Welcome to Rader Family Farms

If you have trouble finding us, look for the 70 ft pumpkin!

There is still time to enjoy some old fashioned country fun at Rader Family Farms. Eat some good food at the Pumpkin Blossom Cafe and shop for your fall decorating needs. Pick the perfect pumpkin from the thousands available either in the U-Pick field or ones already picked for you. The next two weekends (10/24 -25 & 10/31 - 11/1) will feature day and night maze hours.


The day maze ($5) hours are 9am to 6pm with the last entrance at 5:30 pm. The night maze ($7) hours are 6pm to 9pm with the last maze entrance at 8:30. Bring your flashlight and friends and have a spooktacular time in the Rader's Corn Maze. Don't miss the FarmFact stations in the maze and get 10 punches on your maze card for a free bag of popcorn and an entry in our weekly drawing. Come work your way thru this 5 acre maze with over two miles of paths.

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Field Trips & Tours
Upcoming events

NOTE: All field trip availability has been filled for the 2009 season.
A key part of our mission at Rader Family Farms is to educate while we entertain. We live in a day and age when many children think milk comes from refrigerators and vegetables are grown at Jewel/Osco. Rader Family Farms has been a working farm for over 100 years on the very land we use today.


When school children visit us, we want them to have fun running through the corn maze, picking out pumpkins, climbing the hay bale tower, and visiting The Little Barnyard, but our greatest hope is that they will leave with a greater understanding of agriculture and an appreciation for Illinois farming heritage.


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Opening Day 2009 - Come Meet the Scarecrows

Saturday, Sept. 19
9:00AM - 6:00PM

Ropp Road Roundup Fall Festival

Sat. Oct 3
9:00AM - 6:00PM
Sun. Oct 4
12:00PM - 6:00PM

NCWHS FFA Day
Mini Tractor Pull. Grilled pork chops, hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch.

Saturday, Oct 17
Tractor Pull 10AM

Pork Chop Sandwiches & Kettle Korn

Sunday, Oct 18
12:00PM - 6:00PM

Spooktacular Night Maze
Bring your own flashlight

Saturday-Sunday
Oct 24, 25, 31
Nov 1
6:00PM - 9:00PM all nights