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Record sales and a huge surprise make for a great Sale of Champions

Hello! My name is Shawna Zeilstra and I am excited to have been named the new Richland County Farm Bureau manager effective August 1st, 2015. I was previously the 4-H & Youth De-velopment Program Coordinator for the University of Illinois Extension in Crawford County.I am a native of Richland County and

graduated from East Richland High School in 1999. I then went on to Southern Illinois University Carbon-dale where I earned my Master of Sci-ence and Bachelor of Science in Ani-mal Science. Upon completion of my Bachelor’s Degree, I took an advanced internship opportunity and worked at Walt Disney World’s Animal King-dom in Orlando, FL in 2003.I then married in 2004 and upon com-

pletion of my Master’s Degree (2007)

Shawna Zeilstra is the new Richland County FB manager

Shawna Zeilstra

Taylor Donelson kisses her Grand Champion Land of Lincoln steer, Scotty, at the 2015 Sale of Champions. Scotty is named after county music singer Scotty McCreery. Taylor is from Clinton, IL. Photo courte-sy of the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

Event raises $275,450 for junior exhibitors and state 4H and FFA

youth education programsSPRINGFIELD, IL. – The Gover-

nor’s Sale of Champion has always been one of the biggest events at the Illinois State Fair and this year was no exception. The sale was moved to the Coliseum on the fairgrounds which provided a grand stage to highlight youth in agriculture. This extra space was filled with guests who were ready to open their wallets to support Illinois exhibitors.Two records were broken at the

Governor’s Sale of Champions. The first record breaker went to the Grand Champion Barrow, exhibited by Dylan McCafferty of Sherman, IL. His bar-row sold for $76,500 crushing the pre-vious record of $25,000. The barrow was purchased by the CME Group. The CME Group also announced that they would donate $5,000 to each of the exhibitors at the Sale of Cham-pions to attend the college of their

choosing.Another great surprise came for

Taylor Donelson, who exhibited the Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Steer. Taylor prefers to name her steers after country music artists and this Champion Steer was named Scot-ty, after American Idol winner Scotty McCreery.McCreery, who just happened to be

performing at the Illinois State Fair the night of the sale, caught wind of this and surprised her by showing up at the Governor’s Sale of Champions. Mc-Creery stood in the crowd of bidders to help root on Taylor, but to also help raise the bidding higher and higher. Donelson’s Land of Lincoln steer sold for a record $61,000 to the highest bid-der, Governor Bruce Rauner.The junior exhibitors who showed

See RECORD on page 14

COUNTING CORN. Wabash County Farm Bureau and Consolidated Grain & Barge- Lyle Station conducted their annual corn yield survey August 27. Pictured here Tyler Seals, WCFB Vice-President, and Bryce Pavia, Young Leader, work to collect the needed data to estimate the field average. Survey results are reported on page 10.

moved to McCordsville, IN, located just outside of Indianapolis. While living in Indiana I worked as a Team

See ZEILSTRA on page 14

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Wabash Valley

AgNews

EDITORS

Shawna ZeilstraManager

Richland County Farm Bureau 393-4116

Rebecca PerryFBCM

Edwards County Farm Bureau445-2113

Morgan BoothManager

Gallatin County Farm Bureau272-3531

Victoria GoadManager

Lawrence County Farm Bureau943-2610

Carol Jo BeadlesManager

Wabash County Farm Bureau262-5865

Doug AndersonFBCM

Wayne County Farm Bureau842-3342

Tom Stahl Wabash Valley Editor

Wabash Valley Service Company618-518-7279

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Ag Quote of the Month

Nearly fenceless landscape captivates farm visitor

GET TO KNOW YOUR POLICY: Soil Conservation

Words to live by

Invest in people who invest in you.

- Author Unknown

“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size.”

- Ronald Reagan

Of timers and timely tasksMy long-time kitchen timer clung

to the range hood to time the minute increments to boil homemade jam. It measured the three-minute wait period to transfer chocolate chip cookies from warm pan to wire rack. And, on occa-sion, it signaled the end of a wash cycle for my buzzer-less washing machine.

Ultimately, it worked out just fine that I purchased a new one when the magnetic clip broke away from my old one. In its new role, the old timer finds companionship with our 7-year-old on a day with an exciting event scheduled. It seems destined for this relationship. The handy device features an individ-ual “hour” button to more quickly set the countdown until his cousin’s birth-day party. It tracks the launch time of a sleepover at Grandma’s house. This summer, it clocked the hours until we left for our lakeside vacation.

His handheld timer reduces the oth-erwise persistent questions on a day of anticipation. Still, I field questions about the lengths for mundane tasks, like how much longer until we get to town? How long will we shop for gro-ceries? How long until we go home? We live in the depths of farm country, about 30 minutes from almost any-where, including town-based errands.

That seems a drawn-out stretch for our son, who, like most kids, feels great length in a single day. I miss when time seemed to move slowly.

In their own way, time calculations carry over on the farm, where I manage many of our farm’s field-based records. For the upcoming corn and soybean harvest, I track “progress,” or percent completion. The guys then predict the harvest countdown, or estimated days left to gather the rest.

A list of deadlines represent unset timers to report production to crop insurance and submit 1099s, W-2s and associated tax forms. We honor specified windows for annual Farm Service Agency program sign-ups. Seasonal changes signal the time for the next farm newsletter. The sight of grain trucks and accompanying deliv-ery tickets indicates time to update the grain inventory. When immersed in

these farm books, Mom or I set a tim-er as a reminder to meet the afternoon school bus.

Meanwhile, our son compares any reference to a “three-hour” timeframe to a drive to Chicago (where we visit one of his cousins). The time of day that school lets out helps gauge the daylight hours left on a weekend. He sometimes asks how many hours he sleeps in a night.

In a couple years, our son should ask just 144 questions per day, according to a quick Google search. I neglect to count, but estimate the largest category of his current inquiries focus on time. How long until supper? Until the mini race car charges? Until Dad gets home? The timer will tell.

About the Author: Joanie Stiers, a wife, mother and farm woman, writes from rural West-Central Illinois where her family farms.

With harvest just around the corner, farmers need to be mindful of soil conser-vation. Our members try their best to implement practices to address soil ero-sion, sediment control and water quality, but we must strive to do better. What more can we add to our practice that will accomplish our goals? What assistance do we need?

Now is the time to review the organization’s policy and provide feedback. Your Illinois Farm Bureau policy #36, Soil Conservation, provides you with the infor-mation that IFB uses to guide our involvement. We support:1. Soil conservation programs using education, voluntary compliance, finan-

cial incentives and other non-punitive means to encourage compliance……

2. Increasing funding and technical support for various state and federal pro-grams to assist farmers, landowners, and drainage districts in controlling ero-sion and runoff…….12. Including funding for technical assistance in the overall costs to implement

government programs addressing natural resource or environmental issues. 17. Public/private partnerships to provide consumer education programs on

conservation programs. Get involved and educated on this issue by speaking to your county Farm Bu-

reau. You can review the entire policy by visiting www.ilfb.org. For more information about IFB’s grassroots policies, contact your county

Farm Bureau.

