Sunrise on the Farm

American poet Carl Sandburg once wrote, "the wind and the corn talk things over together." Sandburg wrote of the Midwestern crop and now one Champaign County farmer is following in his footsteps drawing inspiration from the fields and writing poetry from the cab of his tractor. ABC Newschannel 15's Kate Springer has his story.Farmer Turned Poet

Video List

	Bottling Wine on the Farm
	Multi-Faceted Horse Farm
	Lots of Red Tractors and an Amazing Farmhouse
	Farmers Opens His Own Allis-Chalmers Museum
	Christmas Shopping on the Farm
	Farmer Builds Drive-Through Christmas Extravaganza
	Decking the Halls of a Farmhouse
	Raising the Christmas Goose
	Where Does Corn Go After Harvest?
	Merging Production And Research On The Farm
	U.S.D.A. Turns 150 Years Old
	GSI Turns Grain Handling Equipment Into a Massive Business
	Farmers Shopping for the Newest Seed Technology
	Raising Pumpkins on the Family Orchard
	Turning This Year's harvest Into Next Year's Seed
	Tiling Means Drainage
	3 Generations of Farmers Keep the Family Business Growing
	FFA Kids Head to the FIelds for Pod Patrol
	Riding Bikes to Educate Kids About Agriculture
	Local Businesses at the Farm Progress Show
	The People Behind the Farm Progress Show
	Sustainability on Display at the Illinois State Fair
	State Fair Dairy Barn Manager Beats Cancer
	Agriculture Takes Center Stage at the Illinois State Fair
	Getting Ready for the Farm Progress Show
	Sweet Corn Harvest Gets Under Way
	Getting an Early Start to the State Fair Experience
	Judging the State Fair Wine Competition
	Cattle Show Disciples
	Growing a Bounty of Certified Organic Foods
	Arabian Horse Show
	Planting the Sweet Corn Crop
	Building a Brewery on the Farm
	Ag-Venture Barn Brings Farm Animals to Elementary School
	Buffalo Making a Comeback
	Farmers Turn Manufacturing Equipment Into a Big Business
	Planting Season Gets Off to a Good Start
	Greenhouse Helps Family Recover from Tornado
	Baling Biomass
	Fueling Up On Biomass From Miscanthus and Switchgrass
	Farmers Head to Latin America
	Training for Grain Bin Rescues
	Beef Expo Kicks Off the Cattle Show Season
	Ag Job Scene is Looking Pretty Good
	Ag Under the Capitol Dome
	Inside an Implement Dealer
	Livestock Producers Don't Have the Option of Taking Snow Day
	Crop Prices Nearing Record Highs
	High Tech Software Helps Manage Farms
	Making Sure Horses Don't Go Barefoot
	Looking Back at 2010
	Grain Elevator Becomes a Museum
	Reindeer Bringing Holiday Joy to Central Illinois
	It's Not Just Any Farm, It's "The Farm"
	Buying Farm Equipment by the Highest Bid
	Holidays are Busy Time at the Applebarn
	Illinois Farms Producing Thanksgiving Bounty
	Curtis Orchard Cider Press
	Creating Fertile Soil for Next Year's Crops
	Football and Agriculture
	Raising Pumpkins in the Corn Field
	Corn Board
	A Tale of Two Crops
	Corn Syrup Name Change
	Farmers Taking a Break for Safety
	EPA Proposes New Farm Dust Regulations
	The 2010 Harvest Begins
	Farmers' Almanac Still Popular
	Changing Image of Farmers
	Digital Agriculture and the Virtual State Fair
	Dedication to Llamas Wins Farm Family of the Year
	Family Gets Ready for State Fair
	Raising Mushrooms on a Historic Farmstead
	Farms of the Future
	Turning Farm Trucks Into Diesel Pulling Monsters
	Urban Farming
	Learning the Art of Cutting Horses
	Farmer Turned Poet
	Putting Chickens Out to Pasture
	Christmas Tree Trimming in June
	Butcher Business Booms
	Planting Twin Rows
	Don't Call Me Llama
	Crop Scouting in the 21st Century
	Family Legacy of Rhubarb and Asparagus
	Rebirth of Ag Education
	Worm Farming
	Livestock Judging
	Grain Bin Safety
	Grass-Fed Sheep
	Growing Seasonal Foods Locally
	Weathering the Storm
	Market Maker Connects Producers And Consumers
	Activist Farmers
	Can't Put a Price on History
	Farming in the Snow
	Virtual Farming
	Black Gold
	Local Inventor Wins Big
	Brothers Raising Meat Goats
	Bio Energy Symposium Looks To Future
	Turning Farm Country Into Wine Country
	Farmers Face Tough Weather Year
	Horsing Around is Serious Business
	Local Grower Making the Holidays More Colorful
	Combines Rolling on Tracks
	Turkey Farm Prepares For Thanksgiving
	Local Elevator Handling a Bumper Crop of Wet Corn
	House Calls for Combines
	Raising Food all the way from the Seed to the Burger
	Taking Meat from the Hoof to the Dinner Plate
	Organic Farming in Rochester
	Wrapping up a Farm Progress Show Filled with Dreams
	Last minute preps for 2009 Farm Progress Show
	Dairy Cattle Taking Over the State Fair, and That's No Bull
	Crop Dusters Take To The Skies
	Massages: They're Not Just For Humans
	Wagyu Beef Arrives In Central Illinois
	Firefighters Practice Grain Bin Rescue
	Women Take Bigger Role On Farm
	Curtis Orchard Kicks Off Another Season
	Grass-Fed Beef
	A day on the Berry Patch
	Farmers in fear of possible permit fees.
	Preview of Dudley Smith Cow Calf Day
	Proposed Wind Farm has neighbors on edge
	First Fruits Poduce Co.
	Inside the BOJAC Seed Company
	Inside the Seed Lab
	Prairie Fruits Farm
	Country Vet
	Ag Director Talks about H1N1 Virus
	Mini Moos
	Where the Buffalo Roam
	Fields & Fairways
	Purple Fingered Farmers
	Extreme Mustang Makeover
	Carpet from Corn
	Groundhog Living
	WineCrisp Apples
	Homer Historical Museum
	Sheep Girl
	Vineyard
	Disabled Farmer
	Farmers Only Website
	School House
	FFA Student
	4H for 50 Years
	Great Pumpkin Patch
	Reindeer Ranch
	Pumpkin Grower
	A New Farmer
	Hog Caller
	Meals in the Fields
	Curtis Orchard
	Saddle Making
	Auctioneer
	Horse Shoes
	Tractor Pulling
	State Fair Horses
	4-H Livestock
	Horse Back Riding
	The Miller Exhibit
	Champaign County Farmer of the Year
	Sadler Feed Mill
	Agriculture Diversity
	U of I Marrow Plots
	Drummer Silty Clay Loam
	Stone Ridge Dairy Farm