https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDJgvunGwb8
Meet Brent Scholl and family, Illinois hog farmers. Learn more about the Illinois Farm Families who grow your food at www.watchusgrow.org.

https://ilpork.com/ippa/pig-farming-by-county
Pig Farming by County. In Illinois, hog production and processing supports over 57,100 jobs. The total output on sales in Illinois generated from hog production, processing and related industries totaled an estimated $13.8 billion. Click on the individual counties below to see economic information by county.

https://watchusgrow.org/2019/09/15/3-illinois-pig-farmers-you-need-to-know/
Pat Bane, Illinois pig farmer in McLean. Pat was voted America's Pig Farmer of the Year in 2018. He is an advocate for creating conversations between consumers and Illinois pig farmers, to show those unfamiliar with agriculture how raising pigs has evolved for the better. Pat raises 3,000 pigs on his farm where he's passionate about

https://www.farmprogress.com/hog-and-pork-news/8-questions-with-illinois-pork-producers
8 questions with Illinois Pork Producers. Jennifer Tirey, IPPA executive director, offers a look at how the Illinois hog business is changing and what the Illinois Pork Expo will offer, coming up Jan. 30. Holly Spangler, Prairie Farmer Senior Editor. January 18, 2024. 5 Min Read.

https://watchusgrow.org/2020/10/12/working-to-farm-a-day-in-the-life-update-from-drew-kuhn/
Working to farm - a day in the life update from Drew Kuhn. Up until November 2019, Drew Kuhn worked as a production manager for Sturtevant Hog Farms (learn about that role here). Last fall, he, his wife and his brother had an opportunity to raise pigs a little closer to home. The new farm is in Sycamore (one of the 96% of all Illinois farms

https://agupdate.com/illinoisfarmertoday/news/livestock/illinois-pig-farmers-promote-pork-family-traditions/article_85b93520-3f4c-11ed-87a7-8b512a35850a.html
Illinois pig farmers promote pork, family traditions. Phyllis Coulter. Oct 1, 2022. Darrell and Laurie Stitzel stand in front of a pig barn on their farm in Carroll County in northwestern Illinois. They market 10,000 pigs a year from their wean-to-finish farm and were named the 2022 Illinois Pork Producer Farm Family of the Year.

https://ilpork.com/
Farmer's Care. Illinois Farm Families Pork Power Donation Program Illinois Pork Retail Suppliers. Sustainability. Earth Day, Every Day The Modern Farm. We Care Commitment. ... 96% of Illinois farms are family owned. If you thought it was just faceless corporations "managing" these fields and animals from afar, we hope you're pleasantly

https://ilpork.com/ippa/pig-farming-by-county/profile/the-six-family
If you have any questions or want to share anything with the staff at the Illinois Pork Producers Association, we would love to hear from you. Ben and Genny Six are 5th and 6th generation hog farmers. Eager to carry on the family business, learn about their daily life in keeping the farming tradition going.

https://watchusgrow.org/
Farmers of Illinois. Did you know that today, nearly all Illinois farms - 96 percent - are family owned? While our farms may come in different shapes and sizes, we all value the same thing: responsibly growing safe, healthy food for your table and ours. Check out a local farmer near you.

https://nppc.org/the-pork-industry/illinois/
The direct, indirect, and induced activity generated by the Illinois pork industry in 2021 supported a total of 33,677 jobs and $2.067B in personal income. Illinois hog farms and pork processors directly employed 13,889 workers and paid $795.4 million in total wages. This includes 2,104 full-time-equivalent workers at the farm level and an

https://www.nimanranch.com/our-family-farmers/heun-family-hog-farm/
The farm was bought by my great-grandfather in 1917 and has been run by the family since then. It has seen the advancement of agriculture, from horse-driven equipment to modern tractors. There has always been livestock raised on the farm. We still have pigs in barns where my grandparents kept the horses and milked their cows. Our farm supports

https://www.porkbusiness.com/news/hog-production/super-bowl-commercial-puts-spotlight-illinois-farming-family
An Illinois pig farmer and his family will be starring in a Super Bowl commercial in select Illinois markets on Sunday. Chad Bell, his wife Brittany, and children Amelia and Charlie, will appear in the commercial, titled "The Corporation.". In addition to finishing 4,800 pigs per year as a production partner with a local farm family, the

https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/pork-market-news/illinois-pork-producers-elect-new-leadership
Mark and his wife, Karen, are the proud owners of DeDecker Pork Farm in Cambridge, Illinois where they currently farm 2,500 acres of corn and soybeans and market 7,000 hogs annually with their son, Lance. The DeDecker family history in Henry County goes back over 75 years and spans over three generations.

