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Navigating Farmland Leases

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Event Date(s)
Event Time
-
Location
Macon County Extension Office
Event Fee
$5.00
County
Macon
The meeting will focus on the basics of settling up a farmland lease agreement between a landowner and the tenant farmer. There will be a discussion of the trends in land values, cash rents and, land ownership. Other important farmland leasing topics to be covered are: how to determine a farm's productivity, the importance of landowner-tenant communications and legal aspects of a lease.
Kevin Brooks, Extension Farm Business Management and Marketing Educator, will be the presenter. Kevin prior to joining the University of Illinois Extension ran a private farm management company, and has a lot of experience and knowledge on setting up farmland leases that are equitable to the landowner and the farmer.

Register by August 7!  (online registration is preferred at go.illinois.edu/FarmLease)
$5 Registration fee

Please email Doug Gucker or call 217.877.6042 with any questions.
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