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News08.05.21Auction Results Land Sales in Last 6 monthsThe listing includes results for 80 different farmland auctions reported since the last results were published in February 2021. These public auctions concluded with successful bids and represented 8,000 total acres in 26 different counties selling for a grand total of $82.2 million with an average price of $10,273 per acre. The highest price per acre was $16,800 for Class A land in Edgar County; the lowest price per acre was $2,553 for Class C land in Richland County.
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News07.12.21Get Easy Access to Affordable Credit with The FCI Operating Loan AdvantageAn operating line of credit from FCI gives farmers the liquidity they need to capitalize on an opportunity at a moment's notice in addition to all the cooperative value that comes with being a member.
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News06.14.21Farm Credit Members Share $30 Million Cash Patronage Distribution
Nearly 8,000 Farm Credit Illinois borrowers receive their share of a $30 million cash patronage distribution this week. This is FCI’s second patronage distribution in 2021, following a special $10 million preseason payment in March.
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Essentials06.10.21Essentials - Issue 03, 2021In this issue listen to a weather update from Eric Snodgrass, meet the 2021 FreshRoots Directors Cup honoreers, get the latest on the Paycheck Protection Program and loan forgiveness, jot down upcoming crop insurance deadlines, and more.
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News06.03.21How Government Debt and Fed Balance Sheets Impact Your FarmAs the Fed continues to increase their balance sheet and absorb new debt, learn how to protect your farm business from the potential risk of future higher rates.
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News06.01.21Beginning Farmers Build Bright Futures
Six young and beginning farmers and farmer couples from central and southern Illinois were named 2021 FreshRoots Directors Cup honorees by Farm Credit Illinois.
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News05.21.21Students Named Farm Credit Family ScholarsFarm Credit Illinois recognizes twelve students, all children of FCI employees, as recipients of the Tom Tracy Memorial Farm Credit Illinois Family Scholarship.
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Insights05.17.21Six Ways Farmers Gain the Competitive EdgeAre mindsets and attitudes positive or negative difference makers in your farm business? Maintaining a strong network of people who are collaborative and can think critically will be the seed and fertilizer needed for success.
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Essentials04.09.21Essentials - Issue 02, 2021In this issue read KOHL-laborations and the four P strategies and tactics, a PPP update, how we protect your FCI account with passphrase protocol, preseason patronage has been delivered, the 2020 Annual Report released, and more.
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News04.07.21Four Strategies to Build Your Farming Operation
Dr. David Kohl examines 4 P strategies and tactics that may prove useful in the regenerative state of your business and help you find your phoenix.
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News04.07.21Illinois Students Receive $58,000 of Scholarships
Farm Credit Illinois named 29 high school seniors as agriculture scholarship recipients in central and southern Illinois.
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