Local Ag News

Plans For New Greenhouse At Rockridge

The Rockridge FFA moving forward with plans for a new greenhouse. Funds are currently being raised for the project says Rockridge FFA Reporter Emma DeKeyrel. The target is $150,000. The dimensions for the proposed new greenhouse are 41 x 60…

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…