Bountiful Harvest for 2018

October 10, 2018

Harvest in West-Central Illinois is winding down as I write this. Heading into 2018, the United States had experienced above trend line yields for four consecutive seasons; previously, the country had not had even three in a row. Earlier this year, some thought perhaps 2018 would give way, that we “were due” a disappointment. That […]

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We’ve Expanded our Real Estate Broker Team!

July 5, 2018

Worrell Land Services is pleased to announce the addition of two new REALTORS® to our roster of professional real estate brokers – Cory Rimbey and Paige Hume. Cory Rimbey covers Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Calhoun and Montgomery counties as a full time Account Manager for Burrus Seed Company, and also helps to operate his father-in-law’s farm. Cory has past experience […]

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Crop Marketing a Crucial Part of Season; In Up-and-Down Times, Planning Can Give Growers a Competitive Edge

April 29, 2018

Even with intermittent snow lasting into mid-April — delaying crops being planted — vigilant farmers continue checking the latest in crop marketing reports to ensure their best prices for their harvests. Rich Morrison, manager of marketing services for Diversified Services Marketing Group, said that with the end of the crop insurance deadline in March, farmers […]

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What are Land Values Doing?

April 18, 2018

Spring is here (finally!) and with it comes the beginning of another growing season. Each spring, we try to acknowledge and hopefully answer the two predominate questions we receive most often: “How is the farm business?” and “what are land values doing?” Some might think those are the same question, but they are actually very […]

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Luke Worrell Receives National Award for Largest Land Transaction

March 15, 2018

Luke Worrell, ALC, of Worrell Land Services, received the 2017 ALC-to-ALC Networking Award for the largest ALC-to-ALC land transaction nationwide based on sales volume from the Realtors® Land Institute, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors®. Worrell received the award at the Leadership Awards Ceremony at RLI’s National Land Conference hosted this year in […]

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Early Yield Results Promising

October 24, 2017

Sometimes it is great to be wrong! Yields from Central and West Central Illinois have certainly proven me wrong, and I have never been happier about it. For what it is worth, I was in good company with my predictions of average yields, at best. As harvest has been rolling, it has become obvious that […]

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Sales Season Underway

September 27, 2017

Fall is always an exciting time for those of us connected to agriculture. Harvest is the culmination of a 6 to 8-month dance known as a “growing season” in which many people live or die by the weather forecast and other variables. Personally, harvest has always been one of my favorite times of the year. […]

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