Description: 96% of Illinois farms are family owned! Get to know your local farmer families and how they operate to grow fresh and safe crops for you and your family.
Yep, 96%. If you thought it was just faceless corporations “managing” these fields and animals from afar, we hope you’re pleasantly surprised. Because what you’ll find on Illinois farms are families, just like yours.
Nearly 70,000 families own and operate family farms in Illinois, growing versatile crops like corn, soybeans, and wheat, plus important proteins and nutrient sources like pork, beef, and dairy, and even specialty crops like pumpkins, peaches, and horseradish. What we grow and how we grow it might look different from farm to farm, but the thing that’s true for nearly all of us, is that we’re doing it as a family. That creates an inherently strong desire to do it in a way that our family – and yours – can be
Browse the profiles below to get to know our featured families. Have questions? You can get them answered directly by one of us, too.