Bellwood area farmer Dan Hilger poses for a photo by his rye cleaning machine that he purchased about three years ago. Hilger plants rye as a cover crop and then re-plants or sells the final seed product.
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Dan Hilger, who farms about 3 miles east of Bellwood, shows off what rye seed looks like after being processed.
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Dan Hilger shows off his finished custom popcorn product that he and his son, Marcus, grow on a portion of the 150 acres they farm near Bellwood. Hilger for more than 25 years has looked for ways to diversify his farming operation - growing popcorn is just one of them.
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Bellwood area farmer Dan Hilger on a recent day walks through one of his fields inspecting the progress of this year's corn.
Growing up about 3 miles south of the Bellwood property he has farmed for the past 52 years, Daniel Hilger started getting his hands dirty as soon as he was capable of contributing to his family’s operation.
Bellwood area farmer Dan Hilger poses for a photo by his rye cleaning machine that he purchased about three years ago. Hilger plants rye as a cover crop and then re-plants or sells the final seed product.
Dan Hilger shows off his finished custom popcorn product that he and his son, Marcus, grow on a portion of the 150 acres they farm near Bellwood. Hilger for more than 25 years has looked for ways to diversify his farming operation - growing popcorn is just one of them.
