Julie Hardy was a city girl whose expertise was in marketing. When she married a Christmas tree farmer and flew reindeer from Alaska to their farm in Illinois, they soon became a tourist destination. Now they’re teaching others to appreciate this wonderful animal with “up close and personal” tours of their farm. You can even get a kiss from a reindeer right there in Canton, Illinois.
Up Next in Season 2
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Greg Steele | Farming & Leadership | ...
Greg Steele, a farmer from Dover, Illinois, and a Vietnam veteran, looks back on his career in agriculture. Serving our country’s interests overseas and surviving combat trickled over into volunteering with agriculture groups like Farm Bureau and Pork Producers. Farmers make tough business decisi...
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Rock Katschnig | Farming | A Shot of Ag
Rock Katschnig, a grain farmer around Prophetstown, Illinois, began farming at a very early age when a death in the family determined his future. This year marks Rock’s 45th crop and 42nd wedding anniversary. With those numbers comes great friendships, networking, memories, life lessons and wisdom.
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Roy Sorce | Harvest & Process Asian C...
Roy Sorce, owner of Sorce Freshwater Co., has been in the food distribution business for years. He works with local commercial fishermen to harvest invasive Asian carp from the Illinois River. Roy is processing, packaging and distributing this healthy white fish and providing jobs in the communit...
