Moore & Warner Farm Real Estate LLC, in partnership with Halderman Real Estate Services, recently closed the sale of 5,618 acres of west-central Illinois farmland for $47,729,392.

I admire those older ranchers for their work ethic and their passion to care for their flock, but it is hard to duplicate that in the younger generation.

Indiana Farm Bureau announced its policy priorities for the 2026 legislative session, with a focus on protecting farms.

McDonald’s said it plans to invest $200 million over the next seven years to promote regenerative agriculture practices on cattle ranches.

The renewed interest in foraging ranges from those wanting to be budget-conscious — it is free after all — to those wanting to be more mindful of their environmental footprint.

Between harvest and corn-husking competitions, there is never a dull moment on the Geyer farm this time of year.

Indiana farmland prices have continued their trend of record highs in 2025, according to the latest Purdue Farmland Values and Cash Rents Survey results.

Following the written contract and Illinois statutes is essential even when the termination is on friendly terms.

Work at a new research farm dedicated to advancing the Illinois Soybean Association’s farmer-focused efforts was featured at a media event.

Farmland values throughout central and southern Illinois decreased 4.41% on average from last year, according to the 2025 study of 22 benchmark farms by the Farm Credit Illinois appraisal team. This is the first decrease in average farmland values since 2018.

The oak forest, meadows, wetlands and prairie at The Blue Farm offer opportunities for guests to learn how to forage for food, attend a class or participate in a group retreat.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency that helps landowners fix natural resource concerns on their land.

An investment in farm drainage tile can boost crop yields, reduce financial risk and ultimately increase the long-term profitability of your farm.

A move in Brazil to suspend a soybean moratorium has scientists and environmentalists warning that losing the agreement could undermine years of progress in cutting deforestation in the Amazon.

Learning about regenerative farming practices triggered a love of farming for Jessica Davies.

Developing a livestock grazing plan during the initial design of solar projects helps to eliminate future problems.

Indiana farmland prices increased this year, continuing a trend of record highs, according to the Purdue Farmland Value and Cash Rents Survey.

Sending the nation’s dwindling number of farmers ever-bigger federal checks isn’t a solution. It is, in fact, an admission of failure.

The Make American Healthy Again Commission released is policy recommendation aimed at addressing chronic childhood disease.

Dan Sanderson is the recipient of the 2025 Illinois Leopold Conservation Award.

Craig Stevenson, with Geswein Farm & Land Realty from Monon in northwest Indiana, has been recognized as an APEX 2024 Top Twenty National Producer by the REALTORS Land Institute as a part of the RLI APEX Production Awards Program, sponsored by The Land Report.

This time of year, cranberry farmers across the country are getting ready to harvest the berries so they can be on Thanksgiving dinner plates.

Tim Thompson was elected Illinois Corn Marketing Board chairman by his peers for the 2025-2026 term.

Eliot Clay didn’t know it in his youth but his later career as an advocate for conservation was in his DNA.

The Purdue University Ag Economy Barometer fell 10 points to a reading of 125 — the third month of declines.

A midyear snapshot survey indicated a slight drop in prices being paid for Illinois farmland.

Why wouldn’t you want to farm the land in a way that builds soil biodiversity, delivers a return on investment and restores wildlife habitat?

A recent change in climate policy by the Trump administration threatens to change everything on earth — from the fast-warming planet itself to all the life on it.

Farm drain tiles are vitally crucial to the success of Illinois crop production. These underground drainage systems help provide good soil-based crop growing conditions by removing excess water from the soil.

A bill expanding landowner remedies when dealing with property damage caused by nuisance deer was signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker.

Jim Henry analyzes how land values are still rising, but a slowing pace signals the market is cooling

Farmland owners looking for guidance on renewable energy projects can get assistance from the newly formed national association, Renewable Energy Farmers of America.

Jim Henry stresses the need for grain export sales.

Numerous organizations sharing common goals aimed at protecting soil health and water quality joined in a “Cultivate Connections” luncheon during Ag Day at the Illinois State Fair.

Franklin Gaisler has featured his Oliver tractors during the past several Half Century of Progress shows and was at his 20th Historic Farm Days this summer.

Last year, about this time, I wrote a column about putting things in perspective and understanding the national debt. The number that was the focus of my writing was 35 trillion. But, alas, a year has passed, and a new number has taken its place.

Budget reconciliation legislation that includes farm safety net enhancements, higher reference prices and biofuel tax credits was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump.

“Why would federal policy favor legal fictional entities over individual family farms?” That’s a great question, and it was asked — and answered — by Jonathan Coppess, an associate professor of law and policy at the University of Illinois.

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture plans to overhaul its rules this summer to allow more than just agricultural production on 25,000 acres under a new agricultural enterprise lands program.

“I” state farmers switched to more corn and less soybean planted acres, the U.S. Department of Agriculture found in its June planted acres survey.

Although Elaina and Garrett Fales have no farming background, they have developed a cut flower production farm that markets primarily to florists.

Farmers truly share a bond, no matter where we live or what we grow and raise.

Stephen Long, Ikenberry Endowed Chair Emeritus of Plant Biology and Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneer by the World Food Prize Foundation.

Farming is an uncertain business. Farmers and ranchers received some certainty, however, with the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

Farmers were less optimistic about the ag economy in June, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, which dropped 12 points.

As another large dust storm impacted Illinois, the conversation and questions continue about why and how to get the dust to settle and stay in the field rather than across roadways.

Questions and concerns about foreign countries owning U.S. land did not start recently nor will they end anytime soon.

For U.S. farmers and ranchers, May 22 was right out of a Dickens novel: It was the best of days and the worst of days.

Women who own or manage farmland or who have an interest in farming are invited to a Learning Circle hosted by The Land Conservancy of McHenry County.

The Dave and Donna Scanlon family was proud to receive the Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of more than 100 years of agricultural heritage.