I was standing at the Farm King checkout, waiting for my husband to pay for our Plan B attack on a mounding mole problem, when a farm magazine with colorful cauliflower on the cover persuaded me to pick it up. No grocery store tabloid tempts me to the point of touching, but I’m a sucker for anything about farms and gardening.

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Family farmers take great care to provide safe, healthy food for consumers. As you can see our Illinois farms come in many shapes and sizes, and 94 percent are family owned and operated. Learn more about the reasons why family farms grow, some of their challenges, and how farms are preserved for the next generation.

Here’s the farmers’ take:  
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We received a question from one of our visitors asking, “What differentiates a family farm from an industrial farm?” Since 94 percent of Illinois farms are family farms, we opened up the question to our Illinois farmers. We’ll share more farmer perspectives next week; and in the meantime, we invite you to share your view in the comment area below.

Here’s the take:
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