Obery Farms
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| Company type | Private company |
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| Industry | Agribusiness, Agriculture |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Founder | Paul Obery |
| Headquarters | , |
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Obery Farms was founded in 1874 with only 127 acres.[1] The Obery family has been farming in rural Metamora, Illinois for six generations and over 140 years.[2] Today, the family farms over 3,000 acres in Central Illinois.
Documentary
[edit]In 2009, a 33-minute documentary on Obery Farms was produced by award-winning filmmaker Levi Obery and Ten Thirty-One Pictures Entertainment. The film won a 2009 Davey Award and a 2010 Communicator Award.[3] It aired on the Documentary Channel on DirecTV and Dish Network and was also released on DVD and Blu-ray.
References
[edit]- ^ "Family farms become endangered species, Times Daily, 9 June 1985
- ^ Muniz, Jeff. "Future of family farms", WEEK-TV, 2 November 2009
- ^ "Local farm claims Hollywood award", WEEK-TV, 15 November 2009