Farmland Values Remain Strong According to Farm Credit Illinois Study
Farmland values throughout central and southern Illinois increased 7.49% on average from last year, according to the 2024 study of 22 benchmark farms by the Farm Credit Illinois (FCI) appraisal team. The study has occurred annually since
Beef is Back at the 2024 Sanford International
Pierre, SD –BEEF is back at the 2024 Sanford International for the seventh year where the South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) and Beef Logic Inc., a contractor to the South Dakota Beef Checkoff, headlines BEEF as the
Six Rural Communities set to Receive $5,000 as Lallemand’s ‘Hometown Roots’ Photo Contest Winners Announced
MONTREAL, Sept. 4, 2024 /CNW/ – Six rural community organizations will receive a $5,000 check thanks to the winners of Lallemand’s 2024 Hometown Roots photo contest. As a contest winner, one person each in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Congress Returns With Work to do For Farmers and Ranchers
Congress has a lot on its plate with few work weeks remaining this year, including keeping the government fully funded. Ryan Yates, managing director of government affairs with the American Farm Bureau, talks about a couple of
Argentina’s Soybean Planting Growth Accelerating
Argentina could see the largest expansion of soybean planting in more than a decade during the 2024-2025 planting season. Farm Policy News says Brazil’s soybean plantings may be heading in the other direction thanks to the slowest
HPAI Spreads to Three California Dairy Herds
Three of California’s dairy farms report cattle infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Wisconsin State Farmer Dot Com says that makes the nation’s top milk-producing state the 14th in the nation to report bird flu in cattle.
What’s Keeping Farmland Prices High?
The farmland market across the Midwest is resilient. While the commodity markets have been pushing lower for almost a year and reaching below breakeven levels, Doug Hensley, President of Hertz Farm Management, says we’ve not seen land
Ten Teams Vie for 100 Grand
Ten start-up companies offering agricultural innovations are now vying for the top prize of $100,000 in the 2025 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. The Farm Bureau, in partnership with Farm Credit, continues to elevate the importance of