Farmers Weekly Review

The group watches to see how the grain legs work at the Prairie Creek grain tour hosted by the Will County Farm Bureau.

County board members Dan Butler, Julie Berkowicz, Katie Deane Schlottman, Janet Diaz and Sherry Williams listen to Tim Jacobs, Peotone Facilities Manager from Prairie Creek, explain their expansion of two, 750,000-bushel grain bins for this falls harvest.

County Board member Janet Diaz, left, and Michele Baikauskas learn about the grapes being grown at Misti hill Vineyard in Custer Park during the elected officials’ annual farm tour held August 9.