FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Oaken and who is it for?
Oaken is farmland lease management software. It replaces lease spreadsheets, paper files and payment ledgers with one secure system of record for every lease, rent payment and landowner. It is built for farms that rent land, professional farm managers, farmland investors, landowners and the CPAs who handle their lease accounting.
How does Oaken help me set a fair cash rent?
Start with Oaken's free county cash rent data, which covers more than 2,800 counties with USDA NASS history back to 2008, and the free cash rent, flex lease and pasture calculators. Inside Oaken, rent payments show your average rent per acre, so you go into rent talks with your own numbers next to the county's.
How does Oaken help with lease renewals and termination deadlines?
Oaken tracks every lease term and shows renewal countdowns at 90, 60 and 30 days, along with rent due dates and follow-up tasks. For your state's notice rules, see Oaken's free lease termination deadlines by state.
Can Oaken produce my lease summary for a loan renewal?
Yes. Oaken keeps a list of every rented field, landowner, acre count and lease term, plus rent scheduled versus paid for each lease, and you can export payments to CSV for your lender. The free Banker-Ready Land Report adds a renewal checklist and a one-page lender summary.
Can Oaken build my tax-time lease folder?
Oaken files signed leases, filings and reports under each landowner and tracks rent due versus paid all year, so the lease list and money summary your tax preparer needs are already in one place. The free Tax-Time Ready guide covers which form your rent goes on and the 1099 rules for rent.
How long does it take to move my leases into Oaken?
You can import the spreadsheets you already use, including fields, landowners, lease terms and rent schedules, and the Oaken team helps with the switch. As Star Rock Farms put it: "Getting our data onto the Oaken platform was simple, and the benefits were immediate."
