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Blog Posts (8)

What about a flexible cash rent lease

Corn fields near Royal, Illinois. Author: Daniel Schwen. Licensing: GFDL. Original cropped.

Leases, yields and stress-It must be harvest time

Corn Harvester in field

Good Records. Confident Decisions. No Regrets.*

Pereira record keeping in the field c. 1990. Electronic and paper-based records.

Creating a vision for your urban agriculture project

Path through prairie grass

Farmers are my kinda people

Photo of Michelle Sirles with farmer t-shirt

The Reality of Growing Plants for a Living

The Reality of Growing Plants for a Living

Farming Life Lessons: A Stitch in Time Saves Nine

Flier for Training

Farm Life is Uncontrollable, Know the Warning Signs of Stress

Worried looking middle-aged caucasian male in front of tractor with hay bales

News Releases (9)

Get in on the conversation with Extension’s Farm Talk Fridays

New crop scouting competition tests student field skills

Driftless Region Beef Conference equips producers with facts for environmental debate

2021 Driftless Region Beef Conference

Improve profitability, sustainability of local food, small farm specialty operation

CropFlix takes annual crop management conference online with binge-worthy content

Farmdoc Illinois Economic Summit: Farm management guide in difficult times

Farmdoc expands field crop resources with launch of new website

2019 Illinois Farm Economics Summit dates scheduled for December

Staff (3)

staff photo of Earl Allen

Earl Allen

County Director

Sara Farley

Sarah Farley

Extension Educator, Local Food Systems and Small Farms

Kathryn Pereira

Cook County Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator