Farmland values increased 2% in the last quarter of 2025 and were up 6% year-over-year in the 7th Federal Reserve District.

After years of increases, farmland values have tapered off and even saw some minor decreases during the first half of 2025. "We have been seeing a pull back the last year or so in land values," said ...

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) -- The price of Illinois farmland has increased statewide an average of 5 percent since the first of the year and shows no sign of slipping anytime soon, according to a new survey ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration will be sending a "Farm Bridge Assistance" payment to farmers at the end of February. However, farm ...

Marty Travis sends an email to small grocers and chefs across Illinois every Friday morning advertising fresh produce, dairy and meats available from small farms in central Illinois. In late May, ...

Improving farm drainage tiles in Illinois can be very challenging because most farmland is owned by absentee landowners ...

Surrounded by rows of soybeans and corn, Hans Bishop’s farm in central Illinois was an anomaly. He grew kale, peppers, eggplants and radishes, selling to Whole Foods from June through October and to ...

The crop looks beautiful from the road, but close inspection of ears tells a different story, scouts say. For more than a decade, Jerry Gidel has done annual yield checks on corn in central Illinois – ...

Backbones of iron: Illinois producer Chris Miller, right, alongside his sons, Max, center, and Isaac, as well as grandson, Judah. In 1994, three father-and-son pairs camped in a wooded area along the ...