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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You’re Invited! Grain Marketing Strategies Info Session

March 21, 2017

Knowing when and how to sell grain is NOT easy! Join us as we tap into the strategic ag finance mind of our guest speaker from AgriVisor, Cory Winstead. Cory has a wealth of knowledge to share when it comes to grain marketing. Come listen as he shares some of the ins and outs of […]

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All in the Family: Farm & Land Broker of the Year Awarded to Father & Son

September 22, 2016

Luke Worrell has been named the 2016 Illinois Farm & Land Broker of the Year by the Illinois Farm & Land Chapter of the REALTORS® Land Institute (RLI). This award is selected by peers throughout the state of Illinois within the land real estate profession, and recognizes an Accredited Land Consultant for his professionalism, dedicated effort, and […]

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Land Market Update

September 20, 2016

Typically, the most popular questions we receive are regarding land values. “Is the market up? Is it down? Who is buying? What type of land? Is this a good time to sell? Etc.” In March of each year, The Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers publishes a comprehensive statewide Land Values and […]

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