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Knox and Warren-Henderson Young Leaders Perform for a Cause
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) program is a non-profit organization that was founded locally in 1994. Their missions is to speak up for and support the best interests of abused and neglected children in the court system. CASAs are assigned to every abuse, neglect, and dependency case in Knox, Warren, Henderson, and McDonough Counties of Illinois. To learn more, visit http://www.casaofknoxco.com/
Nitrogen Strip Trial Field Day
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W-HFB hosted its Nitrogen Strip Trial Field Day on Friday, August 30th between Kirkwood and Monmouth. Click here to read more about the event.
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Brazilian Farmers Visit W-HFB
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Over the summer months, Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau had the opportunity to host three groups of Brazilian farmers who came to the Midwest to tour agricultural facilities through the travel company AgroBravo.
Click here to read more about the visits.
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6th Annual Fall Festival 5K
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The Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau Young Leaders and the Warren County Prime Beef Festival co-sponsored their 6th annual Fall Festival 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, September 7th. The race started at Bayer Research Center outside Monmouth and all along the countryside course signs with agriculture facts and jokes were posted. Click here to read about 5K results.
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4th Grade Ag Day
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The Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau Women’s/Ag-in-the-Classroom committee and the Prime Beef Festival sponsored their annual Agricultural Education Day for kids on Friday, September 6th at Bayer Research Center outside Monmouth. 4th grade classes from ICS, Monmouth-Roseville, and United school districts attended this annual event.
During this morning program students rotated through nine different stations where they learned about the following agriculture topics: Machinery (taught by Dudley Ricketts); Soils & Fertilizer (Joe Greenstreet & Anna Sharp); Soybeans & Plant Parts (Michael Moore); Corn & Plant Parts (Craig & Chad Long); Beef (Taylor Huston); Swine (Sue Bertelsen); Animal Vet Care (Julie Snodgrass); Sheep (Robin Corzatt); and Dairy Cattle (Gayle Baker).
Thank you to the Bayer Learning Center for allowing this event to be hosted at your facilities!
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11th Annual Golf Outing
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The Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau Foundation, along with the McDonough County Farm Bureau Foundation and the Tri-County Cattlemen’s Association hosted their annual golf outing on August 23rd at Gibson Woods Golf Course in Monmouth. 18 teams of four participated in the Friday outing and when all was said and done, Team Grant, consisting of Casey Grant, Jay Grant, Ron Grant, and Rich Thomas took home the best score.
Click Here To Read More
Thanks To All Who Made The W-HFB Annual Meeting a Success
W-HFB hosted its 31st Annual Meeting on the evening of June 25th at the VFW in Monmouth. During the meeting, Chad Long and Adam Martin, retiring directors, were recognized for their many years of service to W-HFB. The 2019-20 Foundation scholarship recipients were also introduced. Rob Elliott of Cameron was awarded with the evening’s Ag Service Award. After the meeting portion, a live/silent auction was held by the W-HFB Foundation and Ag Education Partnership. Van Adkisson was the evening’s auctioneer and due to the generosity of sponsors, donors, and bidders, the auction campaign raised over $14,500 to be split between the scholarship and ag in the classroom programs. Comedian Tim Cavanagh was the night’s entertainment and his routine ended out the evening. Thank you again to all the sponsors, businesses, and donors who made the evening a success. We appreciate the support more than you know!2019 Auction Sponsors
Gold Sponsor: Lindell Aerial Ag
Silver Sponsors: Compeer Financial, Fairview Sale Barn, Midwest Bank, Security Savings Bank
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
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Plat Books & Motor Vehicle Rules Available
2018 Warren-Henderson Counties Plat Books are available for purchase at Monmouth and Stronghurst W-HFB locations. ‘Motor Vehicle Rules for Illinois Farmers’, a select collection of information on motor vehicle regulations, produced and provided by Illinois Farm Bureau®, are available in Monmouth & Stronghurst offices. An online version of the booklet can be seen here.GET TO KNOW US
‘Get to Know Us’ is a feature of some of our Farm Bureau Young Leaders and volunteers. We hope to share what agriculture means to those featured, share the variety of agricultural jobs/careers in our surrounding areas, and have our communities get to know us a little better!.jpg)
October's feature is on: Josh Dean
[ CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT JOSH ]
August's feature is on: Jacob Baker
[ CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT JACOB ]
July's feature is on: Kendall Shimmin.
[ CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT KENDALL ]
June's feature is on: Justin Allaman.
[ CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT JUSTIN ]
May's feature is on: Cassie Schleich.
[ CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT CASSIE ]
April's feature is on: Jon Strickler.
[ CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT JON ]
March's feature is on: Taylor Huston.
[ CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT TAYLOR ]
February's feature is on: Jason Johnson.
[ CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT JASON ]
January's feature is on: Julie Snodgrass.
[ CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT JULIE ]
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December's feature is on: Jake Armstrong.
[ CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT JAKE ]
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November's feature is on: Gayle Baker.
[ CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT GAYLE ]
Warren-Henderson Takes on the 10 Gallon Milk Challenge
IFB Podcasts
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welcome
The Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau® is a non-profit, membership organization. We one of 96 other Illinois county Farm Bureaus which make up the Illinois Farm Bureau. Each county Farm Bureau® is governed by their own board of directors consisting of farmer members.
Farm Bureau was originally organized to promote the most permanent and profitable system of agriculture possible as well as the education, social and financial welfare of its members. The organization has evolved into assisting farmers with legislative issues, providing leadership opportunities and educational programs, furnishing information on services and products and educating the general public about the agriculture industry.
We are a grassroots organization who takes direction from our members at the local level. The policies of the Illinois Farm Bureau are a result of resolutions submitted from county Farm Bureau®s and adopted by the voting delegation of farmer members at the Illinois Farm Bureau® annual meeting. We have both farmer (voting) members and non-farmer (associate, non-voting members). Anyone 18 years or older can become a member.
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news & events
October 22 - Mental Health Discussion #2, Live on AM 1330 WRAM/FM 94.1 and http://www.radiomonmouth.com , 12-2pm
November 11 - Wiswell-Robeson Lecture, Monmouth College Dahl Chapel, 7pm
November 18 - W-HFB Board Meeting, 7pm
November 25 - Steve Johnson Seminar, Knox County Agri-Center, 7pm
Illinois Farm Bureau in Action News
office locations:
MAIN OFFICE:
1000 N Main Street in Monmouth
Hours > 8:00am to 4:30pm
Phone: 309-734-9401 | Fax: 309-734-6097
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406 E Main St in Stronghurst.
Hours when staff is present vary.
Phone: 309-924-1151