Bureau County Farm Bureau

4-H Master Showmanship Contest
2020-07-17 19:30 - 20:30 UTC
Canceled due to COVID

4-H Fair Barnyard Games
2020-07-16 15:00 - 16:00

Bureau County Farm Bureau Board Meeting
2020-07-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-03-09 19:00 - 21:00

Office Closed- Happy Independence Day
2020-07-03 08:00 - 17:00

BCFB Foundation Tractor Trek
2020-06-27 08:00 - 17:00

Young Leader Wiffle Ball Tournament
2020-06-20 08:00 - 17:00

Foundation Golf Outing
2020-06-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Shady Oaks Country Club, United States
Moved to a virtual outing. Contact the office for more information.

2020 Registration Sponsorship Brochure (1)

Teacher's Summer Ag Institute II
2020-06-11 08:00 - 2020-06-12 17:00

Ag in a Day Teacher Training
2020-06-09 08:00 - 2020-06-10 17:00

Farm Bureau Board Meeting
2020-06-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-04-13 19:00 - 21:00

Office Closed- Memorial Day
2020-05-25 08:00 - 17:00

Farm Bureau Board Meeting
2020-05-11 19:00 - 21:00
May be canceled due to spring planting

Lady Landowner Seminar
2020-04-21 09:00 - 11:00

Office Closed- Good Friday
2020-04-10 08:00 - 17:00

Canceled- Women in Agriculture Conference
2020-03-27 08:00 - 17:00
Jeanne Bernick to Headline Women in Agriculture Conference

The Women in Agriculture Conference committee is pleased to announce that Jeanne Bernick will headline the 9th annual Women in Agriculture Conference in Rock Island on Friday, March 27, 2020. Bernick is the co-author of a women’s ag leadership book “Ceres Rising: How Women are Leading Farm Business”. Her presentation will focus on how women across the world and at home are impacting their communities and what we can learn from their inspirational stories.

The keynote will be followed by a variety of breakout sessions as well a buffet lunch.

Closing out the conference is Dr. Kim Kidwell, Dean and Robert A. Easter Chair in the College of Agricultural Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois. She is a proud Alumna of ACES where she earned a bachelor’s degree in both genetics, development and agriculture sciences. She received her masters and Ph.D. in plant breeding and genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She will speak on “Women Changing Agriculture” and highlight how women have served as the heartbeat of agriculture since civilization.

Pre-registration for the event is open. More details can be found at womeninagricultureconference.com This Conference is sponsored by the several County Farm Bureaus in Western Illinois and the Farm Bureau Women in Agriculture Conference Committee.

Postponed for Later Date- Stroke Detection Screening
2020-03-25 09:00 - 16:00
Farm Bureau Members Receive Discount on Stroke Screenings
Everyone has risk associated with Stroke. Knowing your risk and getting a fast and painless stroke screening are your best defenses against a life threatening or life-altering event.
Many people go through their daily routines without realizing how close they are to suffering a life-threatening stroke. And, unfortunately, most people don’t have symptoms or signs before a stroke occurs. That’s why stroke is commonly referred to as the “silent killer,” ranking as the third leading cause of death in the United States.
But new mobile technology is available today to help individuals determine their stroke risk in advance so they can take steps to improve their health.
Stroke Detection Plus will be screening at the Prouty Building, 435 South Main Street, Princeton, on Wednesday, March 25, from 9:00-4:00.
A complete wellness profile (ultrasound screening for Stroke, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Peripheral Arterial Disease, and Osteoporosis) is only $100 for Farm Bureau members. That is a $35 savings over the $135 the general public will pay. Now, add an EKG to detect Atrial Fibrillation for just an additional $35.
Appointments are necessary. To set up an appointment, call toll-free 1-877-732-8258.
A two-minute virtual tour of the screenings can be found at www.strokedetectionplus.com
People over the age of 40 are encouraged to get tested especially with one or more of the following risk factors: high blood pressure, diabetes, more than 20 pounds overweight, smoke, have high cholesterol, inactive lifestyle, or have a family medical history of heart disease or stroke.
A stroke screening will help to identify these blood flow blockages. Stroke Detection Plus, a mobile vascular screening company, uses ultrasound technology to find blockages in the body’s blood vessels that could lead to a stroke. Call today for your appointment!

Postponed for Later Date-Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman Viewing
2020-03-23 18:00 - 21:00 | illinois Valley Community College, United States
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this April, Local County Farm Bureaus will partner with the Illinois Valley Community College Ag Club to host a free showing of Discovery’s Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman. The public will be invited to attend the event at the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural entre at the IVCC Oglesby campus on Monday, March 23rd at 6:00 p.m. The documentary will be followed by a brief panel, with experts diving into a discussion about conservation efforts and environmental focus on local agricultural lands.

Earth Day is an annual celebration of the environment and an opportunity to identify areas in which existing conservation efforts can be enhanced to improve our natural resources, including land, air, and water. Come view Discovery’s Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman as it shines a light on preserving landscapes and offers inspiring solutions to the challenges confronting America’s wild land and wildlife, fisheries and croplands.

