Seaton native Neil Orth receives one of the livestock industry’s most prestigious awards. The 1959 Aledo grad was officially inducted into the Saddle and Sirloin Club portrait gallery last week. WRMJ spoke with him last summer just shortly after it…
Farmland values remain strong in Illinois. The market brought $19,000 an acre last week at a sale in Adams County in the west central part of the state. A recap from Dan Sullivan from Sullivan Auctioneers. The sale was last…
WRMJ visited with Rockridge senior Desiree Reid this week. She is serving as a student moderator on November 18 for a Live Virtual Dairy Farm Tour. The event is a collaboration between the IHSA and Midwest Dairy. Reid is also…
Local State Representative Dan Swanson teaming up with local county farm bureaus to host Farmland Assessment Meetings. All area farmland owners or farm managers are invited to attend. The nearest meetings are Monday, Nov. 29 at 8:30 a.m. at Carl…
The demand remains strong for pick-up trucks. At an auction this week in lower Rock Island County one went for over $17,000 the sticker price says Dale Jones with Sullivan Auctioneers. The retirement livestock equipment auction was held Tuesday. Sullivan…
A Sherrard businessman starting an auction college. David Aeschliman unveiled the idea earlier this fall. It’s called Walnut Creek Auction College. You can learn more at walnutcreekauction.com. He plans to offer classes in both the Quad Cities and Des Moines…
Grant funding will help the Rockridge FFA Program. Kirsten Kapraun is the school’s FFA Advisor. Kapraun says the chapter is hosting an FFA Fall Market this Saturday from 9 a.m.-to-Noon. Proceeds will help with travel expenses for members traveling to…
WRMJ visited with Mercer County FFA president Robby Holtschlag on Wednesday. The chapter put together a test plot and is ready to share some of their data next Tuesday, October 5th from 6-to-7:30 p.m.
A farmland sale in western Mercer County brings $7,750 an acre. Dale Jones is with Sullivan Auctioneers. The virtual sale was Tuesday.
Farmland values continue an upward trend in Illinois. A sale on Friday in Douglas County near Arcola brought $17,000 an acre says Dan Sullivan with Sullivan Auctioneers. Sullivan says there were bidders from nine states and seven different parties were…
