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Working antique tractor show draws thousands to east central Illinois

The smell of the smoke expelled from the chugging steam engines, the giant American flag waving above acres of antique green, orange, red and yellow tractors, and the excitement of people watching machines in action is something you only experience once every two years here.

Those sights, sounds, and smells of the Half Century of Progress Show on the runways and surrounding acreage of the Rantoul Airport are part of the extravaganza that brings thousands to central Illinois around the Farm Progress Show.

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A chain harrow is a game changer

Video: A chain harrow is a game changer

Utilizing a rotational grazing method on our farmstead with our sheep helps to let the pasture/paddocks rest. We also just invested in a chain harrow to allow us to drag the paddocks our sheep just left to break up and spread their manure around, dethatch thicker grass areas, and to rough up bare dirt areas to all for a better seed to soil contact if we overseed that paddock. This was our first time really using the chain harrow besides initially testing it out. We are very impressed with the work it did and how and area that was majority dirt, could be roughed up before reseeding.

Did you know we also operate a small business on the homestead. We make homemade, handcrafted soaps, shampoo bars, hair and beard products in addition to offering our pasture raised pork, lamb, and 100% raw honey. You can find out more about our products and ingredients by visiting our website at www.mimiandpoppysplace.com. There you can shop our products and sign up for our monthly newsletter that highlights a soap or ingredient, gives monthly updates about the homestead, and also lists the markets, festivals, and events we’ll be attending that month.