The company has just concluded its fiscal year at the end of July. Overall this has been a very good year for the company.

The wet weather during the last part of the season, did effect the company adversely, slightly. Our auditors will be in to perform the audit of the com-pany during the middle of September.

Preliminary numbers show that we will have a record sales volume for the com-pany in the LP department as well as in the structures department.

Our total fertilizer tons were equal with last year and a slight decrease in the liquid

fuel and crop protection area. Once the auditors get done we will publish our final year end numbers. The com-

pany continues to position our facilities for the future. We are in the process of building a new office and warehouse at our Oblong plant. We are hoping to have this facility done in the next month or so. Once this project gets done, our build-ing department will begin the construction of our new shop at Olney. At our July board meeting, the board of directors approved the construction of a 3,000 ton bulk fertilizer to go along with our existing facility. In addition, they approved the con-struction of a new shop at our Ridgway plant.

Despite the success the company has had this past year and the future expan-sions that are mentioned above, sometimes things happen that bring everything back into perspective. The company experienced a tragic loss during the last part of July. Brenda Drone, our administrative assistant at our Ridgway plant, passed away during an accident in Chattanooga. Brenda had worked for us at Ridgway for nearly 15 years. She had done a tremendous job for the company and will be sorely missed. I would ask that you keep her family in your prayers during this difficult time for them.

By Todd NeibelGeneral Manager

Wabash Valley Service Company

Wabash Valley Service Company concludes fiscal year

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On the afternoon of August 13 the Gallatin County Farm Bureau held their annual blood drive. This is an event we hold annually for the entire community, not just members. We have done this for many years and feel that is a great program.

Each year we have a decent amount of donors come in, but this year we easily could have surpassed our goal! Our goal was to have 24 units of blood. Since it is a mobile blood drive only enough storage supplies was brought for 24 units. So once we

hit that mark we had to stop, which was approximately 30 minutes ear-ly.We want to thank all of the donors

who came in and the Red Cross for coming down. It was a huge suc-cess!

Gallatin County Farm Bureau Blood Drive

Nic Allison of Geff places a bid during the Ag in the Classroom Silent Auction at the Appreciation Dinner for Wayne County members.

Directors of the Wayne County Farm Bureau take pleasure in serving dinners to our members each year. Directors pictured are Frank Buchanan, Jim Rush, and Larry Reed.

Wayne County Directors cooked up 500 pork chops for this year’s Member Appreciation Dinner. David White applies the spice while Anthony Vaughan mans the tongs.

Hay! IFB’s Case IH discount just got better. And we do mean “HAY!”

Case IH has extended its list of great discounts for Illinois Farm Bureau mem-bers to include hay and forage equipment. You can cut, condition, and bale while saving $300 to $500 when purchasing qualifying Case IH equipment from participating dealerships.

The deal gets even better... the discount is stackable, meaning it can be used with other discounts, promotions, rebates or offers that may be provided by Case IH or a Case IH dealership. Before you take advantage of this discount, you’ll need a current IFB membership verification certificate. Present it to the Case IH dealer in advance of product delivery to receive the incentive discount on these great products.

Farmall Compact Tractors: A Series & B Series- $300; Farmall Utilities: C Series, U Series, and J Series- $500; Maxxum Series and Farmall 100A Series- $500; Self-Propelled Windrowers- $500; Large square balers- $500; Round balers- $300; Small square balers- $300; Disc mower conditioner- $300; Sickle mower conditioner- $300; Case IH Scout- $300.

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Farmers have a unique talent… a gift… a gift for grow-ing grain. This fall, you can use that gift for good, by supporting

the Gifts of Grain campaign, benefiting the Foundations of the Fairfield Memorial Hospital and the Wayne County Farm Bureau. Your tax-deductible pledge of grain will support hospital advancements, as well as support the Ag in the Classroom program in Wayne County. By gifting grain, farmers may avoid federal and state in-

come taxes, and self-employment taxes on the value of the grain. Farmers may also deduct the input costs on the grain they donate. Be sure to consult with your tax advi-sor prior to donating grain. Pledge cards are available at the grain elevators at

Wayne City and Golden Gate, as well as at the Fairfield Memorial Hospital welcome desk and the Wayne County

Farm Bureau office. When delivering your grain, notify elevator personnel that you would like to donate to the Gift of Grain campaign. Your grain will be transferred to the designated account, and sold at the spot price for the day. Your grain transfer will be reflected on your settle-ment sheet.The Foundation receiving your donation will send you

an acknowledgement letter in the mail. Keep this letter for your tax records.Gifting grain is a great way for farmers and farmland

owners to support local programs benefiting our commu-nity. Thank you for giving a gift of grain.For more information on the Gift of Grain program, con-

tact the Wayne County Farm Bureau office at 618-842-3342 or Fairfield Memorial Hospital Foundation at (618) 847-8297.

Farmers give a Gift of Grain

A silent auction benefitting the Wayne County Ag in the Classroom program was held in correlation with the annual Member Appreciation Din-ner on August 14. Twenty items were auctioned off, including 15 pairs of tickets to Farmer Appreciation Night at Rent One Park in Marion. $1,499

was raised for the 2015-2016 AITC program. Support for the program is still need-

ed. If you would like to donate the Ag in the Classroom program, please con-tact Ryan Smith at 618-842-3342.

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Have you noticed any of the beau-tiful Quilt Blocks displayed on barns and sheds around Edwards County? During the Edwards County fair, Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program helped youth make the link between Barns and Quilt block displays on barns and sheds. Kids had the opportunity to build a barn using blocks and then add a quilt block to the barn. Youth also had the opportunity to enter in a coloring contest in which they colored a barn and quilt block for a chance to win a prize.

The tradition of barn quilts began about 15 years ago and quickly became popular throughout the United States and Canada. Quilt trails add aesthetic beauty to the rural scenery. The Barn Quilt concept was designed to promote rural heritage of ranching and farm-ing and highlight the architecture and history of America’s older barns. The Edwards County quilt trail is sponsored by the Edwards County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee.

Ag in the Classroom supports agri-cultural education. There is a lot we

can learn about barns in relation to ag-riculture. Barns are built to assist ag-ricultural businesses. There are many different types of barns. They can be built in many different styles, shapes, colors, and sizes. Barns can be made from timber, stone, brick, adobe, met-al, or a combination of materials. And guess what, all of these materials have a connection to agriculture. Barns can be square, round, rectangle, or a com-bination of shapes. They can be used for various agricultural needs. There are crib or grain barns, cattle barns, pig barns, sheep barns, poultry barns, tobacco barns, rice barns, machinery barns, hay barns, and storage barns. Each barn structure is built to accom-modate the intended contents of the barn. Air flow, lay out, strength, and many other factors are all taken into consideration when building a barn type structure. The traditional wooden barn built to house livestock is rapidly becoming a piece of history. Agricul-tural practices are always changing and so are barns in relation to agriculture. Take a day to travel Edwards County

COLORING CONTEST. Winner in the Barn Quilt Ag in the Class-room Coloring contest is Emily Spray. Emily is the daughter of Chris and Audra Spray of rural Albion.

