词条 | Obery Farms |
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| name = Obery Farms | type = Private company | foundation = {{start date|1874}} | founder = Paul Obery | location_city = Metamora, Illinois | location_country = United States | key_people = John Obery (principal) Mark Obery (principal) Joel Obery (principal) | industry = Agribusiness, Agriculture }} 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. DocumentaryIn 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. References1. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19850609&id=Ek8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bcgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5506,2532241 "Family farms become endangered species], Times Daily, 9 June 1985 2. ^Muniz, Jeff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091105022923/http://www.centralillinoisnewscenter.com/news/local/68711337.html "Future of family farms"], WEEK-TV, 2 November 2009 3. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20091118073304/http://www.centralillinoisnewscenter.com/news/local/70152402.html "Local farm claims Hollywood award"], WEEK-TV, 15 November 2009 7 : 1874 establishments in Illinois|Companies based in Woodford County, Illinois|Companies established in 1874|Farms in Illinois|Privately held companies based in Illinois|Agriculture companies of the United States|Food and drink companies established in 1874 |
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