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Steve Ayers
Extension Educator, Local Food Systems and Small Farms
University of Illinois Extension
801 North Country Fair Drive
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Champaign, IL 61821
Phone: 217-333-7672
FAX: 217-333-7683
srayers@illinois.edu

Local Food Systems and Small Farms

Local Food Systems and Small Farms

This "Business" of Agriculture

FarmDoc is your quick link for everything from markets to FAST (Farm Analysis Solution Tools) - Microsoft Excel spread sheets designed to help the agribusiness person make better decisions.

Machinery Cost Estimates are also available on FarmDoc. You can also view the 2013 Iowa Custom Rates.

Time to begin thinking about updating those farm leases and cash rent agreements. You can download the proper Farm Crop Share Form and/or the Cash Rent Agreements from here. Cash Rents Given Differing Price Levels is an article in which the ability to pay cash rent is examined under differing corn and soybean price scenarios that may occur over the next several years.

Questions? Contact Steve Ayers, Extension Educator, Local Food Systems and Small Farms at srayers@illinois.edu

Extension Educators on WCIA-3

Did you know that you can get reliable, timely information from the comfort of your own couch? Our educators provide regular programming on WCIA-3/WCIX-49!

Ag Answers with Steve Ayers: Fridays at 5:40 am

In the Garden with Sandy Mason: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:40 am

Trendy You with Kathy Sweedler: Alternating Wednesdays at 8:30 am

Healthy You with Leia Kedem: Thursdays at 8:30 am

Questions? Contact Leia Kedem, Extension Educator, Nutrition and Wellness at lweston2@illinois.edu

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