Illinois animal industries

Notes: Ron Gengel is President of Fur Commission USA (as of 2011). The Gengel family also operates a Christmas tree farm (Gengel Tree Farm, in Lake Villa).

Illinois Mink Wire Company

38614 N. Fairfield Road

Lake Villa, IL 60046

Phone: (800) 408-5661 or (847) 356-5661

Fax: (847) 356-1617

Web: www.illinoisminkwire.com

Contact: Ron Gengel, Gerry Gengel

Notes: Sells Minkomatic feeders, fleshing/skinning machines and wire for cages. Illinois Mink Wire Co. is the U.S. representative for foreign fur farm suppliers, such as Dansk Mink Papir (www.minkpapir.com), Hedensted Gruppen (www.hedensted-gruppen.dk), and Morsø Mink (www.morso-mink.dk).

Imperial Mink Ranch

39495 N. Mill Creek Road

Wadsworth, IL 60083

Phone: (847) 336-6760

Contact: Jeff Serdar

Notes: Farm may be closed (investigation needed).

Montelone Mink Ranch

43 W 891 Plato Road

Elgin, IL 60123

Phone: (847) 464-5118

Fax: (847) 464-5167

Contact: Frank & Bernice Montelone

Notes: Very large mink farm. Plato Road in Elgin is also known as County Road 32.

Durmoulin Mink Farm

16N393 Walker Road

Hampshire, IL 60140

Phone: (847) 683-3886

Fax: (847) 683-0420

Contact: Bill Dumoulin

Notes: Mink farm. Located on Walker Road between Allen Road and Highway 72. Farm also has pigs and other animals.

Virgil Mink Ranch

48W310 Welter Road

Maple Park, IL 60151

Phone: (847) 365-6057

Contact: F.E. Geisen

Notes: Mink farm.

Robert J. Diehl

46W500 Welter Road

Maple Park, IL 60151

Phone: (630) 365-6728

Notes: Mink farm.

Hidden Farms

23707 Grange Road

Marengo, IL 60152

Contact: Roger Groenland

Notes: Mink farm. Farm may be closed (investigation needed).

Sorensen Mink Farm

19014 Kishwaukee Valley Road

Marengo, IL 60152

Contact: Hans Sorensen

fur farm

17135 & 17141 Rosalind Street

Joliet, IL 60432

Phone: (815) 727-3233

Contact: Robert L. & Joan C. Kern

Notes: Fox farm. Cages located at the back of the property.

Bob Rodeghero

1875 Nelson Road

Morris, IL 60450

Phone: (815) 942-1747

Notes: Small mink farm.

Groenewold Fur & Wool Company

304 E. Avon Street

Forreston, IL 61030

Phone: (815) 938-2381

Fax: (815) 938-3192

Web: www.gfwco.com

Contact: Greg Groenewold, Guy Groenewold

Notes: Wild fur buyer.

John C Wilson

2248 River Road

Freeport, IL 61032

Phone: (815) 232-8059

Notes: Wild fur buyer; receiving depot for North American Fur Auctions (www.nafa.ca/wild-fur).

Michael S. Singley Foxes

2792 S. Lincoln Avenue

Polo, IL 61064

Phone: (815) 946-3439

Notes: Fox farm. At same address, Singley Construction (www.singleyconstruction.com). Farm may be closed (investigation needed).

Double R Traps

16058 US Hwy. 34

Galva, IL 61434

Phone: (309) 932-9072

Contact: Ryan Ruhl

Notes: Wild fur buyer; U.S. agent for Fur Harvesters Auction Inc. (www.furharvesters.com/usagents.htm).

Midwest Ingredients

103 West Main Street

Princeville, IL 61559

Phone: (309) 385-1035

Fax: (309) 385-1036

Web: www.midwestingredients.com

Contact: Ruthi Coats

Notes: Fur farm feed supplier.

Aeschleman Fur Company

1574 County Road 1600 East

Roanoke, IL 61561

Phone: (877) 266-6331

Contact: Daniel K. Aeschleman, Soni G. Aeschleman

Notes: Fox farm. Also sells fox urine to trappers.

David Draves Fur & Archery

5758 N. 2200th Street

Dieterich, IL 62424

Contact: David W. Draves, Jessy Draves, Victoria Draves

Notes: Fox farm. Farm may be closed (investigation needed).

Littig Fox Ranch

1774 Eagle Run Road

Bluffs, IL 62621

Phone: (217) 899-9142

Contact: Kerry Littig

Notes: Fox farm.

