Casey's celebrates farmers

Illinois Farm Families is teaming up with Casey’s for a special promotion recognizing the farm families supporting the state’s largest industry.

Casey’s pizzas through Oct. 31 will come with a flyer featuring 10 farm families representing a variety of Illinois family-owned row crop and livestock operations. The promotion, a continuation of IFF’s “We are the 96%” campaign to raise awareness that 96 percent of Illinois farms are family-owned, is available at all Casey’s locations in Illinois.

“Casey’s sells pizzas in nearly every county in Illinois, offering the opportunity to bring our message about family farm ownership to both urban and rural folks in Illinois. It’s a natural partnership with a natural fit, and we are so excited to celebrate,” said Jon Rosenstiel, chairman of IL Corn and a farmer from Pearl City.

Families appearing on Casey’s pizza flyers are the Noland family, of Blue Mound; the Casner family, Rosamond; the Dollinger family, Mazon; the Heap family, Minooka; the Gould family, Maple Park; the Kleinschmidt family, Armington; the Willard family, Griggsville; the Sanderson family, Clare; the Stitzel family, Shannon; and the Leman family, Eureka.

The partnership was funded in large part by the IL Corn checkoff, with additional support from Illinois Beef Association, Illinois Farm Bureau and Illinois Pork Producers Association. The program is presented by IFF, in which Illinois Soybean Association and Midwest Dairy are also partners.