Pumpkin farms in Illinois and elsewhere adapt to improve soil, lower emissions

Pumpkins are seen in a field on Bill Sahs’ farm in Atlanta, Illinois. On the central Illinois farms that supply 85% of the world’s canned pumpkin, farmers like Sahs are adopting regenerative techniques designed to reduce emissions, attract natural pollinators like bees and butterflies and improve the health of the soil. (AP)

ATLANTA, Illinois — This Thanksgiving, your pumpkin pie might have a lower carbon footprint.

On the central Illinois farms that supply most of the world’s canned pumpkin, farmers are adopting regenerative techniques designed to reduce emissions, attract natural pollinators like bees and butterflies and improve the health of the soil.