Farmland prices are expected to decrease from 1% to 5% this year, according to Illinois professional farm managers.

Lease agreements shifted toward more traditional crop-share agreements in 2026.

Two years after peak highs, the average sales price of top Illinois farmland saw slight year-over-year declines

The National Corn Growers Association recently released a report, “America’s Crop at Risk: The Future of Corn and Family Farms,” illustrating how far U.S. agriculture has come and how urgent action is needed to secure its future

The Will County Board Planning & Zoning Commission on Tuesday will reconvene a public hearing on Earthrise Energy's proposal for a 6,100-acre solar complex.

An acreage swing toward more soybeans and less corn in the upcoming growing season is forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Work at a new research farm dedicated to advancing the Illinois Soybean Association’s farmer-focused efforts was featured at a media event.

Agricultural conditions remained strained but slightly improved over the last six weeks, according to a survey across the Corn Belt’s Federal Reserve Districts.

It’s Wishful drinking in Lena, where a husband and wife who got in on the ground floor for a novel concept are bringing farming and brewing together.

AgriGold agronomist Kevin Gale said yields were fairly good for the northern half of Illinois, but fell short of early season potential.

Will County sheriff’s deputies responding to a structure fire on March 23 had discovered two emaciated horses on a Peotone Township property.

The Will County Thresherman’s Association's annual 40-mile Vintage Tractor Drive Fundraiser goes from Manhattan to Wilmington.

The multiyear streak of farmland value increases ended in 2024, according to a report by the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

Uncertainty in both commodity prices and input prices is making farmers’ already tough job even more difficult.

Indiana and Iowa saw year-over-year decreases in foreign ownership of agricultural acres while Illinois increased, according to a new report.

After a four-year run of substantial gains, agricultural land values in the Seventh Federal Reserve District, which includes the northern two-thirds of Illinois, saw a 1% annual decrease.

Will County has been issued its final 2024 property assessment equalization factor. The “multiplier” - as it is often called – is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments across counties.

The break-even for those in northern Illinois who own the land is $3.30 for corn and $6.75 per bushel for soybeans, while the break-even in a cash-rent scenario are estimated at $4.60 for corn and $11 for soybeans.

Family farms account for 96% of total U.S. farms and 83% of the total value of production, according to the Agricultural Resource Management Survey.

Illinois and Indiana had the highest amount of agricultural land lost to development in the Midwest over a 20-year period.

Southern Will County residents are trying to stop 3,600 acre solar energy complex.

The village of Manhattan has signed on to a lawsuit aimed at hemming in a potential 4,000-acre NorthPoint Development warehouse project.

USDA reported 7% of corn was harvested across Illinois compared to 5% at the same time in 2023.

Several hundred people Tuesday made it very clear they oppose using property taxes to help pay some of the costs of transforming 861 acres of farmland near Sugar Grove into warehouses, offices, stores and housing.

Switzerland-based Syngenta Seeds’ new 100,000-square foot facility on 88 acres in Malta is on a mission to develop crops that are more resistant to disease, formidable weather or fungus for northern Illinois farmers.

Will County barns ‘have deep character and tell a story’