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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For additional information contact: Brian Thompson | 309-665-0959 | Bthompson@firstmid.com April 2, 2020 (Chicago, Illinois) – David Klein, with First Mid Ag Services from Bloomington, Illinois, has been recognized as a part of the 2019 APEX Producers Club by the Realtors® Land Institute as a part of the RLI APEX Production Awards […]

Brian Thompson, President of First Mid Ag Services, visited with Illinois Farmer Today and client/landowner Bill Hammitt to discuss meeting Bill’s goals.  For the full article please visit the link below. Farm owner passes landvalues to grandchildren DISCLAIMER: By clicking the links above, you will leave the First Mid Ag Services website. The following pages are […]

First Mid Ag Services work adjusts for Covid-19 March 30, 2020 What is First Mid Ag Services doing? As the Country and World go through the unusual event of Covid-19, our First Mid Ag Services Team would like you to know that we continue working to represent our client’s farm ownership interest. We are a […]

Farmland Values Remain Steady, Safe Investment (Bloomington, IL — March 19, 2020) Illinois farmland values continue remaining at stable levels while other investment options have seen very extreme swings according to the report issued today at the Illinois Land Values Conference. The event is sponsored by the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural […]

It’s no secret the agriculture landscape has experienced significant advancements over the last 10-20 years.  With more and more information at farmers disposal to base decisions on, it becomes challenging to set yourself apart, especially for young farmers. The most dangerous four words I hear from the younger generation are “that’s what dad did”, signifying […]

SOLD: High quality Illinois farmland is still a solid investment. “We feel may unstable here but people around the world see us as a stable place to buy land,” says David Klein, First Mid Ag Services. By Holly Spangler A lot of things peaked around 2013. Commodity prices. Net farm income. Farmland values.  Then it […]

On September 16, 2019, Ross Perkins contributed an article to AgriNews discussing the recent yield survey First Mid Ag Services took of McLean County.  For the full article please use the link below. Yields down in top corn-producing county DISCLAIMER: By clicking the links above, you will leave the First Mid Ag Services website. The following […]

New release embargoed until 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 28 Illinois Farmland Values Remain Only Slightly Changed “Static” is likely the best way to describe what is happening with prices being paid for Illinois farmland when comparing sales activities from January 1 through the end of July this year. This is according to the annual […]

On April 1, 2019, Ross Albert contributed an article in Prairie Farmer discussing how to understand farmland property taxes.  For the full article please use the link below. How complicated are Illinois farmland taxes? DISCLAIMER: By clicking the links above, you will leave the First Mid Ag Services website. The following pages are not in any […]