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Conserving Your Land and Legacy

April 7, 2026

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Land Leasing Basics

April 14, 2026

5 Steps to Protect Your Farm, Legally Speaking

June 9, 2026

Focus on the Future: Sustaining Farm Legacy | Sycamore

June 30, 2026

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Farm Drainage Series: Part 4 - Negotiating a Mutual Farm Tile Project: A Joint Tile Main Case Study

March 23, 2026

Note: This article is not to be construed as legal advice. Consult with your legal advisor before entering tile agreements. Improving...

Extension assists farmers to navigate the challenging farm economy

March 12, 2026

For the past decade, farm profits have been highly volatile making farm business planning difficult. Grain prices have been all over the board — down...

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Farm economic outlook for central Illinois in 2026

January 23, 2026

The farm economy in central Illinois is entering yet another year of financial pressures. Recent projections show that, despite slight increases in...

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Farm Finance Series: The farm market value balance sheet

December 18, 2025

As the Midwest agriculture sector faces another year of low profits, farmers need to take a closer look at their farm balance sheet, which is a...

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February 13, 2026

Farm Drainage Series: Part 4 - Negotiating a mutual farm tile project: A joint tile main case study
Note: This article is not to be construed as legal advice. Consult with your legal advisor before entering tile agreements. Improving farm drainage tiles in Illinois can be very challenging because most farmland is owned by absentee landowners rather than by the farmer....

A family of three stand in a farm field overlooking a sunset

February 11, 2026

Illinois Extension offers support for farmers experiencing economic stress
URBANA, Ill. — As farmers across the state face mounting economic pressures, University of Illinois Extension reminds agricultural producers, advisers, and families that free help is available wherever you are.Assistance resources range...

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February 3, 2026

Illinois Extension Crop Management Conference equips agriculturalists for upcoming growing season
URBANA, Ill. — How individuals strategize their next farming season can differ from one farmer, landowner, producer, or industry professional to the next. University of Illinois Extension’s online-only Crop...

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February 2, 2026

New Focus on the Future meetings to help Illinois agriculture community build, sustain farm legacy
URBANA, Ill. — Every farm has an individual story to tell, and it is up to the generations of farmers living it to tell the tale. In 2026, University of Illinois Extension and Illinois Farm Bureau are...

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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.

Farm Management: Marking a Field

While some tractors are equipped with GPS technology others use the old marker system to mark the ends of the field.

Connect with Kevin Brooks, Illinois Extension Farm Business Management and Marketing Educator at kwbrooks@illinois.edu...

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