Introducing our first 2026 Top 20 Under 40 Farmer: Blake Edwards 📣 Blake Edwards of Gridley, IL, is building a farming career through a unique path – one that began not with immediate family, but with a distant relative who gave him the opportunity to pursue a lifelong dream of farming. Today, Blake grows corn and soybeans while focusing on sustainability, efficiency and stewardship of the land. Watch now to learn more about Blake's story! | Illinois Soybean Association