issues & policies
CURRENT ISSUES
The Farm Bureau tries to keep abreast of any issues affecting agriculture at the local, state and national levels. If any of our members have an issue affecting agriculture or rural life that they are concerned about we encourage them to contact one of our board members or our Farm Bureau office.
EMAIL US with any current issues affecting your farming operation.LEGISLATIVE
The Farm Bureau serves as a watchdog for legislation and issues affecting our farmer members and agriculture. We have outstanding staff at the state level that keeps watch on legislation or other issues that might have an impact on agriculture and lobby for the best interest of our farmer members. They use our farmer created policy book when issues come up in Springfield or Washington DC to speak to them on our members’ behalf.
3 IFB Members Interviewed on National Radio Show
At the 2020 Governmental Affairs Conference in February, three Illinois farmers, including W-HFB Vice President Jared Kunkle, were part of an hour-long live segment with SiriusXM radio host Michael Smerconish. They spoke about their farming operations and some of the challenges/opportunities facing the industry today. Click here to read more at FarmWeekNow.com and here to listen to the hour long interview.
Farmers for a Sustainable Future
We represent U.S. farmers and ranchers who are committed to producing the world’s food, feed and fiber supply in a sustainable way. Farmers and ranchers play a leading role in promoting soil health, conserving water, enhancing wildlife, efficiently using nutrients and caring for their animals. For decades they have pushed past the boundaries of innovation by investing in agricultural research and adopting practices with the goals of improving productivity, providing clean and renewable energy, and enhancing sustainability. Learn more about this 21-member coalition by clicking here.
our legislators
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin
Washington, D.C. Office
711 Hart Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: 202.224.2152
Fax: 202.228.0400
Chicago Office
230 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 3892
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312.353.4952
Fax: 312.353.0150
Springfield Office
525 S. 8th Street
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: 217.492.4062
Fax: 217.492.4382
Rock Island Office
1504 Third Ave Suite 227
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: 309.786.5173
Fax: 309.786.5404
Carbondale Office
250 W Cherry St Suite 115-D
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: 618.351.1122
Fax: 618.351.1124
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth
Chicago Office
230 S Dearborn St Suite 3900
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312.886.3506
Springfield Office
8 South Old State Capitol Plaza
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217.528.6124
Carbondale Office
441 East Willow St
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: 618.677.7000
Fax: 618.351.1551
Washington, D.C. Office
524 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202.224.2854
U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen, 17th District
Washington, D.C. Office
1205 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.5905
Rock Island District Office
2401 4th Ave
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: 309.786.3406
U.S. Representative Mary Miller, 15th District
Washington, D.C. Office
1740 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202.225.5271
Mahomet Office
604 E Main St
Suite G
Mahomet, IL 61853
Phone: 217.703.6100
Quincy Office
730 Maine St
Quincy, IL 62301
Senator Neil Anderson, 47th District
Springfield Office
208 Capital Building
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: 217.782.5957
District Office
1523 47th Ave
Moline, IL 61265
Phone: 309.736.7084
Senator Mike Halpin, 36th District
Springfield Office
Stratton Office Building
401 S. Spring St
Section C, Room J
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: 217.782.4307
District Office
1504 3rd Ave
2nd Floor, County Office Building
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: 309.558.3612
Representative Norine Hammond, 94th District
Springfield Office
203-N Stratton
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: 217.782.0416
Fax: 217.782.1141
District Office
331 N Lafayette St
PO Box 170
Macomb, IL 61455
Phone: 309.836.2707
Fax: 309.836.2231
Representative Dan Swanson, 71st District
Springfield Office
200-3N Stratton Building
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: 217.782.8032
District Office
275 N Division St
PO Box 173
Woodhull, IL 61490
Phone: 309.334.7474
action requests
Info Coming Soon!POLICY/POLICY DEVELOPMENT
The Farm Bureau prides itself on being a grassroots organization. We take direction from the local level and set policy for the state organization. A farmer member submits a concerns and we create a resolution to address those concerns. We then take that resolution to the Illinois Farm Bureau for consideration for policy. The Illinois Farm Bureau policy book consists of resolutions that have been submitted from farmers all over the state of Illinois.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
What issues are you concerned about? What would you like to see Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau do to help farmers/agriculture? EMAIL US