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[March 21, 2007]  From an Ag Day presentation by John Fulton:

Logan County Ag Facts

Agriculture and Its Impact on the Logan County Economy

 

Logan County Corn Yields
Year Acres Harvested Yield (bu/A) Production (bu)
1997 183,400 acres 137 bushel 25,125,800 bushel
1998 185,000 acres 149 bushel 27,565,000 bushel
1999 175,000 acres 158 bushel 27,650,000 bushel
2000 180,000 acres 163 bushel 29,340,000 bushel
2001 181,900 acres 151 bushel 27,466,900 bushel
2002 180,100 acres 153 bushel 27,555,300 bushel
2003 184,900 acres 189 bushel 34,946,100 bushel
2004 187,000 acres 188 bushel 35,156,000 bushel
2005 201,800 acres 144 bushel 29,059,200 bushel
2006 196,600 acres 171 bushel 33,618,600 bushel

 

Logan Co. Soybean Yields
Year Acres Harvested Yield (bu/A) Production (bu)
1997 164,100 acres 44.5 bushel 7,302,450 bushel
1998 172,400 acres 49 bushel 8,447,600 bushel
1999 169,300 acres 50 bushel 8,465,000 bushel
2000 162,700 acres 47 bushel 7,646,900 bushel
2001 164,100 acres 47 bushel 7,712,700 bushel
2002 161,700 acres 52 bushel 8,408,400 bushel
2003 153,700 acres 41 bushel 6,301,700 bushel
2004 147,300 acres 56 bushel 8,248,800 bushel
2005 140,400 acres 53 bushel 7,441,200 bushel
2006 149,400 acres 52 bushel 7,768,800 bushel

 

Economics for Logan County

  • Cash Crop Receipts
         $106,535,000

  • Cash Livestock Receipts
         $ 20,374,000

  • Total Receipts
         $126,909,000

(2005 Data – Illinois Ag Statistics Service)

 

The Logan County Ripple effect:

  • Equipment Dealers: 3 dealers/4 locations

  • Fertilizer/Chemical Facilities: 13 locations

  • Seed Co. Headquarters/Regional: 4

  • Grain Elevators: 9 companies/14 locations

  • Ag Lenders : 15 not including fertilizer/chemical dealers

  • Numerous other businesses providing products and services for agriculture!

The agricultural industry is Illinois' largest employer

  • 68.6% of the Illinois job growth is agriculturally related

  • 9% growth is projected in the next decade

  • 25% of the Illinois civilian workforce is employed in the agricultural industry

 

 

Is agriculture important to Logan County?

   Clearly…. it is very important!!

 

[Text copied from PowerPoint presentation received from John Fulton,
University of Illinois Extension, Logan County Unit]

(Plain text version without color)

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