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2. Illinois Farm Bureau Policy Book 2019

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http://www.decision-innovation.com/economic-impact/case-study-illinois-agricultural-economic-contribution.aspx

4. “2013 Farm Income & Production Costs: Advance Report”, Farm Business Farm Management (FBFM)

https://fbfm.org/

5. “2013 Illinois Farmland Values & Lease Trends”, Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers

http://www.ispfmra.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-Illinois-Farmland-Values-Lease-Trends-Full-Presentation.pdf

6. “2012 Census of Agriculture”, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_2_County_Level/Illinois/,_Chapter_2_County_Level/Illinois/

7. “Quick Stats”, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/results/E0F5EB36-3313-3D7B-9E7FE56A3365CF2B#9A9F55D7-E267-38C6-ACB9-DF106291B5A7

8. “Experience Our History”, Visit Kankakee County

https://www.visitkankakeecounty.com/Our-History

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http://www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/manage/cash_rent_Illinois.pdf

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https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/86198/eib-185.pdf?v=0