BUILDING. Kolter Case enjoys building his own barn at the Edwards County Farm Bureau Exhibition booth during the Edwards County fair. His grandmother, Susan Dalton of Fairfield looks on.

EC Barn Quilt AITC Coloring Contest winner announcedand enjoy the Barn Quilt Trail as you discover barns throughout the county. For more information about the trail contact the Edwards County Farm Bu-reau office at 618-445-2113.

Agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Education can reduce the number of injuries and death. Do your part to learn more about farm safety.

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Lawrence County Farm Bureau Young Leaders competed August 18th in the annual Agri-Quiz Bowl, hosted by the Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee at the Illinois State Far in Springfield. Pictured in-clude Alex Mahrenholz, Brandon Rhinehart, Chris Scaggs, and Jessica Clodfelter.

Young leaders pictured L-R: Travis Paddock, Joel Gardner, Vanessa McCormick and Clint Seals participated in the Agri Quiz Bowl at the Illinois State Fair on Tuesday, August 18th.

Young Leaders Test Their Knowledge. Wabash County Young Leaders, Kayla Broster, Gage Iles, Codie Ford, and Brent Ford, competed in the annual IFB Young Leader Agri-Quiz Bowl Competition at the Illinois State Fair.

Members of the Edwards, Law-rence, Richland, and Wabash Coun-ties’ Farm Bureau Young Leaders re-

cently competed in the annual Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Agri-Quiz Bowl Competition on AG DAY at the Illinois State Fair, August 18.Over 30 teams competed during

the all-day event. Team members were quizzed on their knowledge of Ag Safety, Ag Management, Ag Mechanics, Animal Science, Crop Production, Horticulture, Natural Re-sources, Ag Statistics and Ag Issues/

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Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) is joining The National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS) to rec-ognize National Farm Safety & Health Week, September 20–26.This year’s theme is “Ag Safety Is

Not Just a Slogan, It’s A Lifestyle.” Special webinars will be held each weekday at noon during this week, in an effort to raise awareness of the im-portance of farm safety. The webinars will be available at

www.necasag.org, on the following

topics:Monday - Rural RoadwayTuesday - HealthWednesday - Children’s TopicsThursday - Confined Spaces in Agri-

cultureFriday - Tractor SafetyThe public is also invited to join in an

‘AgChat’ on Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 7-9 p.m. (CST)According to Peggy Romba, who

heads up the safety program at IFB, this year’s theme reminds local and

rural communities that agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations in the U.S. “Farm injuries and fatalities are pre-

ventable through education,” she re-minds us. “The most recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor indi-cates that in 2013, farming accounted for 500 fatalities, or 23.2 deaths per 100,000 workers. We are working to drastically lower that number.” Each year since 1944, the third week

of September has been recognized

as National Farm Safety & Health Week. The week is coordinated by the NECAS, the agricultural partner for the National Safety Council. Illinois Farm Bureau takes steps year round to provide farmers with programs and materials to promote farm safety and health. Please join us in promoting safe and

healthy practices on our farms as we enter the harvest season. For more in-formation on farm safety, contact your

county Farm Bureau or go to ilfb.org/get-involved/safety-wellness.

Illinois Farm Bureau to Observe National Farm Safety & Health Week

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The Wabash County Young Leaders spon-sored their food booth at the Mt. Carmel Ag Days July 29-Aug 1 again this year. The Young Leaders served pork burgers, pork chops, and grilled pork tenderloins.

Ag Days were started in 1961 by the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Wabash County Farm Bureau. It orig-inally began with a 2 night steak dinner, and raffle tickets were sold for half a beef that was raised in Wabash County. Today Ag Days are

a full-fledged 4 day festival with lots of food choices, carnivals rides for the whole family, and live entertainment every evening.

The WCFB Young Leaders believe Ag Days are a great time to interact with the commu-nity and promote the benefits of agriculture. A huge thank you goes out to everyone that provided resources, volunteered their time, or supported the booth in any way. This event would not be possible without all the commu-nity support.

The Wabash County Young Leaders sponsored a Kiddie Ped-al Pull in conjunction with Ag Days again this year on Saturday morning of the festival. There were three age divisions for both boys and girls. All participants received a miniature toy tractor, and larger models were given as first and second place prizes. The kids always have a great time seeing how far they can pull the sled. Prizes were donated by Albion Equipment Inc., Herschel Johnson Implement Inc., and JL Equipment. Thank you to ev-eryone that participated and sponsored the event! The group also wanted to express their gratitude to James Ankenbrand for helping during the pull.

Farm Bureau Young Leaders Annual Pig Wrestling EventJuly 29, 2015- Sumner, Illinois- with over 70 teams the Law-

rence County Farm Bureau Young Leader’s Annual Pig Wrestling Contest was once again a huge success. Hot and Humid Tempera-tures didn’t keep community members from packing the grand-stands. This event was held at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds in Sumner at 7p.m., Wednesday July 29th.

Members of the Lawrence County Farm Bureau Young Leaders organized a 74 team competition to

Determine if a team of 4-5 was quicker than a pig. Each team had 30 seconds to catch a pig and put it in the designated location. The two quickest teams in each division won monetary prizes, for their speed and agility. First Place teams included, Wild Hogs II, 5 Little Piggies, Girly Back Ribs, Redneck Warriors, Bacon Busters, Sr. Citizens, Bacon Barbies, and Richland County Young Leaders. Thank you to all our participants we appreciate your con-tinued support of our event.

All those pork burgers have to be cooked by someone during Mt. Car-mel’s Ag Days! The Wabash County Young Leaders food stand sold over 3000 pork burgers this year. Pictured here Daniel Tennis, Chad Broster, and Blake Pearson put in their time at the cooker.

COUNTRY Financial Representatives, Shawn Storckman and Tia Morgan, along with Nina Geiling, MCHS Ag Instructor, enjoy working in the Wabash County Farm Bureau Young Leaders food stand during Mt. Carmel’s Ag Days.

Wabash County Ag Days

Over 70 teams participate in Lawrence Co. FBYL Pig Wrestling Contest

Jackson Schraeder pedals for all he’s worth during the Wabash County Farm Bureau Young Leaders Kiddie Pedal Pull during Ag Days in Mt. Carmel. Jackson is the son of Frank and Valarie Schraeder.

Wabash County Farm Bureau Young Leaders sponsored a Kiddie Pedal Pull at Ag Days again this year. Winners pictured here are front row (L to R): Levi Smith, Greyson Rob-erts, Makenlee Seals, Addison Tennis, Juliana Sanders, Levi Clodfelter, and Dane Griess.

Second row: Audrey Broster, Zoey Ankenbrand, Trenton Potts, and David Walkenbach. Winners not pictured: Sommer Griess and Zeb Ankenbrand.

Wabash County Pedal PullFarm Bureau Young Leaders

Host Annual Kiddie Tractor Pull

July 28, 2015 – Sumner, Illinois- Wth over 40 kiddie tractor pullers the Lawrence County Farm Bureau Young Leader’s Kiddie Tractor Pull was once again a huge suc-cess. Temperatures in the 90’s didn’t stop community mem-bers from attending the kid’s

tractor pull. The event was held at the Lawrence County Junior Fairgrounds at 6p.m. on July 28th.

