Photograph by Matt Rubel
Kyle Hendrix, chairman of the FSA Piatt County Committee, received a tribute fit for a farmer. Hendrix died of cancer on Sept. 23, 2013, leaving his wife and two young children. His life touched many farmers in Illinois that area producers paid tribute to his life by lining up nearly 60 tractors and other pieces of farm equipment alongside the road stretching from the edge of Bement, Ill., to the cemetery. The farmers also harvested Kyle’s crop to help the bereaved family. A photojournalist visiting the area at the time photographed the tribute. Read more and view the photos by Matt Rubel (Modern Farmer).
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