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Has it been a while since you visited the Northeast Illinois FarmLink website? Be sure to check out the new look and features we’ve just added.

Your land access journey as a farmer is not over when you sign a lease with a landowner. 

There are so many beautiful things about farming with trees.

A woman reached out to me and wanted to talk about farmland. She wasn’t real specific. Was she a farmer? A landowner? I had no idea. But why not? So…

The Forest Preserve District of Will County (FPDWC) made history on May 7th when it officially released a bid request for a farming license for the…

Diversity of plants and animals is key to any thriving ecosystem. Here in the Midwest, however, we have become accustomed to seeing field after field…

While there are more basic resources out there about farmland leasing, we wanted to make you aware of a couple that are Illinois specific. Farmer or…

Silvia Abel-Caines, who recently posted her profile on the Northeast Illinois FarmLink site, is a farmer with a very specialized interest – GARLIC. 

Born in rural Poland, Karolina Kowalczyk of Blacksmith Acres has a deep love for growing and preparing beautiful, delicious, and healthy foods.…

Is there ever a situation where you, as either a farmer or farmland owner, wouldn’t want a written lease?

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) owns and manages 35,000 acres of farmland, almost all in corn and bean production, across the…

You don’t want to take purchasing farmland lightly. If the initial investment isn’t a daunting enough commitment of your financial resources, think…