Past
Our home farms were land granted from the U.S Government in 1835 making Tim the 6th & Michael the 7th generation to manage their home farms. Michael's grandparents, William and Lucille Kinner, took the initiative during their career to set the stage for what the farm is today. Additional land, a heated shop, and updating equipment allowed the farm to grow for the next generation. Tim and Cynde continued this trend. They have been quick to adapt to the ever changing agricultural technology. The farm records have been kept digitally since the early 90's. This foresight has allowed the farm to analyze and compare production with yields from the past two decades.
Lucille & William Kinner circa 1944
Lucille Kinner’s 90th Birthday
4 Generations
Present
Michael and Tricia joined Tim and Cynde following graduation from Western Illinois University and their wedding in the fall of 2004. Michael earned his Bachelors of Science in Agronomy with a minor in Ag Business and Ag Systems Management. Tricia earned her Bachelors of Science in Biology and RPTA, with a minor in Psychology. They have spent their married years dedicated to supporting and enhancing the farm with their strong history in plant and animal sciences. Both of which they encourage and have strived to develop a passion for in their children, Ben and Emily,
Ben and Emily showing their lambs at the Sangamon County Fair
Kinner Kids “working” with Nana Cynde
Future
Our goal for the future is to maintain a profitable family run farm. We believe that by accepting change and new technology we will be able to adapt to future challenges in agriculture.
Many farms today find themselves farming with the philosophy that "Big is the Best". That may be best for those farms and their landowners, but we believe that planting and harvesting the crop ourselves allows us to focus our attention on the details that are lost in a very large operation.
Riding in the tractor and seeing each farm every year, allows us to improve that individual farm in ways that would be overlooked by the average employee. Having our eyes in the field making the decisions based on the specific conditions of that field is what sets us apart.
Ben loading rye seed in Dad’s drill
Caleb, Connor, Grace & Paxton helping Uncle Michael and Papa Tim harvest
Paxton hauling seed to the field
Caleb and Connor making sure Nana Cynde doesn’t get bored waiting to be filled for the elevator
Paxton & Grace helping Uncle Michael
Tim filling the planter to beat the rain
Emily and her best buddy, Leroy
Ben catching beans off Dad during harvest