Quick Take: Cover crops, county fairground grants, scholarships

Participants complete a field form online that is scored by a local reviewer, usually the local SWCD office, which then assigns points for everything from cover crops planted, to kinds of fertilizer used for nutrient management at different points before and during the growing season, to various possible conservation practices used on that field to prevent runoff into nearby water sources. Boone County Fair to rebuild the dairy wash rack Henderson County Fair to rebuild the livestock barn Henry County Fair to improve lighting in the primary show barn Kankakee County Fair to install fans, shelving and lights in the 4-H and judging buildings Kendall County Fair to renovate the men’s restroom Knox County Fair to renovate the sheep barn Lee County Fair to install a new ceiling in the main auditorium Livingston County Ag Fair to make structural repairs on the show barn Marshall-Putnam Fair to repair the roof of the arts hall McDonough County 4-H Building to install new fencing in the horse arena Ogle County Fair to add new pens in the sheep and goat barn Rock Island County Fair to renovate four different restroom buildings Sandwich Fair to make roofing repairs on the dairy building Schuyler County Fair to do post replacements and electrical upgrades in the barns Stephenson County Fair to improve ventilation in the beef barn and improve lighting in the dairy barn Veterans Memorial Fair to remodel a women’s restroom Warren County Fair to replace livestock pens Western Illinois Fair to replace livestock pen gates and install new aluminum bleachers in the show arena Whiteside County Fair to make repairs to windows in the beef, dairy and horse barns Winnebago County Fair to improve electrical and roofing in the cattle barn Compeer awards scholarships Compeer Financial has awarded 120 graduating high school seniors with $1,500 educational scholarships. Nicki Adolph, Mount Carroll Andrew Bates, Gilson Samantha Bohm, Walnut Alexandra Buseski, Byron Dale Cain, Rio Katelin Donaldson, Colfax Emma Eathington, Avon Emma Frank, Rock Falls Mia Freyermuth, Illinois City Joshua Granger, Grant Park Sheridan Hank, Aledo Hannah Hartman, Fairbury Emma Hawkinson, Galesburg Julia Heller, Dixon Kathleen Hopkins, Gilson Samantha Kempel, Lena Isabella Kostallari, Pearl City Elizabeth Lilliman, Reynolds Carlie Mettler, Quincy Ashton Mills, Geneseo Eli Mittermeyer, Loraine Ashlyn Mool, Lexington Lance Moritz, Streator Dalton Moss, Fowler Grace Sandrock, Sterling Isaac Orns, Secor Ross Pur