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Tag Archives: Illinois

Local Ag Drone Pilot Workshop Clarifies Certification, Maintenance and Drone Operation

Biomass Rules Posted on June 20, 2025 by Mark JennerJune 20, 2025

The Ag Technologies Solutions Group, in Greenville, Illinois, has a vision for simplifying drone pilot training, Part 107 certification, and demystifying drone operations.  ATSG has created a hands-on workshop on navigating the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policies surrounding piloting unmanned … Continue reading →

Posted in drones, economics, farm, firm, production, science | Tagged ag drone pilot workshop, Ag Technology Solutions Group (ATSG), airspace, Bond County, clarifies certification maintenance and drone operation, Class B, Class E, commercial flights, Cropland Data Layer, drone pilot, Federal Aviation Administration (FFA), Illinois, local ag drone pilot workshop clarifies certification maintenance and drone operation, NASS, Part 107 certification, unmanned aircraft system (UAS), visual flight rules (VFR) | Leave a reply

I Went Looking For America and Found It! – Secret Life of Rural America

Biomass Rules Posted on June 17, 2025 by Mark JennerJune 17, 2025

A good friend invited me to Hutchinson, Minnesota last weekend to celebrate a joyous life event.  Working in the Midwest most of my career, it is often easiest just to drive rather than fly to neighboring states.  Earlier in my … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, firm, policy, production, science, Secret Life of Rural Communities, wealth creation | Tagged biofuels, biomass energy, commercial farming, farmers markets, I went looking for America and found it, Illinois, Iowa, life science, local culture, local infrastructure, Minnesota, Missouri, Peace Corps, Peace Corps Nepal, rural development, Secret Life of Rural America, similar but different, solar, sustainable agriculture, wind | Leave a reply

Celebrating New Beginnings outside the Fold – Secret Life of Rural Communities

Biomass Rules Posted on May 12, 2025 by Mark JennerMay 12, 2025

For the first time in the last nine years, I participated in Greenville University’s 2025 Commencement Ceremony as a civilian, rather than faculty. Saturday, May 10th, was a glorious day, and so fun to see former colleagues and students and … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, education, policy, Secret Life of Rural Communities, wealth creation | Tagged back row seats, celebrating new beginnings outside the fold, civilian community member, Commencement 2025, faculty, Greenville, Greenville University, Illinois, May 10, passive crowd control, Rob Clark, secret life of rural communities, staff, students, The Lunch Company, thriving community, Tracy Hall | Leave a reply

USDA NASS Releases Finer Field Resolution of Cropland Data Layer

Biomass Rules Posted on March 6, 2025 by Mark JennerMarch 6, 2025

One fun announcement from last week’s, USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum was the release of a finer resolution of field boundaries in the continental United States.  The United States with the exception of Hawaii is available at a 10-meter resolution.  This … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, economics, farm, policy, production, science | Tagged 10-meter resolution, 30-meter resolution, Agricultural Outlook Forum, Bond County, Census of Ag, Cropland Data Layer, Cropland Data Layer (CDL), finer field resolution, Greenville, Illinois, land use, land use change, NASS, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Natural Resource Inventory (NRI), USDA, USDA NASS releases finer field resolution of Cropland Data Layer | Leave a reply

Long-Run Illinois Land Values – What the Function?

Biomass Rules Posted on August 16, 2024 by Mark JennerAugust 16, 2024

Ok. This is certainly overkill, but I can’t stop sharing. There was a lot of interest in the last post, Midwest Land Prices Only Increase in the LONG View.  But it gets EVEN cooler. Two of the lines in this … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, economics, science | Tagged ag economic, exponential trend, functional forms, Illinois, intercept, interest, land values, long-run, long-run Illinois land values - what the function, magic, models, slope, time value of money, what the function | Leave a reply

Midwest Land Prices Only Increase in the LONG View

Biomass Rules Posted on August 12, 2024 by Mark JennerAugust 16, 2024

Ten years ago, while working for University of Missouri – Extension, I had the privilege of joining a curriculum development team on estate and farm transfers.  We developed the idea of a case, or at least believable story, to go … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, economics, science | Tagged appreciation, depreciation, exponential growth, Illinois, inflation, inflation-adjusted, land, land in farms, long view, Midwest land prices, Midwest land prices only increase in the long view, Missouri, NASS, National Ag Statistics Service, only increase, USDA | Leave a reply

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