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This Illinois farm family has been caring for the same land for almost two centuries!

April 10, 2025 11:23 AM • 
RFD NEWS STAFF, Currey McCullough

For nearly 200 years, one Illinois family has been caring for the same land.

The state’s Soybean Association takes us there to see how they have done it since the 1850s.

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