Serving Livingston, McLean and Woodford Counties

Additional Categories

Please click a category to view the included resources.

• Machinery Custom Rates
  Information regarding costs of production for machinery operations.
• Crop Production
  Information pertaining to rowcrop production.
• Livestock Production
  Information pertaining to livestock production.
• McLean County Agriculture History & Facts
  A look at the current and historical state of Agriculture in McLean County
• Climate Information
• Current Pest Management Resources
• Farm Management
• General
• Governmental Resources
• Pest Management
• Weed Science

Contact Us

University of Illinois Extension serving Livingston, McLean and Woodford Counties

McLean County
1615 Commerce Parkway
Bloomington, IL 61704
Phone: 309-663-8306
FAX: 309-663-8270
Email: uie-lmw@illinois.edu
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 11:30-12:30 pm)

Livingston County
1412 S Locust
Pontiac, IL 61764
Phone: 815-842-1776
FAX: 815-842-6547
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

McLean County
UNITY Community Center
632 Orlando Avenue
Normal, IL 61761
Phone: 309-862-4041
FAX: 309-663-8270
Hours: Monday - Friday 11am to 7:00 pm

Woodford County
109 East Eureka Avenue
Eureka, IL 61530
Phone: 309-467-3789
FAX: 309-467-6034
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Farmland Information

Information about farmland including leasing, both crop-share and cash rent, as well as farmland valuation.

• Basic Issues on Leasing Fact Sheets
  Farm Business Management Educators have prepared fact sheets covering basic issues related to farmland leasing.
  
  
• Cash Rent Forms Available!
  
  
• Cash Rent Values for Illinois
  
  
• Crop Share Lease Forms Available!
  
  
• Farm Owner's Death: Can Tenant Continue Farming Under The Lease?
  A link to articles summarizing the right of an Illinois farm tenants and land owners.
  
  
• Flexable Cash Leases
  Commodity prices likely will be more variable over the next several years than in previous years. Variable commodity prices cause difficulties in setting cash rents as farmland returns will vary because of commodity price changes. Flexible cash rent leases may aid in setting rents in a variable commodity price environment.
  
  
• Fourth Year In A Row Of Double Digit Increases For Illinois Farm Real Estate Values
  Each year the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the USDA releases estimated average farm real estate values and cash rents by state.
  
  
• Illinois Drought Resources
  Dealing with drought and heat
  
  
• National Weather Service-Chicago
  The Weather Forcast Office in Chicago covers Livingston county.
  
  
• Should a Farm Lease Be Written and is an Illinois Farm Tentant Protected If the Lease is Oral?
  This article discusses why it is generally wise to have a written lease, and also describes how the law protects a farm tenant even if the lease is not in writing.