McLean County Farm Bureau

FarmDoc Daily

• Illinois Cash Rents and Leasing Expectations Through 2027
  Results from the ISPFMRA survey indicate a stable farmland leasing environment in Illinois. While landlord net returns under cash rent agreements experienced slight compression from 2024 to 2025, reported 2026 cash rents remained resilient with marginal increases observed on highly productive land. Traditional cash rent structures remain the dominant leasing methods, and survey respondents expect […]
• The Iran Conflict and Fertilizer Markets: Why Brazil Faces Greater Near-Term Risk than the U.S.
  Latest developments in the Middle East, including the Strait of Hormuz closure, have repercussions on energy, fertilizers, and commodity markets (see farmdoc daily, March 23, 2026; March 24, 2026, and…
• Fats in the MAHA Era: Consumer Perceptions of Common Cooking Fats
  In this post, we report results from the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey to assess consumer perceptions of seven potential fat sources. Specifically, we assess respondents’ awareness, use, and perceptions of healthfulness of each source. We also assess perceptions of the recent Dietary Guidelines recommendation on cooking fats and analyze how perceptions of fat […]