10-07-2025
Central Illinois family farms picking, selling corn until sold out
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Family farms all over Central Illinois are starting to sell sweet corn.
Lingley Brothers Sweetcorn started selling their sweetcorn Monday — about a week earlier than expected, due to the recent high heat and heavy rainfall. They held a stand in Hoopeston, Tilton and Rantoul on Tuesday as well.
Workers were up at 4 a.m. to begin harvesting the corn by hand, then started selling it at 10 a.m. until they sold out.
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For some, however, sweetcorn is more than just a job; it's a family tradition.
'Once it's sweetcorn season, my brother, my sisters, my brothers-in-law, my friends, they all come out and they help,' Megan West, whose parents bought the company in 2000, said. 'So it's a lot of fun going out and spending extra time with the people that I care about.'
The stands in Hoopeston, Tilton and Rantoul will open at 10 a.m. again on Wednesday.
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