Inside Illinois Land Values Report: How the Numbers Come Together

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthMay 13, 2025

Farm Progress recently sat down with University of Illinois Professor of Farmland Economics, Bruce Sherrick, a voice instrumental in shaping the 2025 Illinois Farmland Values and Lease Trends. Learn more on it’s recent publication, now in its 30th year, which examines our Midwest state of Illinois farmland sales and leases, as well as identifying key market trends. Read more here – https://bit.ly/3GT2qPe

Plenty of Buyers Looking for Farmland

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthMarch 31, 2025

Despite less farmland being on the market vs. this time last year, interested buyers are helping to keep land values stable. Find the latest land sales from our Midwest reporting states of Illinois and Nebraska, along with Kansas in this Farm Progress Report: https://bit.ly/4iS4oNU

What’s Driving the 3.1% Decline in Iowa Farmland Values?

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthJanuary 13, 2025

Using the 2024 Iowa State University Land Value Survey and report from Peoples Company, Successful Farming helps answer this question. Find details to the positive and negative factors impacting Iowa farmland values. These same influencing factors are found in additional Corn Belt states, which include our Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Learn more here – https://bit.ly/4jdheqk

Who owns the most farmland in Illinois?

accountMktgLSB | calendar-monthAugust 26, 2024

According to new data from Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, absentee landowners make up 60% of all farmland owners in Illinois. Learn who ranks #1 and the rest of the top 10 in this Farm Progress August 16, 2024 report – https://bit.ly/4e0hbL8