Pullers competed to deter-mine who could pull the far-thest in their division. Top pullers were awarded toy model tractors as trophies. Lawrence County Young Leaders would like to thank our event sponsors: Five P

Drilling, Wabash Valley Ser-vice Co, Lazy 8 Body Shop, Lincolnland Agri-Energy, Ca-sey State Bank, Albion Equip-ment, McLean Implement, Jim Fontanyi, Steve Benson, Alliance Tractor LLC, Sumner Grain, Rucker’s Candy Com-pany, and Hartz Lawn Care & Janitorial Services. This event would not have been possible without them.

Lawrence County Young Leaders host Annual Kiddie Tractor Pull

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National Farm Safety and Health Week is celebrated in Septem-ber. The 2015 theme “Ag Safety is not just a slogan, it’s a lifestyle” reminds local and rural communi-ties that agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations in the U.S. and farm injuries and fatalities are preventable through education. The most recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor indicates that in 2013 farming accounted for 500fa-talities, or23.2 deaths per 100,000 workers.Each year since 1944, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety & Health Week. This recognition has been an annual promotion initiated by the National Safety Council and has

been proclaimed as such by each sit-ting U.S. President since Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the first document. As we recognize National Farm Safe-ty & Health Week this September,

please join us in promoting safe and healthy practices on our farms and ranches across the U.S. and in our neighboring countries as producers enter the harvest season.

Safety and Health Week theme is “Ag Safety is not just a slogan, it’s a lifestyle”

Gavilon Grain- Browns, The Ed-wards County Farm Bureau Young Leaders, and Wabash Valley Ser-vice Company, conducted the 8th annual Edwards County corn yield survey on Thursday, August 20th. The results are an estimate 2015 coun-ty corn average of 151.51 bushels per acre. Dixon was the lowest with 111.74 bushels per acre. Albion was the highest with 172 bushels per acre. “The yields we got were varied based on the soil type and amount of moisture that the field had this sum-mer” stated Rebecca Perry, FBCM, and Edwards County Farm Bureau. “Overall, those involved in the yield survey really liked the quality and

quantity of the corn they found.” The survey was conducted by ran-domly picking six fields in each township and eight from Shelby (due to size), and then taking three samples from each field. Fifty fields were checked, and two fields were zeroed out due to failed corn from excessive rain and flooding. Township Averages: Albion: 172.0 bushel/acre Bone Gap: 157.19 bushel/acre Browns: 169.49 bushel/acre Dixon: 111.74 bushel/acre Ellery: 142.55 bushel/acre French Creek: 147.91 bushel/acre Salem: 150.0 bushel/acre Shelby: 161.18 bushel/acre

Edwards County Yield Survey ResultsThe Wabash County Farm Bureau

Board of Directors in conjunction with Consolidated Grain and Barge held their annual corn yield survey in Wabash County on August 27, 2015. Directors went to the field and collect-ed the data, then returned to the Farm Bureau office where Tim Jones from CGB entered the data to predict the

yields. This year’s county average is estimated at 164 bushels per acre. This estimation is considerably high-er than the twelve year average of 145 bushels per acre. Lunch was provid-ed by CGB, and everyone had a great time discussing the upcoming harvest. Listed below are the township averag-es:

Area Yield per acreBellmont 170.8Coffee 151.3Compton 181.5Friendsville 153.7Lancaster 163.5Lick Prairie 153.6Mt. Carmel 161.3Wabash 178.7

Wabash County corn yield survey findings released

We would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for donating an item & moneyto our Silent Auction

Beth Sessions ‐ COUNTRY Noel Vaughan ‐ COUNTRY Frank & Joyce Buchanan Faireld Memorial Hospital Ryan Smith Les Smith Wayne County Farm Bureau Peoples Na�onal Bank

www.waynecfb.com/aitc.html

Wabash Valley Service Company

Uniquely Rus�que Hope and a Future Chambliss Welding Randy & Cindy Ellis Ma� Rush ‐ Pioneer Mary Morris Patrick Molt, MD Faireld Na�onal Bank

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Mt. Erie, IL  (618) 854-2603     

Ridgway, IL  (618) 272-7320 

“PROVEN TECHNOLOGY THAT WORKS!” 

T-L IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

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Quick Tow Irrigation Systems Corner Irrigation Systems 

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Mt. Erie, IL (618) 854-2603

Ridgway, IL (618) 272-7320

“PROVEN TECHNOLOGY THAT WORKS!”

BICKETT IRRIGATION

Irrigation Systems - Quick Tow, Linear, and Corner Center Pivot Systems

During the August congressional recess, Representative Shimkus met with members of the Edwards, Richland, and Wabash County Farm Bureaus. Numerous topics were discussed in the informal breakfast meeting. Pictured, Kent Broster (left) and Neil Fearn (right) discuss topics with Representative Shimkus (middle).

By Ryan Smith, Ag Literacy CoordinatorAg in the Classroom in Wayne Coun-

ty will begin the second week of Sep-tember with a lesson on apples for each of the 3rd and 4th grade classes in the county.Safety Day for the fourth graders of

Wayne County was held on Septem-ber 4th at the First Christian Church in Fairfield. Students were taught how to avoid safety hazards they may encounter at home and on the farm.

Safety stations included Fire Safety, Poison Safety, Electrical Safety, Trac-tor Safety, Grain Bin Safety, Utility Safety, Sun Safety, and Food Safety.Also in September, Wayne Coun-

ty AITC assisted with the Fall Farm Festival at the Magic House in Saint Louis. Wayne County took our Senso-ry Table, allowing visitors to see and interact with an authentic farm setting, including tractors, grain storage, and a barn with a variety of farm animals. If you would like to volunteer in

the Ag Literacy Program of Wayne County, or if you would like a presen-

tation given to your group or class-room; please call me at 618-842-3342

or send me an email at agliteracy@waynecfb.com.

Ag in the Classroom in Wayne County begin September with lesson on apples

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WeSaluteAmerica’sYouth National

4-H WeekOctober 4-10, 2015

Illinois Farm Bureau® & AffiliatesYouth Education Committee:

• Illinois Farm Bureau®

• GROWMARK, Inc.• COUNTRY® Financial• Prairie Farms Dairy• IAA Credit Union

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To learn more about the IFB and Affiliated Youth Programs please visit www.youthed.org

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Don’t use slow moving vehicle emblems to mark your driveway or mailbox.

It’s illegal in Illinois.

www.ilfb.org

The Illinois Farm Bureau and county Farm Bureaus are circulating petitions in support of the Independent MAP Amendment. The amendment would create an indepen-dent, non-partisan commission that would draw the legis-lative districts in Illinois. Their meeting and work would

be open to the public. Petitions are available at the county Farm Bureau office. We ask that you review your voter ID card prior to sign-

ing the petition; the name and address on the petition must match.

