The 2013 ISPFMRA Summer Tour is coming up! The tour will hit the Effingham and Shelby area on August 15th and 16th. The tour will include visits to Willow Ridge Vineyards and Winery, the Holland Energy Natural Gas-Fired Generating Plant, the Siemer Milling Flour Mill, and the Lake Shelbyville Dam & Water Management Program. Get a Summer Tour registration form and agenda here. Here's a listing of the agenda: Wednesday, August 14 Income Approach Applications Seminar This … [Read more...]
Employment – Farm and Ranch Property Manager
April 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Cassidy Turley has a listing for a farm and ranch manager. You can find all their listings on the “Careers” page at their website. Property Manager – Farm and Ranch (Springfiield, IL) Contact: Jill Minden Administrator, Human Resources Cassidy Turley 1034 S. Brentwood Blvd., Suite 800 St. Louis, MO 63117 … [Read more...]
Education: Income Approach Applications
April 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sign up now for a special education offering: Income Approach Applications. The workshop will be held Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Effingham County Farm Bureau Office in Effingham, from 8am-5pm. This one-day seminar is intended to reinforce the concepts of the Income Approach and its application to the overall appraisal process. The seminar introduces improved techniques for estimating the value of income-producing rural property by converting anticipated benefits into property value. The seminar … [Read more...]
2013 Illinois Farmland Values & Lease Trends
March 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers has released its 2013 report on farmland values in Illinois agriculture. A few highlights: Grain Prices Mother Nature slashed corn and soybean yields in 2012 which resulted in skyrocketing grain prices. $7.00 to $8.00 per bushel corn and $15.00 to $18.00 per bushel soybeans were significant and offset much of the yield drop. Net Farm Income Farmland truly is what it earns! Net farm income across Illinois was stable to … [Read more...]
2013 Annual Meeting Presentations
February 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Here's an archive of presentations from the 2013 Annual Meeting. Lee Waters - Crop Insurance 101 Scott Irwin - The Impact of Biofuels Mandates on Grain and Oilseed Markets Stephen Frerichs - Legislative Update IL-FarmManagers.ppt Toying with Technology Agriculture Economic Drivers in 2013 and Beyond Nick Paulson - The 2013 Farm Bill 2013 Illinois Farmland Values Lease Trends … [Read more...]
Order a 2013 Farmland Values Report
February 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
You can order a 2013 Land Values report! Just download the form linked below to place your order. Order Form.pdf Note: There is a correction to one of the tables in the report. This is for Region 5, on page 43. You can download the corrected table here: Region 5 Sticker Cover.pdf. … [Read more...]
2013 Illinois Land Values Conference
February 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The 2013 Illinois Land Values Conference is coming up quickly! It will be held March 13-14 at the Parke Hotel and Conference Center in Bloomington. The March 14 activities will be open to the public. (Pre-order a copy of the 2013 Statewide Land Values Report here.) “The conference will be an all-morning event and will be packed with useful information for Illinois farmers and landowners,” says Dale Aupperle, AFM, ARA, overall chairman of the event. “We are focusing on statewide land … [Read more...]
Employment – Professional Farm Manager
September 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Farmers National Company is looking for a self motivated organized individual who is an effective communicator to manage farms in North Central Illinois. Must have an agricultural background; four year college degree in Agriculture; plus a minimum of 3 years post graduate experience. A competitive base salary plus commission, full benefit package and vehicle are provided. Excellent income potential. Send your letter of application and resume to: dhoyt@farmersnational.comor mail to:Dennis … [Read more...]
Kay Johnson Smith on Transparency
September 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There's an interesting article about transparency and profitability on today's farms at Brownfield Ag News. Tom Steever spoke with Kay Johnson Smith, the CEO of the Animal Agriculture Alliance. Here's the takeaway nugget: "The more that we can be transparent and give them the visuals of what (farmers) do every single day on the farm, it really does give that confidence to the consumer that we’re doing the right thing and that we care.” You can hear an interview on the subject here. … [Read more...]
Mid-Year Land Values Snapshot
September 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The value of farmland across Illinois continues rising, and while the rate of increase has slowed somewhat, prices are expected to continue upward, according to the Mid-Year Land Values snapshot survey conducted by the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and the University of Illinois. (Download the report in PDF form.) The survey was conducted among membership of the Society with tabulation and results summarized by Gary Schnitkey, Ph.D., a professor and farm management specialist in … [Read more...]