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On-Air WJBC & Marc Strauss - Lee Realty Original Owner in 1928 Helped Start Farm Management Business
February 10, 2018 9:58 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services In this 2-9-18 episode of McLean County Ag History Don Meyer discusses the origins of local farm management companies. Lee Realty Group based out of Bloomington, IL traces its roots back to 1928 when Frank Fuller established what continues to be a successful farm real estate business today. Jeff Lee, President of Lee Realty Group joined Don on-air to visit about these four generations of successful operations in Central IL. Listen to this 2-9-19 WJBC Ag History episode discussing the when farm managment started in Central IL and how Lee Realty Group is a part of it. Posted in Recent News | 0 Replies
U of I changes it's Farmland Cash Renting Policy
October 2, 2017 4:59 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services No bid: U of I changes it's cash renting farmland policy.
Rural America “Stranded in the Dial-Up Age,” Rural Broadband Issues
June 19, 2017 11:23 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services "Fiber-optic trunk lines already make up much of the U.S. internet backbone. The trouble is reaching individual rural customers. It costs roughly $30,000 a mile to install optical fiber cable, according to industry estimates, to trench and secure right-of-way access." Article from U of I Farm Policy and excerpts from Wall Street Journal:
Chronology of a Sideways Corn Market
June 16, 2017 11:05 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Chronology of a sideways corn market article by Darrel Good, AgriNews: http://ow.ly/2OiD30cEn3z
Vegetation Health Change from Last Year, 2017 / Trend Yields
June 14, 2017 5:19 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services At this time last year our Central IL crops were in a little better shape. NOAA vegatative health map for U.S.: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/smcd/emb/vci/VH/vh_browse.php Could be a litle bit of a challenge to hit corn trend yields. Ag Web article: https://www.agweb.com/blog/the-ted-spread/can-corn-hit-trend-line-yield/
House Ag Committee Farm Bill Hearing - SNAP in Focus
June 12, 2017 11:34 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services The House Ag Committee of the 115th Congress has conducted full Committee and Subcommittee Farm Bill hearings over the past few months on a variety of issues. Last week, the House Ag Committee continued its policy work by holding two hearings one which covered SNAP (food stamps).
Agriculture Groundwater Future Belongs to SCOTUS
June 1, 2017 11:22 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Legally, this case is in unknown territory and uncharted waters.
The Deferred Tax Monster
May 22, 2017 11:19 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services, Tags Used: DOW, U.S., U.S. Economy farm Calculating the amount of farm deferred tax liability for federal and state income tax purposes. From farmdoc daily. Go to:
Wall Street Journal - Section on Ag Issues
May 16, 2017 11:17 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services, U.S. Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal included a special section on agricultural issues. This article provides comments on it from the U of I Farm Policy.
Professional Farmland Property Management
April 20, 2017 4:09 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services If you have a financial portfolio valued at over $1.5 million dollars, wouldn't you want to have a professional manager? If you agree and own 160 acres (worth more than that in Central IL) of farmland then you need a professional farmland property manager. We can help you earn more from your farm while improving your asset. Please contact Lee Realty Group by calling our office at (309) 662-5751 and stop by for a complimentary office visit with our associates to discuss your family farmland investment! www.LeeRealty.com
$4.80 Corn Could Be Possible by Summer if Acres Are Less Than 91M
March 15, 2017 5:10 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services $4.80 Corn Could Be Possible by Summer if Acres Are Less Than 91M
Will Agriculture Win, Lose or Draw?
March 13, 2017 3:48 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Will Agriculture Win, Lose or Draw? The Trump administration’s fast pace isn’t slowing...
The Ongoing Debate over Farmland Taxation
March 13, 2017 11:50 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services The Ongoing Debate over Farmland Taxation
Illinois Country Living Magazine Article
March 11, 2017 6:46 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services The McLean County Museum of History will open the new Ag Exhibit Challenges, Choices & Change: Farming in the Great Corn Belt on March 25, 2017. Lee Realty Group associate Don Meyer was Guest Curator in the production and creation of this new Central IL attraction.
What President Trump’s Executive Order on WOTUS Means For Real Estate
March 5, 2017 9:56 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services This executive order is very significant for those of us in the business of farming and farm real estate. This issue is a good example of past of over reach by the past administration.
