Local Ag News

ACE Camp is back this spring. The Ag in the Classroom effort is for around 200 second graders from Apollo, New Boston, Sherrard and Winola elementary schools. They will be at the Mercer County Fairgrounds [FULL STORY]

Black Hawk College East Campus hosting an Ag Visit Day. Kylee Myers is the school’s recruiting coordinator. The Ag Visit Day is Friday, April 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can learn more [FULL STORY]

Local State Rep. Dan Swanson awarded an honorary state FFA degree from Illinois FFA. He knows all about the impact of FFA, growing up in the Alwood School District. Swanson was awarded the honorary state [FULL STORY]

WRMJ visited with Mercer County High School senior Katie Wagner this week. She has won the Star in Agri-Business at the district level and is now in the running for the state honor.  

Katie Wagner of the Mercer County FFA Chapter was named the FFA District 1 Star in Agri-Business at the District 1 Proficiency Awards held at Geneseo High School on Wednesday, March 9th. The District 1 [FULL STORY]

Local farmers invited to a carbon markets program hosted by the University of Illinois Extension this week. It’s all about what questions they should be asking says the extension’s Sarah Sellers. The program is Thursday [FULL STORY]

A Mercer County farmer continues to play a key leadership role in a couple of ag groups. Jeff Kirwan is the chairman of the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council or Illinois N-REC. They held [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship applications now available. The Foundation is awarding up to ten scholarships. There will be one applicant that will be awarded the John Sheriff – Dan Lloyd Memorial Scholarship. The [FULL STORY]

A Westmer grad promoting the annual Women in Agriculture Conference hosted by the Illinois Farm Bureau next month. The program will be in person for the first time since 2019. Henry County Farm Bureau Manager [FULL STORY]

A local farmer continues to promote a program benefitting the needs of an area food bank. The 12th year of the “Bushels for Hunger” effort generated over $22,000, bringing the total to just over $277,000—all [FULL STORY]