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  • Average Illinois Cash Rents and Soil Productivity in 2026
    Since 2017, we’ve provided annual updates to a simple formula for calculating the average cash rent for a piece of farmland based on its average soil productivity and location within…
  • Farmer Perceptions of AI Benefits in the United States and Argentina
    Artificial intelligence and data-driven tools are being applied to agriculture, from robotics, automation, and precision farming to predictive analytics and digital advisory tools (Aijaz et al., 2025; Edet and Chowdhury,…
  • 2025 Illinois Farm Earnings Improve but Remain Below Recent Averages
    Based on records from 1,927 Illinois FBFM farms, average returns to farm operators’ labor and management increased in every region of Illinois in 2025 compared with 2024. However, returns remained below the five-year average. Although yields and costs were similar to the previous year, earnings improved because commodity prices exceeded beginning-of-year inventory values and farmers […]