Past Meetings

The Changing Landscape: Renewable Energy and Land Use in Illinois

 

May 11, 2026

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S, LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604

Please join us for our May Chicago Farmers Annual Luncheon at the Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago with speaker Bill Bodine with Illinois Farm Bureau.

View Details ►

 

 

What Happened to Land Values in 2025—and Where Are They Headed in 2026?

 

April 13, 2026

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Illini Center
200 South Wacker Drive, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

Please join us for our April Chicago Farmers Luncheon at the Illini Center, Chicago with speaker Ray Brownfield with Peoples Company.

View Details ►

 

 

Managing Illinois' Climate

 

March 09, 2026

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Illini Center
200 South Wacker Drive, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

Please join us for our March Chicago Farmers Luncheon at the Illini Center, Chicago with speaker Dr. Trent Ford, Illinois State Climatologist with the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois.

View Details ►

 

 

Shaping the Future of Illinois Agriculture: Meet the new leader of Illinois' largest farm organization

 

February 09, 2026

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Illini Center
200 South Wacker Drive, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

Please join us for our February Chicago Farmers Luncheon at the Illini Center, Chicago with speaker Phillip Nelson, new-elected President at Illinois Farm Bureau.

View Details ►

 

 

Future-Proofing Illinois Agriculture: A Case for Cropping Systems Diversification

 

January 12, 2026

 

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

 

Illini Center
200 South Wacker Drive, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

Please join us for our January Chicago Farmers Luncheon at the Illini Center, Chicago with speaker Dr. Adam Davis, Professor and department head of the department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

View Details ►