Price Farm

4850 Highway 141

Norris City, IL 62869

Phone: (618) 962-3284

Fax: (618) 842-5380

Contact: Clinton Price, Jr.

Notes: Mink and fox farm.

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slaughterhouses

M = cow, pig, sheep, goat slaughter & processing / P = poultry slaughter & processing / s = slaughter only (no processing)

dba = “doing business as”

DeKalb County Packing Co.

20036 Webster Road

DeKalb, IL 60115

Phone: (815) 756-1588

M

Pork King Packing

8808 S. Route 23

Marengo, IL 60152

Phone: (815) 568-8024

M

Halal Foods, Inc.

6260 S. Kinsman Road

Kinsman, IL 60437

Phone: (815) 392-4259

MP s

Morris Meat Packing Co.

1611 N. Division Street

Morris, IL 60450

Phone: (815) 942-9284

M s

Brown Packing Co. (dba Dutch Valley Veal, Mill Grain Veal, Tracy Lynns Veal)

One Dutch Valley Drive

South Holland, IL 60473

Phone: (708) 849-7990

M

Freedom Sausage

4155 E. 1650th Road

Earlville, IL 60518

Phone: (815) 792-8276

MP

Aurora Packing Company

125 S. Grant Street

North Aurora, IL 60542

Phone: (630) 897-0551

M

Ho Ka Turkey Farm

8519 Leland Road

Waterman, IL 60556

Phone: (815) 264-3470

P

Barkaat Foods

3810 S. Halsted Street

Chicago, IL 60609

Phone: (773) 927-6363

M

Ciales Poultry

2141 W. Armitage Avenue

Chicago, IL 60647

Phone: (773) 278-1118

P

Peoria Packing

8372 N. 12000 E. Road

Grant Park, IL 60940

Phone: (815) 465-9824

M s

Momence Packing Co. (dba Johnsonville Foods)

North and Elm Streets

Momence, IL 60954

Phone: (815) 472-6485

MP

A.J.'s Lena Maid Meats

500 W. Main Street

Lena, IL 61048

Phone: (815) 369-4522

MP

Spectrum Preferred Meats

6194 W. Pines Road

Mount Morris, IL 61054

Phone: (815) 946-3816

M

Eickman's Processing Co.

3226 S. Pecatonica Road

Seward, IL 61077

Phone: (815) 247-8451

MP

Halal Farms U.S.A. (dba Rahmat Meat)

22 West Badger Street

Shannon, IL 61078

Phone: (815) 864-2875

M s

Tyson Fresh Meats (dba IBP, Inc.)

28424 38th Avenue N

Hillsdale, IL 61257

Phone: (309) 658-2291

M

Thrushwood Farms Quality Meats

2860 West Main Street

Galesburg, IL 61401

Phone: (309) 343-5193

MP

Farmland Foods

1220 North 6th Street

Monmouth, IL 61462

Phone: (800) 843-6603

M

Eureka Locker

110 4-H Park Road

Eureka, IL 61530

Phone: (309) 467-2731

M

Calihan Pork Processors

1 South Street

Peoria, IL 61602

Phone: (309) 674-9175

M

Chenoa Locker

North Veto Street

Chenoa, IL 61726

Phone: (815) 945-7323

M

Forrest Meats

103 Krack Street

Forrest, IL 61741

Phone: (815) 657-8160

M

University of Illinois - Meat Science Lab

1503 South Maryland Drive

Urbana, IL 61801

Phone: (217) 333-1684

MP

Rantoul Foods

205 Turner Drive

Rantoul, IL 61866

Phone: (217) 892-4178

M

Central IL Poultry Processing

119 North CR 000 East

Arthur, IL 61911

Phone: (217) 543-2937

MP

Behrmann Meat & Processing

303 East State Rt. 161

Albers, IL 62215

Phone: (618) 248-5151

M

Sam Butcher Shop

4601 State Route 3

Ellis Grove, IL 62241

Phone: (618) 859-3888

M

Schubert's Packing Co.

700 South Breese Street

Millstadt, IL 62260

Phone: (618) 476-1133

MP

Wenneman Meat Co.

7419 State Route 15

St. Libory, IL 62282

Phone: (618) 768-4328

MP

Trenton Processing Center

120 West Broadway

Trenton, IL 62293

Phone: (618) 224-7383

M

Cargill Meat Solutions (dba Excel Corporation)

8295 Arenzville Road

Beardstown, IL 62618

Phone: (217) 323-3774

M

Farmer's Packing

Route 3, Box 41

Albion, IL 62806

Phone: (618) 445-3822

MP