Farm Bureaus circulating petition to change determination of legislative districts

Young leaders, Matt Dehlinger and Kelsey Lee, presented the cash prize to our top individuals in Saturday, August 22nd Trap Shoot. Pictured left to right: Blake Graves, Jordan Tomlin, John Snider and Kelsey Lee.

The 4th Annual Young Leaders Trap Shoot was Saturday, August 22nd at the County Line Gun Club in Noble. The Richland CFB Young Leaders Committee hosted an individual and team trap-shooting contest. Proceeds from the event will sponsor 2015 col-lege scholarships for Richland County students.We had twelve teams participate. A

$200 cash prize was given to the top team which consisted of J.T. Taylor, Jacob Taylor, Chad Kuenstler, Kyle

Joel Gardner, Young Leader Chairman, standing with the first place team from Saturday, August 22nd Trap Shoot.

Kuenstler and Brad Kuenstler. We had approximately twenty-four individu-als compete in the individual contest. The top three individual spots were paid out as well. The top individual was John Snider receiving $100, Jor-dan Tomlin receiving $50 and Donald Herdes receiving $30.The committee also raffled a Rem-

ington 870 shotgun sponsored by Slu-naker’s Gun Shack in Parkersburg. The winner of the gun raffle was Mau-rice Ochs.

Richland County FB hosted Annual YL Trap Shoot

The Richland County weekly rainfall reports are in full swing! Beginning in April, each Board of Director keeps a rain gauge collecting from Monday af-ter reporting until Monday at 8:00 a.m. to record their township’s weekly rain-fall total.

Spring-to-date township rainfall to-tals from least to most: Preston – 25.15, Decker – 25.20, Claremont – 26.16, Bonpas – 27.20, Noble – 27.30, Ol-ney – 27.45, Denver – 27.90, German – 28.35 and Madison – 32.15. For more information or to compare these rainfall totals to last years, please visit www.richlandcountyfarmbureau.com and click on “Rainfall Reports.”

Richland Co. weekly rainfall reports released

THE CLASSIFIED ADS IN THE

WABASH VALLEY

AG NEWSARE FREE

Wabash County Farm Bureau Mem-ber Receives $500 ROPS Incentive David Kelsey, Wabash County Farm

Bureau member, recently received a check for $500 for having a Rollover Protection System (ROPS) installed on his 1969 4020 John Deere tractor. The rebate was offered by the Illinois Farm Bureau Quality of Life ACTION TEAM as their 2014/2015 state proj-ect.Tractor overturns continue to be

the leading cause of farm-related

deaths. Rollover Protection Structures (ROPS) are the only proven devices to protect a tractor operator in the event of an overturn. ROPS are 99% effective when used

with a seatbelt; the survival potential without a ROPS is 20%. Currently only about 60% of farm tractors have a ROPS. This program helps keep people safer

on the farm by offsetting the cost of installing ROPS on older tractors still in operation.

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Herschel Johnson Implement, Inc.

6333Field Finishernow at Herschel Johnson Implement

 Highway 15 East, Albion 1-618-445-4902 www.hjohnsonimp.com

Each year the Illinois Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee meets in July and decides on a handful of topics they wish for members to discuss and express their opinions on. Based on these opinions, policy will be formed regarding the issue.

What is Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) policy? IFB policy is the positions that IFB will support or oppose on the legislative, regulatory, and/or

other fronts. Your help is needed. Please take a few minutes to answer

the questions below, and return your answers to your county Farm Bureau. These will then be shared with the re-spective county Farm Bureau boards and the Illinois Farm Bureau.

All surveys that are returned will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card, one gift card per county partic-ipating in the Ag News publication.

Legislative Districts: Currently, legislative district boundaries are drawn according to federal law and must be contigu-ous and equal in population. Total population counts include: illegal immigrants, prisoners, children, and others. IFB is wondering if the boundaries should be drawn using something other than total popula-tion. What’s your opinion?

2015 Illinois Farm Bureau Policy Development Survey

Legislative district lines should be drawn using the number of registered voters in an area, instead of the total population in an area. YES NO

Would this have any impact on the balance of political parties? YES NO If the process changed in favor of eligible voters, would it allow for a more fair representation of

Illinois citizens? YES NO

Would changing the process have any impact on the number of citizens who are registere to vote? YES NO

Units of Local Government Currently, Illinois has around 7,000 units on local government. These include road districts, schools boards, drainage districts, fire districts, cities, and more. Do you think there are too many units of local government in Illinois? YES NO

Do you think there are too many units of local government in your county YES NO Do you think vertical integration, consolidation, and/or dissolution needs done to some units of local

government? YES NOWhy or why not?

How might local services be affected by vertical integration or other approaches aimed at reducing the number of units of local government?

How might these approaches save money?

How might these approaches affect local representation?

How might these approaches affect access to leaders?

NAME: ___________________________________________________________________________________

Thank-you for your time to complete our policy development survey. All surveys returned will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card. Please return by the 1st of the October to your county Farm Bureau. Feel free to attach additional sheets if you need more room to comment.

TAKE THE SURVEY AND RETURN IT TO YOUR COUNTY FARM BUREAU OFFICEDave Kelsey, Wabash County Farm Bureau member, sits atop his 1969 4020 John Deere tractor with newly installed ROPS and seat belt. Illi-nois Farm Bureau Quality of Life ACTION TEAM offered a $500 rebate to farmers as an incentive to install the safety equipment. Dave was among those who took advantage of the offer.

Wabash County Farmer gets ROPS incentive

Ag News Classifieds FOR September 2015

Automotive

Livestock/Hay

ATV for sale – 2002 Yamaha Big Bear 400 w/ on demand 4WD, winch, and bow rack. Good shape. Asking $1,500. Call 618-445-1605. (5)

For Sale Fiberglass camper shell for long bed pickup. Call 618-599-8573 (5)

For Sale 1992 Ford 250 pickup, long bed, 8 cylinder, single cab, 115000 original miles. Good condition! Call 618-316-1361.(5)

John Deere 750 No Til: The phone number is incorrect. It is listed as 814-486-6195 it is actually 812-486-6195.

Outback Brush Cutter, 13hp Briggs & Stratton Intek engine. Runs good. $849 OBO. Call 812-867-2700 or 217-536-6925 (8) 4- hopper bottom seed bins. 525

bushels each. 2 of them have a 1 horse aeration fair. Call 618-838-6464 or email marksfarms@gmail.com. (8)

1-24 foot, 6,000 bushel grain bin and 2-3,000 bushel grain bins with brand new power sweeps. Call 618-838-6464 or email marksfarms@gmail.com. (8)

For Sale: JD hay rake. Old but still working. $350. Call 618-897-236 (7)

FOR SALE Two 14.9 – 26 Rear Tractor Tires. Call 618-599-2640. (4)

Every day house sale - Inside house at 1101 Illinois Ave., Fairfield; Mon-day-Friday 11:00 am-6:00 pm; Sat-urday & Sunday 8:00 am-3:00 pm. Something for everyone, priced to sell. Must sell, all reasonable offers will be accepted. Wicker baskets, knick-knacks, Avon, antiques, genea-logical books, knives; more household stuff added daily. Sale till everything is sold.(8) 1999 York Forklift- 3stage lift, sideshift, repainted, solid pneu-matic tires, serviced, ready to go. $9500 Call 618-262-6765 (7)

