Farm Business Management

Events

Digging Deep Into Data

January 15, 2025

County

Cook

Springfield Agronomy Summit

January 21, 2025

Digging Deep Into Data

January 22, 2025

County

Cook

2025 Driftless Region Beef Conference

January 23, 2025 - January 24, 2025

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Blog Posts

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Navigating Cash Rents in 2025: Insights and Best Practices, Part Two

October 25, 2024

This is the second post of a two-part blog series exploring cash rents for 2025. Part One described what a cash rent agreement is, the different...

Navigating Cash Rents in 2025: Insights and Best Practices, Part One

October 18, 2024

With the 2024 growing year coming to an end, producers and farm operators are beginning to focus on the 2025 growing year. Producers are making...

Legal training for Illinois small farms: business structure basics

September 27, 2024

Choosing the right business structure for a farm or ranch business shouldn’t be hard. In this webinar, producers will learn how to apply...

From fields to finances: Understanding changes in federal taxes for Central Illinois farms, Part 2

September 13, 2024

This post is the second of a two-part blog series analyzing the impact of expiring federal tax provisions on farm businesses and households in...

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News Releases

University of Illinois Extension’s Commercial Agriculture Educator, Kevin Brooks, presenting his seminar on “Planning Farm Succession.”

December 19, 2024

Farmland Owners Conference attracts over 220 attendees from 7 states
OGLESBY, Ill. – The 2024 Farmland Owners Conference held on November 28th, left attendees inspired, informed, and empowered.  The event, held at Illinois Valley Community College, brought together over 220 landowners, agribusiness representatives, and industry experts to discuss the latest...

View overlooking soybean plants growing in a field on a blue sky day.

January 7, 2024

Add strategy to crop production planning at Illinois Extension Crop Management Conference
URBANA, Ill. — Analyzing last year’s statewide crop trends alongside current research helps to strengthen planning for the 2025 crop year. Taking time to reflect at the University of Illinois Extension Crop Management Conference helps...

A person putting a single scoop of collected soil into a test tube for quality testing.

December 11, 2024

Dig deeper into local agriculture at one of Illinois Extension’s Agronomy Summits
URBANA, Ill. — With the Midwest harvest season in the books and spring 2025 coming into view, plan to attend one of six University of Illinois Extension Agronomy Summits across the state. Attendees will hear research updates from university experts...

November 20, 2024

Annie’s Project prepares women to be decision makers in their agricultural operations
PEKIN, Ill. - For the past several years there has been a rapidly growing population of women producers and an increasing role they are playing in agricultural operations. Women are taking on the role of management and more opportunities are being shifted to this new...

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Videos

Farm Management: Pre-plant Spraying

Before the seed goes in the ground, farmers spray the ground. For this particular filed the farm is using 28% nitrogen and a preplant herbicide. Thanks to technology, the farmer can utilize GPS and other onboard technology to better control the amount of spray being used.