Peoria native Kavan Shay earned a degree in finance and headed to Chicago to work downtown in commercial real estate. Deciding to fulfill a culinary dream, his entrepreneurial spirit led him to open his restaurant, The Blue Duck Barbeque Tavern, in his hometown of Peoria. Kavan felt it would be more meaningful for the smaller community of Peoria than it would in an enormous city like Chicago.
Up Next in Season 2
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Mark Black & Matt Brooks | KT Precisi...
Mark Black and Matt Brooks started KT Precision Ag to use drones to spray their fields and help control weeds. On this episode of A Shot of Ag, they talk about this and other drone application are changing today’s farming operations.
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KJ Johnson | Pres. IL Fertilizer & Ch...
K. J. Johnson grew up on his family farm and began competing in tractor pulls with his two brothers at the age of six. He later worked in ag on Capitol Hill and was recently elected president of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association.
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Jim Campion | Farming in Illinois | A...
Jim Campion is a fourth-generation farmer who is stepping up to the challenges of raising crops while utilizing his past experience as a grain market analyst to make his farming operation profitable.
