this site is operated by a business or businesses owned by informa plc and all copyright resides with them. number 8860726. a farm lease automatically continues from year to year unless either party (landlord or tenant) gives notice of termination. in iowa, a lease termination notice must be properly served by september 1, prior to the end of the lease year. the requirement to terminate a farm lease by september 1 does not apply to tracts under 40 acres in size (in iowa). the termination notice must fix the termination of the tenancy to take place on the following march 1. if notice is not served, the lease continues for another crop year under the same conditions and terms. iowa law specifies three methods of serving a farm lease termination notice to terminate the tenancy on the following march 1 date.