Local farmers continue to stock local food pantries. The Bushels for Hunger campaign involves producers from Mercer, Rock Island, and Henry counties. The program this year has generated $23,603 for the River Bend Food Bank. Mercer County farmer Jeff Kirwan…
A Mercer County FFA alumni group has formed, and they are hosting an event next week to coincide with the annual Mercer County High School FFA Chapter Banquet. Matt Willits is serving as president of the alumni group. The alumni…
Illinois viewers of this Sunday’s Super Bowl will learn that 96-percent of Illinois farms are owned by family farmers. It’s an ad campaign organized by the Illinois Farm Families coalition. Chad Bell, a Mercer County farmer, will be featured in…
Viola area farmer Chad Bell and his family featured in a Super Bowl Sunday ad on Feb. 12. The campaign is called “We are the 96” and the spot will run on Fox affiliates in the Quad Cities along with…
Aledo’s rep in Congress will continue to serve on the House Ag Committee. Mary Miller is beginning her second term in office. Miller is from Oakland and represents Illinois’ 15th Congressional District, which now includes Aledo and western Mercer County. …
Congratulations to the BHC Soil Judging Team for being undefeated in Fall 2022! The team took first place at two regional American Society of Agronomy contests in two states. The team won both the Region 5 Soil Judging Contest hosted…
WRMJ visited Dale Jones of Sullivan Auctioneers this week. He recapped a couple of recent farmland sales in Mercer and lower Rock Island County that brought strong interest.
The Rockridge FFA reaching out to local farmers this weekend. They’re providing a harvest meal at a local elevator says chapter president Emma Brown. The meal will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Rockridge FFA hosting a fall market this weekend. Money raised Saturday will be used to help fund a trip to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis later this month says junior Tessa DeClerck. DeClerck serves as vice president of…
It served as an important landmark and guidepost in rural Mercer County for over 40 years. They called it the rainbow barn, but it’s no more. There is a new sign marking the location says Rick Andress. His father was…