2017 Projected Incomes on Illinois Grain Farms
February 17, 2017 7:41 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Net incomes for Illinois grain farms are projected lower in 2017 than for 2016 using trend yields and commodity prices of $3.80 per bushel for corn and $9.90 per bushel for soybeans. Net incomes on grain farms likely will remain at low levels as long as corn prices remain below $4.00 per bushel. By Gary Schnitkey
Sleezer 80 near Streator, IL
February 7, 2017 7:43 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services SALE PENDING - Sleezer 80 Acres Livingston County near Streator, IL. All Tillable, 137.2 PI $10,900/acre.
AHW Technology "Solutions Center" for Farmers
February 5, 2017 12:04 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Machinery Pete video interview with Justin Blanchette, one of a staff of 8 with AHW, a 13-store John Deere dealership in eastern Illinois and western Indiana. AHW created their "Solutions Center" in 2013 for better on-going access to help their farmer customers with any questions regarding farm equipment technology implementation. This is an organization who will help farmers with technology, clean the slate and move data to the cloud.
Ethanol's 43% Advantage Over Gasoline
January 17, 2017 5:46 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Ethanol's 43% Advantage Over Gasoline
Recent Large Land Sales
January 17, 2017 11:29 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Nicely done video by John Phipps, Farm Journal, about recent large land sales:
The 23 Most-Overlooked Tax Deductions
January 2, 2017 8:30 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services It's that time of Year! The 23 Most-Overlooked Tax Deductions from Kiplinger's Personal Finance: Go to "view as one page".
DTN's Top 10 Ag News Stories of 2016
December 31, 2016 9:08 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services DTN's Top 10 Ag News Stories of 2016:
McLean County Ag After Hours
December 31, 2016 8:43 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services McLean County Farm Bureau has set January, February, and March 2017 Ag After Hours. Lee Realty Associate and Farmland Auctioneer Don Meyer will be speaking on Central IL farmland lease trends and negotiating key points to consider at the January get-together at CJ's on the east side of Bloomington:
EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Rallies Soybean Oil Prices
November 29, 2016 8:39 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Rallies Soybean Oil Prices
Trump Wins
November 9, 2016 10:57 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Good read from Pro Farmer. Comments that caught my attention are trade with China and Waters of the U.S. or WOTUS.
Honoring the One Percenters Who Grow Our Food
September 6, 2016 5:41 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Guest Commentary from Daniel Kelley http://www.e-websmartsites.com/filestore/KelleyDan1Percenters.pdf
Low Crop Prices Cause Largest Payments in a Decade from USDA FSA Farm Program
April 12, 2016 10:41 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Farmers to Get Largest Payments in a Decade from USDA FSA Farm Program Due to Low Crop Prices.
Summer of 2016 Temperature Outlook
March 20, 2016 9:21 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Hopefully our farmer friends have secured crop insurance for 2016. Lee Realty Group professionally managed owners accounts are ready for growing season 2016!
National Agriculture Day
March 15, 2016 12:01 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Time to Celebrate...Today is National Ag Day!
Better Weather with Captain Kirk
March 15, 2016 11:40 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Better Weather with Captain Kirk
Will Spring Come Early in '16 and Bring a Hot, Dry Summer?
March 15, 2016 11:21 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Will Spring Come Early in '16 and Bring a Hot, Dry Summer?
Past 10 years of McLean County, IL Corn and Soybean Yields
March 9, 2016 11:01 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Looking for the past 10 years of McLean County corn and soybean yields? Lee Realty Group has them for you! Go to: http://www.e-websmartsites.com/filestore/McleanCounty10YearCornBeanYields.pdf
Is the perfect storm over for markets?
March 9, 2016 10:31 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services
Outlook: How Long Will the Bear Cycle Last?
March 3, 2016 11:48 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Outlook: How Long Will the Bear Cycle Last for Corn and Soybeans?
2016 Corn versus Soybean Returns
February 17, 2016 9:58 AM | Tagged as farm, farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services For the past three years soybeans have been more profitable than corn in IL.
