Gordon Farms Seed Company is a family owned and operated business located in East Central Illinois. The Gordon Family has farmed their land near Rantoul for nearly 140 years – five generations and still going strong. Like many other farms in Illinois and around the Midwest, the Gordon operation has adapted with the times, strengthening with the advances and changes made throughout the years.

In the late 1970’s Steve began farming with his father Maurice as he was preparing to retire and as well as serving as a board member on the US Feed Grains Council and many other agricultural organizations.  Steve is one of four children of Maurice and Ruth Gordon. At this time the farm consisted of corn and soybeans, with an occasional oat and wheat crop.

In 1988 it was decided to open the doors of Gordon Farms Seed Company. With Illinois experiencing one of the worst droughts in Illinois history, the business was started initially to save the family money on their seed cleaning costs over time. The business grew quickly, becoming a valuable agricultural resource.

Steve is a longtime member of Pheasants Forever and other wildlife organizations, the Gordons decided to expand their services and sell wildflowers, native grasses, food plots and many more varieties of seeds in the late 1990s. These seeds and custom mixes are used for landscaping projects, waterways, wildlife food plots, and conservation seedings and projects.

In the early 2000s, Gordon Farms Seed Company began to condition and processing soybeans for Stine Seed Company and other companies within the agriculture industry. Their services also include cleaning other specialty seeds such as buckwheat, oats, wheat, cowpeas and other food plot seeds. Gordon Farms Seed Company continues to grow and change with the advances made within the agricultural industry, providing you with all the agricultural services and products needed to stay ahead in today’s competitive world.

In January 2012, Steve took sole ownership of the company, focusing on seed sales. This allowed for him to focus and apply his knowledge to the division of the business that he knows best. 

In July 2012, Steve took a back seat to Gordon Farms Seed Company. His daughter Kacie took over ownership. Kacie has worked on the family farm since she was a young girl. Since Summer of 2007, she has held a management position of Gordon Farms Seed Company after she returned from college where she was attending the University of Illinois, College of ACES. She will continue to operate the company at the same location providing the same products with more products to come in the future. She will strive on customer service as she feels that is what builds loyal relationships with customers.

In August 2012, Gordon Farms Seed Company is proud to announce that they are officially a Beck's Hybrids Dealer. Throughout the selection of adding a corn and soybean product line to the company Beck’s soared above the others. They are a strong family owed and involved company that provides outstanding performance and genetics in the corn and soybean and even wheat marketplace and excelling at their customer service.

2020 has brought on a lot of changes for everyone, and a realization of life and its purpose and priorities. After much thought, Kacie along with her husband have made the decision to move GFSC to their family farm in Penfield. This will open many doors of opportunity to our family and spending more time with our girls as they grow along with more availability to our customers, since our business and family will be all in one location. We are beyond excited. There is a lot of work to be done but this journey will begin on July 1, 2021.