12x20 building for sale, paneled walls, carpet inside, AC/LP wall heat-er included. Call for more informa-tion: 618-584-3588 (7)

For Sale 150 net wrapped big bale grass hay. Call 618-839-4728 or 618-854-2504 (5)

FOR SALE Registered Angus Bulls and Heifers. Call 618-599-2640. (4)

Miscellaneous

WorkWanted To Buy: Good, used feed

grinder. Call between 9am and 1pm. 618-925-2923. (7)

Farm Equipment

REAL ESTATE

Land

Searching to purchase land in Rich-land County to put a trailer on. Call or text (618) 838-8145.(8)

Product Exhibitor City/County Purchasers Price Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen Trio

Morgan Wilderman Greenville, IL

Bond County

American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois, Farmers State Bank of Mount Sterling, AgriVest Farm Management, Keith Parr, Friends of Morgan Wilderman

$4,500

Grand Champion Poultry Meat Pen

Jacob Hinshaw Secor, IL

McClean County

Ronald McDonald’s- Marty and Donna Davis

$4,800

Land of Lincoln Supreme Champion Female Print

Andy Sauder Tremont, IL

Tazewell County

Prairie Farms Dairy $3,000

Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Meat Goat Wether

Carlee Critchelow Chandlerville, IL

CassCounty

Farmersville Pellet, Sunrise Ag, Sky Ride, Hummel Family, BRANDT

$4,100

Grand Champion Meat Goat Wether

Skylynn Flemming Paxton, IL

Iroquois County

Holder’s Hill Meat Goats, Friends of Skylynn Fleming

$5,450

Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Wether

Cole Ellerbrock Atkinson, IL

Henry County

Land of Lincoln Breeders, Agrigold Hybrids, North American Midway Entertainment

$7,250

Grand Champion Wether Trace Titus Alexis, IL

Mercer County

North American Midway Entertainment, Friends of Trace Titus

$8,850

Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Barrow

Grant Kiefer Gridley, IL

Livingston County

BRANDT, Friends of Grant Kiefer

Meat Donated to the University of Illinois

$35,000

Grand Champion Barrow Dylan McCafferty Sherman, IL

SangamonCounty

Terry Duffy of CME Group, Herrin Fertilizer, Farm Supply Prairie Land FS/DeKalb Asgrow, BRANDT, Friends of Dylan McCafferty

Meat Donated to the University of Illinois

NEW RECORD: $76,500

Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Steer

Taylor Donelson Clinton, IL

McLeanCounty

Governor Bruce Rauner

Meat Donated to the University of Illinois

NEW RECORD: $61,000

Grand Champion Steer A.J. Line Seaton, IL

Mercer County

AT&T, Monsanto-DeKalb-Asgrow, Friends of A.J. Line

Meat Donated to the University of Illinois

$65,000

Product Exhibitor City/State Purchasers Price Grand Champion

Mozzarella

Foremost Farms USA Chilton, WI George Obernagel $800

Grand Champion Aged Cheddar Foremost Farms USA Marshfield, WI Wm. Beck Auctioneers, Cory $650

Craig Auctioneers Grand Champion String Cheese Kraft Heinz Company Campbell, NY Lee Gaule $400 Grand Champion Mild Cheddar Shullsburg Cheese

Company Shullsburg, WI University of Illinois (Dr. Robert

Easter and Dr. Robert Hauser) $700

Grand Champion Bacon Main St. Meat Co. Roscoe, IL George Obernagel and Joe Hampton

$500

Grand Champion Ham Thrushwood Farms Galesburg, IL IL State Auctioneers Association & Farm Credit Services

$750

Grand Champion Summer Sausage

Thrushwood Farms Galesburg, IL Lyle and Patti Lee Auction Service $550

Grand Champion Processed Beef

AJ’s Lena Maid Meats Lena, IL IL Association of Meat Processors $600

Best of Show Illinois Wine August Hill Winery & Illinois Sparkling Co.

Utica, IL IL State Auctioneers Association $950

Grand Chmpaion Honey Jim and Karen Belli Wadsworth, IL IL State Beekeepers Assoc.

RESALE: Fredrick Nessler & Assoc.

Proceeds donated to Ag in the Classroom

$600

RESALE: $500

Grand Champion Doe’s Milk Griffen Jodlowski Atlanta, IL Former Representative Jim Sacia $225

 

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Product Exhibitor City/County Purchasers Price Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen Trio

Morgan Wilderman Greenville, IL

Bond County

American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois, Farmers State Bank of Mount Sterling, AgriVest Farm Management, Keith Parr, Friends of Morgan Wilderman

$4,500

Grand Champion Poultry Meat Pen

Jacob Hinshaw Secor, IL

McClean County

Ronald McDonald’s- Marty and Donna Davis

$4,800

Land of Lincoln Supreme Champion Female Print

Andy Sauder Tremont, IL

Tazewell County

Prairie Farms Dairy $3,000

Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Meat Goat Wether

Carlee Critchelow Chandlerville, IL

CassCounty

Farmersville Pellet, Sunrise Ag, Sky Ride, Hummel Family, BRANDT

$4,100

Grand Champion Meat Goat Wether

Skylynn Flemming Paxton, IL

Iroquois County

Holder’s Hill Meat Goats, Friends of Skylynn Fleming

$5,450

Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Wether

Cole Ellerbrock Atkinson, IL

Henry County

Land of Lincoln Breeders, Agrigold Hybrids, North American Midway Entertainment

$7,250

Grand Champion Wether Trace Titus Alexis, IL

Mercer County

North American Midway Entertainment, Friends of Trace Titus

$8,850

Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Barrow

Grant Kiefer Gridley, IL

Livingston County

BRANDT, Friends of Grant Kiefer

Meat Donated to the University of Illinois

$35,000

Grand Champion Barrow Dylan McCafferty Sherman, IL

SangamonCounty

Terry Duffy of CME Group, Herrin Fertilizer, Farm Supply Prairie Land FS/DeKalb Asgrow, BRANDT, Friends of Dylan McCafferty

Meat Donated to the University of Illinois

NEW RECORD: $76,500

Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Steer

Taylor Donelson Clinton, IL

McLeanCounty

Governor Bruce Rauner

Meat Donated to the University of Illinois

NEW RECORD: $61,000

Grand Champion Steer A.J. Line Seaton, IL

Mercer County

AT&T, Monsanto-DeKalb-Asgrow, Friends of A.J. Line

Meat Donated to the University of Illinois

$65,000

Product Exhibitor City/State Purchasers Price Grand Champion

Mozzarella

Foremost Farms USA Chilton, WI George Obernagel $800

Grand Champion Aged Cheddar Foremost Farms USA Marshfield, WI Wm. Beck Auctioneers, Cory $650

the champion animals receive 80 percent of the sales price. The remaining 20 percent will be equally split between the Illinois 4-H and FFA programs.A list of all the champions sold at the auction, as well as

the exhibitors, the purchasers, and the amount that each champion sold for follows. The record-breaking amounts are listed as NEW RE-

CORD:

RECORD Continued from page 1

Manager/Customer Service Trainer for a multi-specialty emergency and veterinary hospital.My husband, PJ, and I moved back

to Olney in 2012 after starting a fam-ily. We now have two sons, Jaxson, 3 ½ years old and Jaymeson, 11 months

old.Please do not hesitate to call or stop

by the Richland Co. Farm Bureau of-fice to simply introduce yourself. I look forward to working with all of you!