2016 Chamber of Commerce Gala
January 31, 2016 11:46 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Last evening nearly 600 of us celebrated our local business and community leaders at The McLean County Chamber of Commerce's Annual Gala here in Bloomington. Congratulations to Tom Mercier for receiving the Legacy of Excellence and the other Business Excellence award recipients! #CelebrateMcLean
Farmers and Income Taxes
December 7, 2015 4:58 PM | Tagged as farm, farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Interesting video about farmers and payment of income taxes. This happening in some caes.
Machinery Capital Invested on the Farm
November 23, 2015 11:16 AM | Tagged as farm, farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Machinery Capital Invested on the Farm.
Farmland Partners Announces Acquisition of Approximately 22,300 Acres in IL
November 10, 2015 1:09 PM | Tagged as farm, farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Farmland Partners Inc. Announces Agreement for Acquisition of Approximately 22,300 Acres in Illinois for $197 Million
Precision Agriculture: Not the Same as Big Data
November 6, 2015 11:01 AM | Tagged as farm, farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Precision Agriculture: Not the Same as Big Data. Link from farmdoc:
John Deere to Purchase Precision Planting
November 3, 2015 6:32 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services John Deere to Purchase Precision Planting. Go to AgWeb article:
USDA Rod Bain Radio Segment - Soil
November 2, 2015 11:41 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Very nicely done USDA Rod Bain radio segment on our soil and how to manage it. This is audio only, no video. http://ow.ly/U8M0Q
Ready for Harvest Lows and an October Rally?
September 30, 2015 3:58 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Maybe we're getting close to a sesonal low in the corn and soybeans markets.
Market Factors Outside of Yield Estimates
August 28, 2015 11:36 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Corn and Soybean Price Market Factors Outside of Yield Estimates
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Conservation Reserve Program 30th
June 12, 2015 5:44 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Very nicely done video celebrating the 30th anniversary of the USDA Conservation Reserve Program:
McLean County Ag Breakfast
March 12, 2015 12:19 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services This morning I attended the annual Ag Breakfast. Great turnout by close to 400 attendees including many local FFA chapter members. Keynote by Congressman Rodney Davis. Continued celebration of 100 years for McLean County Extension with presentation by Director Bobbi Lewis Sibley.
Farmers Say Frost Was No Fiction
September 15, 2014 6:16 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services It turns out that all the talk of potential frost late last week wasn't over-hyped.
IL Farm and Food
September 3, 2014 11:04 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Lee Realty Group’s Don Meyer is back in the ISU ag classroom again this fall teaching a few classes and he wanted to share a GREAT IL Farm Bureau resource he uses with students that summarizes the “IL Farm and Food” statistics! Download the 59 page pdf to see good data and charts telling the agricultural story!
Pro Farmer Midest Crop Tour
August 20, 2014 7:08 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Last evening I attended the Pro Farmer crop tour stop in Bloomington. They will release their estimates this Friday. Overall so far very healthy green corn and soybeans in very good shape. High yields but maybe not the bumper crop as expected. Maybe the finish not as strong as early season conditions. ow.ly/AwoF5 Posted in Recent News | 0 Replies
Putin Ban of U.S. Ag Products
August 7, 2014 1:12 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Here's some thoughts on the Putin Ban of U.S. Agricultural Products. Makes us think about President Carter's 1980 grain embargo but with far less reaction.
Winning the Ag Tech War
June 23, 2014 2:33 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services I've always said Agriclture has always been on the forefront of technolgy. A Senior Editor with CNBC agrees and explained with this article.
