Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton welcomed participants of the virtual Illinois Specialty Crops Conference today by thanking them for their continued contributions during the pandemic.

“The challenges have been great, but you did not falter. You worked incredibly hard to continue to produce great food. You adapted your businesses and you have been resilient, innovative and creative.”

Stratton shares the large impact that specialty growers have on the state.

“Illinois has more than 3,000 farms that grow specialty crops.

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