ZEILSTRA Continued from page 1

Stay up to date on Farm Bureau events with SOCIAL MEDIA! Edwards County Gallatin County salgalcountyfarmbureau.com Lawrence County lawrencecfb.com Richland County richlandcountyfarmbureau.com Wabash County Wayne County waynecfb.com Wabash Valley FS wabashvalleyfs.com

Tri-level home for sale. 501 S. Albi-on in West Salem. Very spacious. 3 bedroom, 2 baths. $137,200. Please call 618-240-2536.

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Your membership is valuable: check out these Farm Bureau discountsAUTOMOTIVEDan’s Modern Auto Repair, 803 W. Delaware, Fairfield, 842-3309, 5% discount on repairs and

towing.Mt. Carmel Rural King Supply, 2419 W. 9th St., Mt. Carmel, 618-262-7134, 10% off clothing

or tires.ATVS & More 1307 W. Main St. Salem, IL 62881 15% off retail on any parts or accessories -free

t-shirts with any purchase-free mount of any wheel or tire purchaseTravco Motorsports, 3983 N Il 130 Olney, IL 62450 (618) 395-3235 10% off of pants and ac-

cessories at Travco Motor Sports

CLOTHINGDA DIS-N-DAT, 615 W 3rd Street, Mt. Carmel, 618-240-8528, Jeans for $4Mt. Carmel Rural King Supply, 2419 W. 9th, Mt. Carmel. 618-262-7134. Farm & home supplies.

10% off clothing.The Male Connection, 119 E. Main St., Fairfield, 618-842-4359. 10% discount on non-sale

items, tuxedos excluded.TJ Marche, 11 North Fifth, Albion, 618-445-2314. 10% off all merchandise in stock (retail only,

not on custom orders).K&K Fashion Express, 308 S. 10th St., Mt. Vernon, IL. 244-6290. 10% discount on all regu-

lar-priced items.Hot Tees Cool Vinyl, 431 N Walnut Street, Mt. Carmel, 618-599-6888, Erin Peach, Owner, 10%

off in-stock Aces apparel.

FLOWERS & GIFTSGlenna’s Balloons & More, 201 W. Seminary St. West Salem, 456-3180, 10% off all cash &

carry items valued at $10 or more!Watering Can, Albion, free in town delivery for the city of Albion.Essentials Cards & Gifts 720 11th Street, Lawrenceville 618-943-2852 10% off gift items (ex-

cludes cards and sale items)Usborne Books and More, Cindy Griess, 618-262-3135, 10% off in-stock items.

HARDWARE, PAINTSouthern Illinois Lumber Co., Albion, 10% off all paint, cash only.

JEWELERSSmith Jewelers, Jewelry & Bridal Register, 406 Market St., Mt. Carmel, 618-262-4339, Gisele

Smith, Collette Grisby & Yvette Smith, Owners, 10% off all merchandise excluding all sale items & repairs and/or FREE cleaning and prong check on rings.

H.D. Bean Jewelers, 123 E. Main, Carmi, 618-382-8170, 10% discount plus free ring cleaning and prong check.

LAWN & GARDENMcLean Implement, Albion, Wayne City, Flora, Norris City, Benton. $150 off X530/X540 mower

with deck, see store for details. Also, free bag of Johnny Pop popcorn with $25 or more purchase of officially licensed in-stock John Deere merchandise.

MEDICALStevens Chiropractic, 21 W. Main, Albion, 10% discount on services only, not valid on vitamins

or orthopedic supports, Medicare, Medicaid or Worker’s Compensation.Alka Family Chiropractic Center, 415 Walnut Street, Mt. Carmel, Kaylynn Alka, Owner, $10 off

NEW patient consultation, exam & x-rays Newton Hearing Center, 104 V. Van Buren St., Newton, 618-783-3938. 30% off Matrix, Pluss

& Air, 40% off Pixel.

MISCELLANEOUSEasy Living Homes. Farm Bureau members can enjoy a 10% discount on the options selected

in Easy Living Homes new home package. Easy Living Homes is located at 2410 E Main St in Olney. Call toll free at 800-453-0440 or locally at 618-392-3344 to meet with a consultant today!

Hartz Janitorial Services: RR 2 Box 227, Lawrenceville 618-843-2561 10% discountStremme Septic Services, RR2 Box 65, Sumner, 618-936-9130 or 618-838-7340. $10 off sep-

tic tank pumping and $50 off new system installation.Tracey Electric, Inc., 1308 Jefferson, Lawrenceville, 618-943-2243. 5% DiscountBotsch & Associates CPAs, LLC. 113 E. Main, Carmi, 382-4151. One free hour of financial

counseling, one time only.D&A Seamless Guttering, Robinson, (618) 544-8945 or 554-4494, $25.00 off your project, 80

feet minimum installationFix My Cell, 102 E. Main, Olney, (618) 302-1526. 10% off any repairs to cell phones, iPads,

iPods, or tablets. $10 off any new Dish or Direct TV Service, in additon to any national offers.Fresh Air by Kippi, 10% off any air or water purification systems and energy saving products.

888-889-3671. www.myvollara.com/kippiwrightSt. Francisville Women’s Club, (618) 948-2882, 5% off the cost of cabin meeting room rental.Big Creek Custom (Personalized Sand-Carved Treasures, Stones-Glass-Ceramics) 3511 N. St.

Marie Rd, Olney, IL 62450 Ph#618-838-5397 10% off one item.Turner’s Cards & Signs, (618) 842-4898, 503 S. First, Fairfield, Ill., $10 discount on $100 or

more of truck lettering

RESTAURANTSCasey’s Pizza, 102 E Walnut, Albion, 445-4947, $2 off any large pizza (excludes any specials)Casey’s Pizza, 1002 E. Main Street, Olney, 392-2628, $2 off the purchase of a large pizza (Not

valid with any other offer. Limit one discount per customer).Long John Silver’s, 318 W. 9th, Mt. Carmel, 10% off purchase.Classic Pizza & Pasta, 215 E. Main, Fairfield, Large one topping pizza and personal cinnamon

stick for $12.00Chili Willy’s, Olney 10% off total purchase.Crystal’s Country Cream, 21 Long St. Mt. Erie 854-2424.$1 off any size shake.Hogg Heaven Bar-B-Q, 411 W. 9th, Mt. Carmel, 618-262-7779, Rick Marshall, Owner, 10% Off

your purchase.Lasata Winery & Vineyards 1 mile north of highway 33 618-884-1200 10% discountClaybank Natural Foods,228 E. Main, Olney, IL 62450 Ph#1-618-843-1150 $5.00 off second

visit with in store coupon($25.00 or more in purchase)Mimmo’s Pizza, 114 S. Washington St., McLeansboro, 618-643-4820, $1 off any pizza pur-

chase.Tequila’s Mexican Restaurant, 115 W. 9th, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carmel, 10% off purchases greater

than $25 McDonald’s, in Albion, Buy a Premium Chicken McWrap and get a free medium fry and medium

drinkKelly O’s Pizza, 702 N. Market, Mt. Carmel, 262-8333, $1 off extra-large pizza.The Holiday, 311 S Kitchell Ave, Olney, IL 62450 (618) 392-3663 Free non-alcoholic beverage

with a dinner purchase.Pizza Hut, 921 E Main St, Olney, IL 62450, (618) 395-8661 $1 off buffet purchase at Pizza Hut

SALON SERVICES Shear Country Salon-Starr Stark(Independent Contractor)-Licensed Skin Care Therapist,

1021 N. West St., Olney, IL 62450 Ph#1-618-392-0909 $3.00 off entire purchase of service, which includes if products are also purchased.

