Call us if you are interested in investing in farmland 217-369-1009. Covering the counties of Champaign, McLean, and Piatt, Schroeder Farms produces corn, soybeans, and seed corn. We also excel at installing and fixing drainage tile, which increases your farms’ productivity and adds value to your farmland. We have the financial ability to acquire new acres to expand our operation, and appreciate y
our consideration for future growing seasons. ..
What sets Schroeder Farms apart from other farming operations?
• We can install and fix drainage tile on your field. We have installed over 1 million feet of tile in the past few years. If you are interested in improving your field’s productivity and value through drainage, we would be glad to discuss how we can make this happen for you.
• Schroeder Farms grows seed corn for Monsanto and Pioneer production plants. In 2016, our seed corn fields averaged a 270 bushel per acre equivalent. If you are interested in growing seed corn on your field, we have the contacts and experience to help you make that happen.
• We are family owned and operated since 1884. With father and son tenants, you get experienced farmers, lease flexibility, open communication, technology competence, and long-term stability.
• 4 full-time employees ready to serve you...
Drainage Tile
Schroeder Farms has the experience and machinery to tile your ground. In 2013, like most years, April weather gave us too much rain. On our tiled fields the excess water drained faster, resulting in earlier planted fields, more timely fertilizer and crop protectant applications, faster soil warm up, reduced compaction, larger roots, reduced erosion, and a longer growing season.
• Fields Not Tiled: Corn averaged 204 bushels per acre. Soybeans averaged 58 bushels per acre.
• Tiled Fields: Corn averaged 231 bushels per acre. Using a local RTK base station and Soil Max Gold Digger Pro tile plow pulled by a 9630T John Deere track tractor with RTK for unmatched accuracy, we can install or fix 4 inch up to 10 inch tile. During the 2013 summer, we even installed 7,000 feet of tile in a neighbor’s soybean field with minimal damage to his standing crop. Last December we pattern tiled a 200 acre field. ..
Spring Machinery
During planting, Schroeder Farms operates 3 planters:
- 36 row John Deere planter pulled by a 8360RT tractor with RTK
- 36 row John Deere planter pulled by a 8295RT tractor with RTK
- 8 row John Deere planter pulled by a 6330 tractor to help with seed corn isolation
- 50 foot Landoll cultivator works the soil ahead of the planters
- 50 foot Landoll cultivator works the soil ahead of the planters
- 25 row side dress applicator adds most of our nitrogen to help stretch our nitrogen dollars and help the environment
- Will lease additional machinery if needed..
Fall Machinery
- S680 John Deere Combine with RTK
- 12 row John Deere chopping corn platform
- 40 foot John Deere soybean draper platform
- 1110 J&M Auger Cart with tracks
- 2 Peterbuilt semis with trailers
- 24 foot 2430 Landoll Chisel Plow
- 14 foot Sunflower Chisel Plow
- 22 foot Salford Chisel Vertical Till Tool
- Will lease additional machinery if needed..
Main Facility
- Address: 1097 North, 4000 East Road
Bellflower, IL 61856
- 360,000 bushels of storage
- 120’ x 80’ shop with heated floors
- 2 offices
- 6 machine sheds
- 2 module H-Series Farm Fan grain dryer
- 12,000 gallon LP storage tank
- Breaking ground on 160’ x 80’ machine shed in 2019
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Services Provided to You
- Drainage tile installation & maintenance
- Farm acquisitions
- Grain marketing, storage, & trucking
- Open communication with landowners &
farm managers
- Farm accounting
- Hybrid selection
- GPS hybrid planting maps
- GPS harvest yield & soil type maps
- Variable rate fertilizer maps
- Government programs
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Doug Schroeder - Tenant
- 35 years of farming experience
- Open to all lease opportunities
- Strong financials to expand operation
- Illinois Soybean Association - Vice President
- University of Illinois Department of Agriculture Alumnus
- 20 years of real estate license experience
- Illinois Ag Leadership Alumnus
- Resume available upon request..
Bob Schroeder - Tenant
- 11 years of farming experience
- Open to all lease opportunities
- Strong financials to expand operation
- Long-term land investment stability
- Farm Management experience covering Illinois
- Seed Sales experience covering Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri
- University of Illinois Department of Agriculture Alumnus
- Mahomet Church Youth Leader
- Resume available upon request
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Please contact us if you are interested in investing in farmland, or have an investment opportunity for Schroeder Farms to invest in. ..
Bellflower Founder: Harold Schroeder
Bloomington Founder: Fredrick Schroeder
Schroeder Heirs Associates: Rich Schroeder, Jim Schroeder, Jeff Stuckey
Machinery Manager: Nick Drinkwater
Assistant Machinery Manager: Greg Bedford
