Local Foods and Small Farms

According to a recent survey of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ISPFMRA) membership, the share of the different types of farmland leases are: 25% share rent9% modified share rent25% cash rent35...

A recent article by Mike Stanton, soybean Extension educator at Michigan State University, does a nice job of discussing the possible effects of sub-freezing...

Stored grain should be kept at or near 35°F according to the experts. But over the past month in Central Illinois, the average daily temperature has varied 44°F – from a high daily average of 52° F to a low of 8°F. Moisture in a filled grain bin moves from the warmed grain near the outside wall to...