Shear Country Salon-Angie Snider(Independent Contractor)-Cosmetologist, 1021 N. West St., Olney, IL 62450 Ph#1-618-392-0909 $2.00 off total purchase(Services & Products)

Shear Country Salon-Katie Royse(Manager)-Nail Tech & Hair Stylist, 1021 N. West St., Olney, IL 62450 Ph#1-618-392-0909 $5.00 off full set of French tip fake nails $5.00 off French tip gel polish

SPORTSShan Total Fitness LLC., 214 South Whittle Avenue, Olney, IL 62450 (618) 392-5275 $10 off a

monthly membershipTransformations, $5 off initial group fitness membership.Albion Bowling Center, Rt. 15 West, Albion, one free shoe rental per visit per cardholder.Main Street Gym, 304 E. Main, Fairfield, 842-7867. $5 discount on monthly membership, $69

three-month membership.Jim’s Guns & Shooting Supplies, 603 Cherry Lane, Lawrenceville, 618-943-2632. Firearms,

ammunition & gunsmithing. Free box of ammo with purchase of any firearm.Jerry’s Archery, 635 E. State St., Bridgeport, 618-945-9520 or cell 618-83-9520. Complete

service & repair, new bows & tree stands. 10% off all in shop arrows.Purify My Hunt, $50 off any scent eliminator. Call 218-299-4924. www.purifymyhunt.com.

“Like” purifymyhunt on Facebook.

VETERINARY SERVICESWayne County Veterinary, So. US 45, Fairfield, Truck 618-839-6460 Home 618-854-2561, 10%

discount on all small animal service, $10 discount on farm trip service call charges, limit 2 visits per person per month.

Fairfield Veterinary, 814 E. Main, Fairfield, 842-4847, 10% discount.

The Richland County Farm Bureau will sponsor a trip to the Covered Bridge Festival on Tuesday, October 13th.

Cost is $20 for Farm Bureau mem-bers and $30 for non-members.

The bus will leave from the Eagles Lodge parking lot in Olney at 6:00 AM on the 13thand head to Bridge-ton, IN. We will spend the entire day at Bridgeton and plan to return home around 6:00 PM Illinois time.

Contact the Richland County Farm Bureau offices to reserve your seat today! For more information about the Cov-

ered Bridge Festival, visit www.cov-eredbridges.com.

Sign up for the Richland County Farm Bureau trip to the Covered Bridge Festival

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Christopher Fritschle was pro-moted from Interim Plant Man-ager at Olney to Plant Manager at Olney on August 1st. When he joined Wabash Valley four and a half years ago, he was a Custom Applicator. He quickly became the Logistics Coordinator for the north-ern four counties, serving there for a few years before becoming Jasper County Manager. Christopher lives at Olney with his wife, Brooke, and he has a BS in Agri Business Eco-nomics from SIU-C. He replaces long time Olney Man-

ager, Ben Anderson, who is work-ing on a special project involving market research, until his planned

Neggy Giraudy is a new Struc-tures Department employee at Newton, where he lives. He has two children, Lyric and Roxzyn and graduated from Brunswick, Rhode Island High School.

Eric Lemond has joined the Grain Bin Crew at the Grayville location. He and his wife, Shel-by, live at Fairfield with their one year old, Miller. Eric has a Lineman Degree from Frontier Community College.

Chris Lingafelter, of Newton, is a new employee of the Struc-tures Department, working out of Newton. He lives at Toledo; has twin two year old daugh-ters, Alivia and Alayna, and is a graduate of Newton High School.

Gallatin County Farm Bureau wanted to help their local fire departments to obtain Grain Res-Q tubes, so they of-fered $1500 toward the $2500 cost if the fire departments could pay for the rest. After hearing about this, Wabash Valley Service Company stepped up to pay 40% of the total which made it free to all of the departments. This is a photo of the Equality Fire Department with Gallatin

County Farm Bureau Manager on the left next to Fire Chief Cole Baker. The other three departments (Omaha, Ridgway, and Shawneetown were featured in last month’s paper.)Grain rescue tubes are a tool which is used to help extract

someone who has been trapped in a grain bin by flowing grain.

GCFB donates to local fire department for Grain Res-Q tubes

Since 1990 Shreve Pumpkin Patch has been a fall destina-tion for families in the

Barnhill area. Mike Shreve and his wife, Sharla, have 20 acres of pumpkins this year and a corn maze designed to look like Olaf from Frozen. Admission is free, except for the corn maze which costs $5.00 per person or $4.00 per person in groups of 10 or more. It is located a short dis-tance east of US 45, north of I-64 and south of Fairfield. Watch for the sign on the highway.In addition to the maze and lots

of pumpkins, they have smaller mazes for small children, pedal tractors to ride, straw bales for climbing, and snacks such as popcorn, pumpkin bread, caramel apples, rolls, and cider.They recently added a 125 per-

son reception hall which they rent for special occasions and a chil-dren’s bookstore which has ed-ucational toys, plus a used book store for everyone else. Hayrides are a popular event

which occur mostly on weekends, but some-times if the demand is

Arial view of the corn maze at Shreves Pumpkin Patch. Photo by Travis Correll

Christopher Fritschleretirement about a year from now. Ben managed the Olney Plant for 28 years.

Moving up at the Valley

New faces at the Valley

there they will load up a wagon and go at other times.Something which has become quite

popular is going through the maze at night. Be sure to make an appoint-ment if you want to try it, and don’t forget to bring your own flashlight. Reservations may be made by calling Mike at 618-516-1851.

Pumpkin Patch hours are 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM every day but Sunday, when they start at noon instead.Kent Och’s brother, Steve, still has

his class of art students at Southern Ar-kansas University design the maze. Kent is the Environmental and Regu-la-tory Director at Wabash Valley Ser-vice Company.

Agritourism has become a vital part of the economy of the Midwest. Country Roads is a new Ag News feature designed to highlight the tourism opportunities that exist in the farm life of our area. This story is the first in a series of short articles about opportunities for tourism in Wabash Valley Ag News’ ter-ritory.

Shreve Pumpkin Patch has been fall destination for twenty five years