Successful Farming reports a curious case of unsolicited gifts arriving in American mailboxes in recent weeks. People in at least seven states have received packages containing seeds. The packages are often labeled as jewelry and have Chinese writing on the…
The Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking for an experienced appraiser to support our wide variety of appraisal and appraisal review needs. The Rock Island District manages over 1,000 leases for land uses along…
Our 2020 Land Values & Lease Trends Report is now available as a free download! Find it here and use the password "ispfmra" to complete the download.
Now you can view video from our recent soil health program. We've embedded the video in two parts below. (Note that you may need to wait a few seconds for the video players to appear.) Part 1 Part 2
First Midwest Bank has an opening for a farm manager at its Sycamore, Illinois, location. From the listing: The ideal candidate for the role of Farm Manager will be a motivated individual who is passionate about agriculture and helping client’s…
Video of most presentations from our March 19 Land Values Webinar are freely available online. You can find all the videos here or use the embedded players below to watch on this page.
Carroll Merry (at right) has been presented with the Service to Agriculture award by the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers during the organization's annual meeting held recently in Peoria, IL. Presenting the plaque is Dan Legner, ARA,…
Rick Hiatt, AFM, ARA, (at left) a partner with Hiatt Farm Management, Pontiac, IL, has been named to the Hall of Fame for the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Presenting the plaque citing the achievement is…
Following CDC guidance, we have canceled our annual land values conference. Join us March 19 in Bloomington for our annual Illinois Land Values Conference! Our theme is "Bringing It All into Focus," and we'll have lots of great information for…
Following CDC guidance, we have canceled our scheduled classes.