One of the managers, Juan Vicente, follows the worker van to the strawberry fields with his pickup truck on the first day of strawberry season at Flamm Orchards in Cobden, Illinois, Saturday morning, April 13, 2024. Vicente has worked at Flamms since he was 15 around 40 years ago.
Rob Le Cates is a junior journalism major. He previously served as summer editor-in-chief, photo editor and assistant photo editor at The News.
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