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  • Projected Incomes on Owned vs Rented Farmland for 2026
    Projections in the latest Illinois Crop Budgets suggest negative returns on cash rented farmland for the 2026 crop year (see farmdoc daily article from January 13, 2026).  This article compares…
  • Tenure Characteristics of Illinois Farmland
    Overall, farmland tenure in Illinois varies systematically from north to south, with northern Illinois characterized by a higher reliance on cash rent, central Illinois by greater use of crop share leases, and southern Illinois by a higher proportion of owned land.  Average higher-return operations consistently control land in ways that reduce fixed ownership exposure and […]

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GENERAL CRP SIGNUP UNDERWAY –

Farmers may sign up for the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) at county Farm Service Agency offices until Feb. 28. Signup for continuous CRP is ongoing. (FarmWeekNow)

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SPENDING DEAL PASSES HOUSE –

The House passed a $1.4 trillion spending deal and a $426 billion tax cut package, including an extension of the $1-per-gallon biodiesel blenders tax credit that lapsed after 2017 — a top priority for the biofuel sector and Midwestern lawmakers. Now it’s on to the Senate. (Politico)

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