A modern line of well-maintained equipment.
Our tractors are equipped with global positioning equipment to facilitate accurate application of seed, pesticides and fertilizers. This tractor, seen applying anhydrous ammonia (NH 3), is also equipped with GPS-guided auto steer, minimizing product overlap, skips, and operator fatigue.

An on-farm grain handling system including continuous flow dryers, a state-certified truck scale, 350,000 bushels of storage, and the flexibility to handle Identity-Preserved (IP) crops. This system, along with the flexibility of farm-owned trucks, allows timely access to Illinois River, Chicago, and other area terminals when marketing conditions are favorable.

Specialty crops have included food-grade soybeans, sweet corn, popcorn, high oil corn, high endosperm corn, highly extractable starch (HES) corn, and non-GMO crops.

Dedication to farmland stewardship. We recognize the importance of short-term returns in successful farmland investing and we achieve those with thorough, timely, and well-managed field operations. However, we are even more dedicated to the long-term husbandry of our farmland through careful use of soil amendments and maintenance of our drainage and erosion control infrastructure.

Farming by the square foot...like the one shown below. The soil fertility and acidity information gained from routine soil testing reduces input costs and minimizes impact on the environment. A combine-mounted global positioning system produces detailed records and yield maps like the one shown to the right. Historical yield data along with soil type information are used to write seeding prescriptions for GPS-guided variable rate corn planting. This technique allows for reduced populations in low-productivity areas and increased populations where the soil will support them.