Land Buying Checklist
May 14, 2014 4:24 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Farm Credit - 10 points to consider before purchasing rural property: ow.ly/wQY5Z
Enbridge Pipeline
May 4, 2014 9:35 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Enbridge can pursue eminent domain in IL to complete it's pipeline: ow.ly/wQMW8
Ag Drone Business Takes Off
April 21, 2014 6:01 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Ag Drone Business Takes Off: ow.ly/wQNhd
New Farm Bill Signed into Law
February 8, 2014 4:51 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Finally, a Farm Bill www.agweb.com/article/finally_a_farm_bill_NAA_Jen_Russell/
Warrington Farmland Auction
February 8, 2014 8:19 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services This coming Wednesday the 12th is our Lee Realty Group public auction of 122.37 surveyed acres of McLean County farmland. Auction location is at the Evergreen FS building on Hershey (formerly McLean County Farm Bureau building). For a detailed brochure go to: www.leerealty.com/index.cfm
This Week in Agribusiness at the Farm Progress Show
September 1, 2013 2:59 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services This Week in Agribusiness at the Decatur, IL Farm Progress Show: ow.ly/osARg
Cash Rents in 2014
August 31, 2013 12:02 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Good farmdoc article: Expected Cash Rents in 2014 on Professionally Managed Farmland
farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2013/08/expected-cash-rents-2014-professionally.html Jeff Lee
Pro Farmer Crop Tour in Iowa
August 23, 2013 12:15 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services www.agweb.com/profarmer/article/day_4_press_release_2013_pro_farmer_midwest_crop_tour_/ The Pro Farmer crop tour covered Iowa yesterday and indicated average soybean pod counts below those seen during last year’s drought. Jeff
Farm Progress Show
August 22, 2013 11:09 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Farm Progress Show field demonstrations cancelled due to 2013 weather.
Early Frost Prediction
August 17, 2013 5:23 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services AccuWeather is saying an early frost for the Midwest. http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/fall-winter-forecast-2013/16321077
ASCS aerial maps from 75 years ago
July 15, 2013 11:23 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Want to see what your farm looked like from old ASCS aerial maps taken about
75 years ago? Email your specific IL farm location to donemeyer@gmail.com
and I’ll email you back a B/W image used by USDA for many years! See how your farm has changed!
Don Meyer
Seminars Attended
June 26, 2013 5:18 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Two seminars recently attended, both here in Bloomington. On Monday I attended Farm Family Estate Planning and Succession put on by the Illinois Tax School. Very good presentations by local FBFM staff, Accountants and Lawyers. With the increases in Farmland values this topic is even more important. On Tuesday I attended the annual summer Brock Associates seminar for their commodity marketing outlook. Jeff
Which Crops Are the Thirstiest?
June 3, 2013 5:37 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services Interesting article from the University of Minnesota discussed looking at water usage for 16 major row crops.
Midwest Soil Moisture Needs to Recover
February 13, 2013 5:22 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services
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Yesterday we had a closing on 120 acres near Downs in Mclean County. Congratulations to seller and the buyer on this farmand property sale.
October 4, 2012 3:09 PM
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Article from farmdoc titled "How Bad Was the 2012 Corn and Soybean Growing Season?" farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2012/10/how_bad_was_the_2012_corn_and_.html
Farmland Prices from farmdoc daily
September 3, 2012 12:45 PM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services An article from farmdoc daily, a pub from the University of IL, discussing current farmland prices:http://www.farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2012/08/current_farmland_prices_in_lin_1.html
August 22, 2012 11:21 AM
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Last I evening attended the 2012 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour meeting at the Doubletree here in Bloomington. Reports were a confirmation of the much reduced yields expected for both the corn and beans from drought conditons.
2012 Economic Summit - Mclean County Chamber of Commerce
August 8, 2012 10:45 AM | Tagged as farm, farm management, farm real estate, farmland, Lee Realty, services More than 200 leaders from McLean County were on hand to hear from the Chairman of the House Ag Committee, Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK). I attended this educational and informative event. Jeff
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Services
March 25, 2012 8:41 PM | Tagged as farm, Lee Realty, services Lee Realty Group offers the following services: Real Estate Sales & Acquisitions, Land Auctions, Professional Farm Management, and Farmland Appraisals. Posted in Recent News | 0 Replies |
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Frevert Trust Farmland Public Auction - 932.93 Surveyed Acres
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On-Air WJBC & Marc Strauss - Lee Realty Original Owner in 1928 Helped Start Farm Management Business
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U of I changes it's Farmland Cash Renting Policy
Posted: June 19, 2017 11:23 AM
Rural America “Stranded in the Dial-Up Age,” Rural Broadband Issues
Posted: June 16, 2017 11:05 AM
Chronology of a Sideways Corn Market
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Vegetation Health Change from Last Year, 2017 / Trend Yields
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House Ag Committee Farm Bill Hearing - SNAP in Focus
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