer or         
                                                                                       
    authorized representative.                                                         
    Foreign Governments: By a person authorized to make the report by a                
    foreign   government.                                                              
    Nonresident Aliens: By a nonresident alien or agent, trustee, or fiduciary of      
    the nonresident alien.                                                             
                                     
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