https://ilpork.com/farmers-care/sustainability/the-modern-farm/article/modern-hog-farming-in-illinois
Farmers have adopted modern practices out of concern for animal well-being, food safety and the environment based on sound science and input from agricultural experts. In fact, some pig diseases have even been eradicated. The health of pigs has improved greatly. Better food safety measures have led to a safer pork supply.

https://ilfbpartners.com/farm/where-does-illinois-grown-food-feed-and-fuel-go/
Mike Doherty, who grew up on a small livestock and grain farm in McLean County, says international trade affects all citizens of the state, not just farmers. Illinois agriculture contributes nearly 500,000 jobs (about 8% of the total) and generates over $136 billion in total economic activity.

https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/livestock-management/returning-to-the-family-farm
Work and family By day, Kuhn oversees the Sturtevant farm's system, which includes moving 85,000 wean-to-finish pigs to market per year. By night, he's back home working with his dad and younger brother at their 1,200-acre corn and soybean farm, raising 4,000 wean-to-finish pigs per year.

https://watchusgrow.org/farmers/
We are excited to share our stories with you and answer your questions about how your food is grown on our farms. Get to know local farm families by clicking on the map pins near your location. Want to know more? Click on their image to learn more about their farm and read their blog posts. Nearly all Illinois farms - 96% - are family owned.

https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/farming-business-management/cowsers-named-illinois-pork-family-of-the-year
In 2020, the IPPA proudly recognizes the Cowser Family, from Bradford, as the IPPA Family of the Year. Four generations strong, the Cowser family has been building their family owned farm in central Illinois since 1932. Current owners include brothers Steve, Andy, Marc and Darin, as well as two of Andy's children, Cheryl and Alan.

https://ilpork.com/ippa/family-of-the-year
In 2024, IPPA proudly recognizes the Burgener family of Moweaqua as the IPPA Family of the Year. Charles and Carole Burgener moved to Moweaqua, Illinois, in 1968 to a farm that Carole's grandparents owned, and started farming 500 acres of corn, soybeans, cattle, and hogs. In the beginning, they purchased feeder pigs at the sale barn and would

https://www.facebook.com/ILCorn/videos/farming-for-70-years/8276877065664655/?extid=reels
Pat is a farmer in Northern Illinois. She's been farming for 70 years, handling the farm finances, helping with hogs, raising a family and for 35 years

https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/farming-business-management/families-learn-about-food-and-farming-at-chicago-zoo
1 Min Read. Understanding how food gets from the farm to your fork can be puzzling, so Illinois Farm Families are filling in the missing pieces. During PORK-a-pa-ZOO-la at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo on June 30, visitors can learn how Illinois farmers grow soybeans, raise pigs and produce pork. "We understand consumers have questions about

https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Illinois/news-releases/2024/farm-service-agency-seeking-nominations-for-farmers-and-ranchers-to-serve-on-local-county-committees
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 21, 2024 - Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to serve on local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committees. These committees make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2024 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA

https://ilpork.com/farm-resources/illinois-resources/regulatory/article/il-epa-rules-apply-to-all-pig-farms
Surface application of manure may be used on soils with 5% or less slope OR when yearly average soil loss is 5 ton/acre or less. Injection or immediate incorporation of manure should be used on slopes greater than 5% or soil loss of more than 5 tons/acre. There are several setbacks and restrictions for manure application that apply to all farms.

https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2024-06-24/northwest-iowa-rivers-are-flooding-homes-and-farms-now-the-water-is-moving-downstream
One of the communities hit hardest by flooding over the weekend was Rock Rapids. The community of about 4,000 in Sioux County is familiar with flooding after dealing with problems in 2014 and 2018.

https://watchusgrow.org/innovation-grows-here/
Pig farmers like me have made some huge improvements in our overall carbon footprints. In the last 50 plus years, for every pound of pork we raise we're using 25% less water, 7% less energy, almost 8% less carbon and 75% less land. Raising pigs today contributes less than one half of one percent (.46%) to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

https://ilpork.com/ippa/about-us/about-ippa
Hog production makes up $1.1 billion and hog processing makes up $12.7 billion. Additionally, the pork industry supports over 57,000 jobs in Illinois. The video below highlights a barn constructed in Shelby County several years ago that included nearly 100% of the materials sourced from lllinois companies.