Meet Ron LaDuke

Ron not only has a farm background, but a real farm presence today as well. He grew up on this great Illinois farmland and never left. After graduating from High School in 1971 he attended Carl Sandburg Jr. College in Galesburg, Il with interest in Ag. Business. Returning to the farm in 1972 because of his fathers heart condition was the beginning of Ron’s farming career. From there he continued his education and opened the LaDuke Real Estate and Appraisal office in 1983.

In 1988 Ron achieved the ARA (Accredited Rural Appraiser) designation with the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers which distinguishes him as one of the top level of rural appraisers in the country. When the State of Illinois Appraiser Certification came into play in 1992, Ron was the first in Knox County to become a State Certified General real estate appraiser.

The LaDuke’s home and the office of LaDuke Real Estate and Appraisal are located on a farm that has been in the family since the early 1900’s.

Today, Ron is a landowner himself and an active farmer as well. This unique position puts Ron on the “Front lines” of agriculture every day and gives him the ability to communicate with the farm community as well as relate to the struggles facing agriculture today on a first hand basis. This down to earth perspective, training and education combine to make Ron LaDuke a true Farm-Pro and the one you can count on for all your farmland or rural home sales and appraisal needs.

Ron is an Instrument Rated Private Pilot with a modern 4 place Cirrus airplane. He absolutely loves to fly and needs very little excuse to get into the air. Call today and arrange a tour over your farm as well as  prospective land for sale. He frequently flies over farms for an unbeatable look at the land, for sale and appraisal purposes.

Ron is also a volunteer pilot for AirLifeLine Midwest, a non-profit organization that provides free air transportation for persons with health care and other humanitarian needs. Check out their site and inquire if you or anyone you know could benefit from this service.