Obery Farms

Obery Farms
Private company
Industry Agribusiness, Agriculture
Founded 1874 (1874)
Founder Paul Obery
Headquarters Metamora, Illinois, United States
Key people
 John Obery (principal)
Mark Obery (principal)
Joel Obery (principal)
Website www.obery.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Obery Farms was founded in 1874 with only 127-acres.[2] The Obery family has been farming in rural Metamora, Illinois for six generations and over 135 years.[3] Today, the family farms over 3,000 acres in Central Illinois.[4]

Documentary

In 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.[5] It is currently airing on the Documentary Channel on DirecTV and Dish Network and also available on DVD.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "History". Obery Chemical and Fertilizer Inc. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19850609&id=Ek8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bcgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5506,2532241
  3. ↑ http://www.centralillinoisnewscenter.com/news/local/68711337.html
  4. ↑ http://centralillinoisproud.com/search-fulltext?&nxd_id=68952
  5. ↑ http://www.centralillinoisnewscenter.com/news/local/70152402.html
  6. ↑ http://www.documentarychannel.com/movie.php?currID=9860&t=Obery-Farms:-A-Family's-Legacy

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