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The pumpkin pie Americans enjoy each Thanksgiving often comes from pumpkins grown near Morton, Illinois. The region accounts for more than 95% of canned pumpkin in the U.S.
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A dessert that’s the centerpiece of many Thanksgiving tables this week depends on help from seasonal migrant workers. Many of whom travel from Texas and…
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Agriculture experts say pumpkin crops in central Illinois are still recovering, but improving two years after heavy rain decimated area yields.Jim…
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A 768-pound pumpkin took home the gold during the weigh-in at the annual Pumpkin Festival in Morton.Toby Bragg, a buyer at the Nestle plant, had the local…
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Illinois farmers say 2016 is shaping up to be a much better year for growing pumpkins. Growing conditions have been favorable for the pumpkin crop,…