Wednesday 8th October 2025

An Illinois corn and soybean farmer is diversifying her operation this year by adding ag tourism opportunities.

Kate Danner of Aledo in northwest Illinois tells Brownfield with COVID-19 related meeting cancellations last year she was home more often and decided to plant some sunflowers for pollinators, which she ended up selling.

“I went to one farmers market and I sold out, then I went to another farmers market and I sold out.

    

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