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Replenishing the Land with Livestock
by Illinois Farmlink | May 7, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
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 of the same crop rotations – the opposite of diversity. And the resulting loss of soil health and wildlife has become...
Leasing Resources Specific to Illinois
by Illinois Farmlink | May 2, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
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 landowner, experienced or new - these tools can help you strengthen your foundation in farmland leasing. Illinois...
Farmer Highlight – Silvia Abel-Caines (Garlic eScape)
by Illinois Farmlink | April 28, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Silvia Abel-Caines, who recently posted her profile on the Northeast Illinois FarmLink site, is a farmer with a very specialized interest – GARLIC. While many recognize this specialty crop’s culinary status, she promotes its medicinal virtues. Garlic, she says, is...
Vegetable Grower’s Creative Path to a Secure Land Arrangement
by Illinois Farmlink | April 28, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Born in rural Poland, Karolina Kowalczyk of Blacksmith Acres has a deep love for growing and preparing beautiful, delicious, and healthy foods. Having completed the Stateline Farm Beginnings course through the Angelic Organics Learning Center in the spring of 2018,...
Landowners Leading: Cover Crops Coming to IDNR Farmland
by Illinois Farmlink | March 24, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) owns and manages 35,000 acres of farmland, almost all in corn and bean production, across the state. As you can read here in an Outdoor Illinois Journal article, the IDNR is in the process of launching a program that...
Trust and Partnership Make This Farmer-Landowner Lease Relationship Work
by Illinois Farmlink | March 24, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Photo Credit: Maren ProkupIs there ever a situation where you, as either a farmer or farmland owner, wouldn’t want a written lease? The general wisdom of the land access world is no. And we’d agree with that in almost every case. But that doesn’t mean an oral or...
23 Crucial Questions Before Buying Your Farm
by Illinois Farmlink | February 26, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
You don’t want to take purchasing farmland lightly. If the initial investment isn’t a daunting enough commitment of your financial resources, think of the ongoing investment of building and maintaining soils, facilities, and infrastructure on the land. And you may...
Online Tools for Farmland Finding & Planning
by Illinois Farmlink | February 26, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
When searching for farmland, or managing your existing farmland, you want to use every tool at your disposal. The Web Soil Survey (WSS), run by the Natural Resource Conservation Center (NRCS), is a free and powerful resource you’ll definitely want in your toolbox....
Farmer Highlight – Beatrice Kamau of Multiple Harvest LLC
by Illinois Farmlink | January 27, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
The first time we spoke with Beatrice Kamau, a native of Kenya who has now lived in Chicago for over 20 years, we felt there was something unstoppable in this soft spoken yet confident woman. A nurse and single parent to her 17-year old daughter, Beatrice has been...
Top 3 Conference Takeaways
by Illinois Farmlink | January 27, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Practical Farmers of Iowa put on a great annual conference last week. Here are three insights we wanted to share: Fair Leasing with Flex Leasing: The session entitled Rethinking Farmland Leasing (led by Michael Downey of Next Gen Ag Advocates) caused us to, well,...