Re-printed with permission by Prairie Farmer. You can find the original article here. by Michael Lauher | May 17, 2022 It was a cold January day in 2021 when Eric O'Keefe, editor and founder of The Land Report, walked up…
Patty and Mark with Lee Family Farms talk about how a farm manager has made their farms better and their lives easier. This is part of a series of videos created by ISPFMRA to help members share their stories and…
Our annual summer farm tour is set for the Kankakee area this year, and registration is open here! You can get more details, including lodging information, at the same link. Here's what you have to look forward to if you…
Don Cochran is an accredited rural appraiser who appraised his first farm in 1973. He talked to us about his career and what he brings to clients. This is part of a series of videos created by ISPFMRA to help…
From the Annual Meeting to the Land Values Conference to the Summer Tour....and a whole lot in between, it's in the newsletter. Check it out: Spring 2022 ISPFMRA Newsletter
Unprecedented describes the land market throughout 2021 and into the early stages of 2022. "We ended 2021 incredibly strong with lots of action and we sit here in early 2022 trying to decipher where the wild ride will end" These…
If you missed our annual Land Values Conference (or even if you were there), now you can download the slides from our presenters.
The 2022 Illinois Land Values and Lease Trends Report is being printed and will become available for mailing/shipping on March 15. If you wish to order books, either as single units or in case lots, now would be a good…
It's time again for our annual Illinois Land Values Conference, coming up on Thursday, March 17 in Bloomington. Registration is $70 for members and $85 for non-members. Register online here. Sessions Trends in Agricultural Land Values and Credit Conditions David…
Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert Jr., at left, is presented with the Service to Agriculture Award during the annual meeting of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Making the presentation is Seth Baker, AFM, immediate…