CATLIN — With dirt under his nails and farming in his blood, Greg Learnard’s career path was determined at a very early age.

“It’s plan and simple — it’s in your blood,’’ said Learnard, a fourth-generation farmer in rural southern Vermilion County. “I started riding on tractors with my dad (Benny Learnard) when I was 6 or 7 years old, standing between his legs driving the tractor was one of the first things I did. I fell in love at that point and it was something that I always wanted to do.’’

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