Home        About RFD        RFD Staff        Contact    Latest News from FarmWeek Upcoming Guests RFD Livestock Report Stringers NEWS WEATHER MARKET INFO ON AIR BLOG RFD STATIONS MP3 QuickTime Podcasts/Archives    Survey: IL Farmers Buying More Farmland Prices being paid for Illinois farmland continue an upward spiral as fewer farms are available, and neighboring farmers are the buyers, says a new survey just released by the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. The survey was conducted by the University of Illinois and the results were released Wednesday at the Farm Progress Show. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CST August Turns as Dry as July was Wet August 2008 has been extremely dry, compared with the soggy months of June and July across Illinois and much of the Midwest.  Since August 1, many reporting stations in Illinois have received less than 1 inch of rain. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CST Survey: Farmers Wary of Increasing Corn Acres in 2009 The soaring cost of growing corn is causing farmers to rethink whether they'll plant more in 2009, according to a new survey by Farm Futures magazine. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CST Farmland Values go Higher The University of Illinois Extension has released a new study on the value of farmland for Illinois in 2008. The average farm real estate value was $5,000 per acre, according to the study. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CST Pro Farmer Not As Optimistic as USDA on Crop Potential Pro Farmer on Friday released its own crop production projections and they weren't as optimistic as USDA was in its August crop report. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CST VISIT THE ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU WEBSITE    ABOUT ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU     © 2006 RFD Radio Network. All rights reserved.