McLean County Farm Bureau

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• Examining Working Capital Trends in 2024 Amid Lower Net Farm Incomes
  Our analysis of Illinois grain farms reveals that liquidity, as measured by the working capital to gross farm returns ratio, remained strong at the median in 2024, despite declining by 10.23% from 0.75 (strong) the previous year to 0.67 (strong). While the median working capital to gross farm returns ratio was strong in 2024, its […]
• Should US Growers Look to Africa as the Next Big Market? Understanding Africa’s Food and Oil Demand Trends
  The Soybean Innovation Lab introduces readers to the question whether Sub Saharan Africa presents a new market opportunity for US soybean growers. Over the next three weeks, we will deliver three articles on the topic of Africa as a potential export market for US soybeans. The African market presents a very complex landscape. While it […]
• Rewriting the RFS Playbook: The Impact of Revised RVOs on Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Feedstock Use for 2026-2027
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a trilogy of decisions for the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in recent months that represents some of the most significant regulatory developments for biomass-based diesel in the program’s history. The combined effect of higher renewable volume obligations (RVOs), more restrictive small refinery exemptions, and mandatory reallocation creates […]