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Annual Plow Day held

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 22:20

Von Bergen's Country Market held their 11th Annual Plow Day and Antique Tractor Show in late September. The event included special guest Max Armstrong, WGN Radio, and his antique tractors. McHenry County Farm Bureau and the Von Bergen's County Market co-sponsored a tractor parade through MCCD's conservation trail to Hebron. Families enjoyed the petting zoo, face painting, a children's pedal pull and wagon rides. Other exhibitors included the Northeast Cattlemen's Association, Hebron Boy Scouts, The Field Museum and McHenry County Historical Society.

Larry Reinhard, Ag in the Classroom Coordinator, provided youth and adults with fun activities relating to corn and soybeans. Our Women's Committee assisted our Ag in the Classroom program by handing out Ag. Facts Fortune Cookies, Ag Mags and agricultural coloring books. To view pictures click here.

Call it H1N1

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 17:16

Call it H1N1, not "swine flu." You cannot get H1N1 from eating pork and the misnomer is hurting pork producers financially.  The pork industry is taking a beating from public reaction to the H1N1 outbreak and some inaccurate media coverage linking the human illness to pigs. Nick Giordano with the National Pork Producers Council international trade division says the hog industry is losing at least $2.5 Million a day, about $5.50 a head.

Can people catch H1N1 from eating pork?
No. H1N1 influenza viruses are not transmitted by food. You can not get H1N1 influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products is safe. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160F kills the H1N1 virus as it does other bacteria and viruses.

How does H1N1 spread?
Human-to-human transmission of H1N1 can occur in the same way as seasonal flu occurs in people, which is mainly person-to-person transmission through coughing or sneezing of people infected with the influenza virus. People may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.

Cannabis Operation Eradicated

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 08:47

Sheriff Keith Nygren announced the eradication of approximately two thousand five hundred cannabis plants at an outdoor cannabis growing operation located near northeast unincorporated Woodstock, Illinois. Members of the McHenry County Conservation Police discovered the outdoor cannabis grow operation and campsite during a recent joint investigation.

 

McHenry County Farms "The Richardsons"

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 22:08

The Richardson Farm was homesteaded in 1840 by Robert Richardson who emigrated from England. The farm has grown over the years to include 450 acres and 2 farmsteads. In addition to the traditional crops of corn and soybeans, the Richardsons are growing over 50,000 Christmas trees and have the world's largest cornfield maze.

The Richardson family have dedicated countless hours to McHenry County Farm Bureau and the Ag in the Classroom program.

Thank you Richardsons for sharing your story!  Begin the journey by clicking here.

2009 Tractor Trek

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Sun, 07/19/2009 - 00:21

McHenry County Farm Bureau and McHenry County Antique Farm Equipment Association co-sponsored their seventh annual "Tractor Trek" on Saturday, July 18.

Eighty participants had the opportunity to share the day with other antique tractor enthusiast as they traveled through the North-Western part of McHenry County and Boone County.  Proceeds raised from this event are donated to the Agriculture in the Classroom program.    

A special thank you to the drivers, volunteers, Country Clovers 4-H and our host: Edward's Apple Orchard, The Paulson Family, Candlewick Lake Association & Milky Way Park (Harvard). Thank you support team: Buck Brothers (mechanic and service truck), Jason Madaus (truck & trailer), Conserv FS (fuel) and Boone County Sheriff's Auxiliary.

To view pictures click here.