Local Ag News

Junior High Ag Program Coming To Sherrard School District

The Sherrard School District expanding its high school agriculture program to the junior high level. The Sherrard School Board approved the move last week says Superintendent Carl Johnson. The junior high ag program is expected to be in place by…

Sherrard FFA Takes On Drone Technology

Drone technology featured in a Sherrard FFA Field Day event today (Thursday). Sherrard FFA President Levi Schurr says the field day is 5 to 7 p.m. at the FFA field plots east of Sherrard High School.

Local Cash Rent Numbers Released By USDA

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service releasing cash rent data for Illinois. The 2023 estimates show Mercer County at $263.00 per acre for non-irrigated cropland. Pastureland is averaging $42 per acre. For nearby counties. $267.00 for Henderson County with pastureland…

Summer Drought Conditions Lead To USDA Disaster Declaration For Mercer County

Mercer County included in U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s latest natural disaster declaration. The action stems from summer drought conditions. Mercer, McDonough, Fulton, and Tazewell counties are designated as primary natural disaster areas. This follows the Illinois Farm Service Agency…