Posts Tagged ‘farm’
Local stars in Super Bowl ad promoting bioplastics
During Sunday’s showing of America’s biggest football game, Monroe Countians were greeted with a familiar face asking viewers to imagine a future where plastics are not made from petroleum, but…
Read MoreFarmer uses CPR to revive worker
A longtime local farmer came to the aid of his farmhand during a scary incident involving machinery in a field west of Red Bud during the morning of April 12.…
Read MoreMedical marijuana farm proposed near Marissa
Efforts to bring a medical marijuana farm to Marissa are gaining steam. Medical marijuana became legal in Illinois in January, and now there’s a race for companies who want to…
Read MoreCareful crop dusting protects wheat from fungus
Those residing just south of Waterloo or driving in that area Saturday morning may have seen a low-flying aircraft and thought they were being treated to some special type of…
Read MoreLarge farm to benefit community
A 105-acre farm off JJ Road near Maeystown Road is now the property of the Monroe County U of I Extension and 4-H Education Foundation, thanks to Vera Baebler and…
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