For more information about this free event or to register, please visit call the Bureau County Farm Bureau at (815) 875-6468.

Canceled- Ag Appreciation Breakfast
2020-03-20 07:00 - 11:00
A program benefiting the Princeton Chamber of Commerce Ag Scholarships

Canceled- Bureau County 4th Grader Ag Fair
2020-03-19 08:00 - 17:00
Closed to the Public

Canceled- Ag Fair Set Up
2020-03-18 13:00 - 16:00

Canceled- Ag Fair Goodie Bag Stuffing
2020-03-16 18:00 - 19:30

Alaska Preview Trip Meeting
2020-03-12 10:00 - 11:00
2020 Alaska Trip Preview Meeting Set
Farm Bureau is excited to announce that we will once again be partnering with Tri-State Travel and other surrounding Farm Bureaus to offer a fantastic trip to Alaska this fall. Would you like to see more of the world around you? Maybe you don’t have time to plan a trip, maybe you are not comfortable driving on interstates or in heavy traffic, maybe you aren’t comfortable making airline reservations. With Tri-State Travel, you fill out a registration form, pay for the trip and show up at the pick-up point. Tri-State does the rest.
There will be two trip options for this destination
* Alaska Land Tour- August 29-September 7
* Alaska Land & Cruise Tour- August 29- September 13
Anyone interested in learning more about these options for the upcoming Alaska trip are welcome to attend an informational preview set for Thursday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. at Elm Point Plaza (the old Bureau County Farm Bureau building) at 535 Elm Place in Princeton. Tri-State travel has lined up the trips and will be on hand to highlight the sights of the trips as well as answer any questions. Pricing, insurance, and booking information will be available.
We hope to see you there, but if you are unable to attend please feel free to stop by the office to pick up an itinerary for the upcoming trips. Please contact the Bureau County Farm Bureau office at 815-875-6468 to register or for more information.

IFB Leaders to Washington
2020-03-10 08:00 - 2020-03-12 17:00

BCFB Foundation Board Meeting
2020-03-09 17:30 - 19:00

Rules for the Road Meeting
2020-03-05 10:00 - 12:00
Motor Vehicle Rules for Illinois Farmers
Trucking regulations can be complicated, and farm exemptions compound that problem. It seems everyone has a different answer to your question. Come join us at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 5 at Tettens Grain, 1684 Nachusa Rd, Dixon, to find out what you need to know.
We’re hosting a two-hour meeting for Farm Bureau members that focuses on trucking laws specifically for farmers. We’ll introduce you to new rules, remind you of the old ones that still apply, and help you figure out whether exemptions are available.
Throughout it all, you’ll have the chance to ask those farm trucking questions that everyone has an opinion about, but no one can agree on an answer.
We will invite enforcement agencies you encounter on the road to discuss the rules and things they see most often from farmers.
Presenting the seminar will be Kirby Wagner who specializes in farm transportation issues for the Illinois Farm Bureau®.
Please call 815-857-3531 or email leecfb@comcast.net by February 28 to reserve your place at the Rules for the Road Meeting.

U of I Extension Ag Management Night
2020-03-04 19:00 - 21:30 | IVCC Community College, 815 N Orlando Smith St, Oglesby, 61348, United States
Call the Extension Office for more information

Young Leader BHE Vet Tech Facility Tour
2020-03-03 08:00 - 17:00

Farmland Assessment Meeting
2020-03-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Bureau County Metro Center, 837 Park Avenue West, Princeton, IL, 61356, United States
Representative Dan Swanson is partnering with the Henry, Knox and Bureau County Farm Bureaus® to host a farmland assessment meeting in each of the three counties. The purpose of these meetings is to discuss increasing property assessments and adjustments due to flooding. The meetings will be held on Monday, March 2 at:

8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Carl Sandburg College, 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd., Galesburg
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Bureau County Metro Center, 837 Park Avenue West, Princeton
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Black Hawk East Auditorium, 26230 Black Hawk Road, Galva

Due, in part, to a change in the Farmland Assessment Act, all farmland assessments will continue to go up. The rate of increase will be largely dependent on the soil type. Poorer soils will continue to see higher than 10% increases while better producing soils can expect an increase of less than 10%. This increase in assessed values will be reflected on property tax bills payable in 2020 and for several years to come.
Additional information will be provided on the opportunity to receive a flood debasement on those acres that saw crop loss and prevented plant due last year’s flooding.
The presentations, given by Brenda Matherly, Director of Local Government with Illinois Farm Bureau®, will give you a better understanding on how farmland assessments are calculated and the long-term impact on those values.
To accommodate seating and materials please pre-register with the Knox County Farm Bureau (309) 342-2036, Bureau County Farm Bureau (815) 875-6468 or Henry County Farm Bureau (309) 937-2411.
