December 1st Deadline to Apply for Unique Farmland Access Opportunity in NE Illinois
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Nathan Aaberg
Nov 11, 2025, 4:25:42 PM (9 days ago) Nov 11
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As we shared last month, a family in the Chicago area is looking to partner with a soil-regenerating farmer to find farmland that the family would purchase and then lease to the farmer on a long-term basis.
The exact details of the opportunity (including what counties are of interest in northeastern Illinois) and what kind of farmer(s) the family is looking to collaborate with are described in the Request For Application (RFA) you can find here. The deadline for applying to collaborate with the family on this project is Monday, December 1 by 11:59 p.m.
The exact details of the opportunity (including what counties are of interest in northeastern Illinois) and what kind of farmer(s) the family is looking to collaborate with are described in the Request For Application (RFA) you can find here. The deadline for applying to collaborate with the family on this project is Monday, December 1 by 11:59 p.m.
In short, the family has secured the sale of a farmland property in Minnesota and wishes to roll over the proceeds into a property in northeastern Illinois through a 1031 Exchange process. They estimate the amount they will have available to purchase a farm (which could be made up of more than one property) as part of this project to be ~$650-$900k.
The family intends to use their farmland purchase to create a new long-term farmland access opportunity for an organic and/or regenerative farmer. The farmland will subsequently be leased to a farmer who would have the option to purchase some or all of the property in the future.
Three farmers have already applied, and others have expressed interest.
The Land Connection’s Illinois FarmLink program is assisting the family with this project but does not represent them.
Please note that the RFA provides details about this unique opportunity. You should read it carefully before deciding to apply. You can access the application questions in a Word document here that you can easily fill in and send to farmqu...@gmail.com. You can use this same email to reach out to the family for any questions you might have.
Three farmers have already applied, and others have expressed interest.
The Land Connection’s Illinois FarmLink program is assisting the family with this project but does not represent them.
Please note that the RFA provides details about this unique opportunity. You should read it carefully before deciding to apply. You can access the application questions in a Word document here that you can easily fill in and send to farmqu...@gmail.com. You can use this same email to reach out to the family for any questions you might have.
Thanks,
Nathan Aaberg
Illinois FarmLink Director
The Land Connection
206 N. Randolph St., Suite 400
Champaign, Illinois 61820
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