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May 14, 2025
Drainage tile is one of the most effective long-term investments a landowner can make to boost both farm productivity and value. The primary purpose of field tile is to remove excess water from the soil, allowing for healthier crop development and earlier field access, especially during critical planting and harvest windows. This improved timeliness can […]
March 27, 2025
Following a period of record high values, the 2025 edition of the Illinois Farmland Values & Lease Trends report shifted narratives, now pointing toward softening values and cash rental rates. Click here to read the full article, as reported by Rhiannon Branch on FarmWeekNow.com, including commentary from our own, Luke Worrell who […]
March 18, 2025
Luke Worrell and Austin Hornstein have been recognized as a part of the APEX 2024 Producers Club by the REALTORS® Land Institute as a part of the RLI APEX Production Awards Program, sponsored by The Land Report. Both were recognized by RLI CEO Aubrie Kobernus as well as The Land Report’s Co-founders Eddie Lee Rider […]
June 7, 2024
Land appraisals have continued to grow in demand in recent years. The licensing and education required to appraise land are the highest level available – not just anyone can do it. It takes years of training and rigorous education, and a specialized licensure called the State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser license (hereafter Certified General). […]
March 21, 2024
Farmland values across Illinois were ‘steady-to-up’ last year while the number of sales throughout the state appear to have been down significantly from 2022, at least according to the 2024 Farmland Values Lease Trends Report released by the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Luke Worrell, AFM, ALC serves as chair of […]
October 31, 2023
What a year it has been! Sound familiar? In the fast-paced and eventful world we live in, it is becoming quite customary to feel a sense of wonderment when looking back on a year. As you read this, farmers are putting the finishing touches on a 2023 crop and everyone is turning their eyes toward […]
October 19, 2023
Please join us in welcoming Austin Hornstein, AFM to the Worrell Land Services team to serve as Farm Manager and Land Broker! Austin came on board in October 2023 to help us meet the needs of landowners and buyers in an expanded geographical area. Based out of Champaign County, Austin is strategically-located to help Worrell […]
September 20, 2023
Allan Worrell was selected as one of the 2023 Torch of Leadership winners from the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation. The purpose of the IALF Torch of Leadership Award is to recognize alumni or friends of the Foundation and leadership program who have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills through personal commitment and service to agriculture in their […]
June 21, 2023
Solar…pipelines…wind? These topics have been at the forefront lately, but they can feel like unfamiliar territory. Hear from Laura Harmon and Garrett Thalgott, Illinois Farm Bureau’s General Counsel, about protecting landowner property rights. Worrell Land Services and the Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau are pleased to partner together to provide this […]
April 5, 2023
Written by Cynthia Staake, State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser and Farm Management Coordinator. Photo courtesy of the Illinois Farm Bureau. Staake pictured front row, fourth from left. It was an honor to be selected for the 2023 Agricultural Leaders of Tomorrow (ALOT) program through the Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB). We began the eight-week […]
