The Rock Island and Mercer County Farm Bureaus® are partnering with the Illinois Fire Service Institute and Sherrard FFA to host “Farmers and First Responders”, a grain bin safety program on Saturday, September 12 at Sherrard High School, 4701 176th Ave, Sherrard, IL. The program will include a hands-on, live simulation grain bin entrapment demonstration provided by the Illinois Fire Service Institute. Two sessions will be held: 9:00am – 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. You must state which session you would like to attend when you register. Space is limited to 50 attendees at each session. Face masks are required.
The movie SILO will be shown digitally. You do not need to attend the in-person program to be able to watch, but you do need to register with your County Farm Bureau with an email address to receive the viewing link. The digital showings will be available Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. and Friday, September 11 at 7:00 p.m.
SILO is the first ever featured film about grain entrapment. Inspired by true events, SILO follows a harrowing day in an American farm town. Disaster strikes when teenager Cody Rose is entrapped in a 50-foot tall grain bin. When the corn turns to quicksand, family, neighbors and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue Cody from drowning in the crop that has sustained their community for generations. To view the movie trailer, visit: https://www.silothefilm.com/trailer
All farmers and first responders in Rock Island and Mercer Counties are invited to attend. There is no cost to attend. The program is sponsored by the Rock Island and Mercer County Farm Bureaus® and COUNTRY Financial representatives: Brent Bigham, Tracy Bigham, Stacey Brown, Shirley Helmick, Tara Kain, Troy Mayhew, Michael Moorhusen, Chad Nelson, Jason Potter, Bart Reed, Randy Rursch, Steve Sim and John Waugh.
Registration is required by Wednesday, September 9th. Please call the Rock Island County Farm Bureau at (309) 736-7432 or email tmayhew@ricofarmbureau.org, or the Mercer County Farm Bureau at (309) 582-5116 or email mcfb1@frontiernet.net to reserve your spot.