Vermilion County Farm Bureau
Serving Vermilion County Agriculture Since 1918
Vermilion County Farm Bureau held its 106th Annual Meeting on December 3 at the DACC Bremer Center Theater. The new venue and dinner provided by the Culinary Arts classes received rave reviews from those in attendance.
During the meeting, Gary
Emmert was elected as a new
board member. He replaces
Milton Dalenberg, who
completed his nine-year tenure
on the board. This was Milton's
third time serving on the board,
and was congratulated by President B.J. DeAth.
We congratulate those who received awards during the meeting.
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Vermilion County Farm Bureau office
will be closed December 25-27.
Have a Merry Christmas!
Vermilion County Farm
Bureau members are
urged to post signs on
their property to
promote the IL Farm
Bureau $1,000 Crime
Reward Program. It offers a $1,000 reward to the person that gives information leading to the felony conviction of a person or persons committing theft, damage to property, arson or similar felony crimes against ag production-related property in Illinois. The signs are available at the Farm Bureau office. The first sign is free, with additional signs available for cost ($2.50). There are also stickers available that the be placed on your property as a deterrent to rural crime.
Fourez Receives Distinguished Service Award
Steve Fourez (left) has been
involved with Farm Bureau
nearly his entire farming career.
His first Farm Bureau involve-
ment was as a manager in Stark
County. He was also an FFA
teacher before returning to the
farm. Steve served on the Farm
Bureau board for two years
before becoming President from 2002 to 2006. He later served on the IAA board from 2016 to 2020. He currently sits on the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, and continues to support Farm Bureau. He's shown with Executive Director Kerry Wienke.
Masterson, Gregory AITC Teachers of the Year
Nicole Gregory (left)
and Callan Masterson
(right) are a dynamic
duo teaching ag
lessons to 2nd graders
at Rossville-Alvin Elem-
entary School. Toge-
ther they connect
agriculture to social
studies and their community. They have explored hydroponics, greenhouse growing and aquaponics. They are also working to build a community gardening project. By integrating agriculture into their lessons, their aim is to cultivate not only plants but also a deeper respect for the work and resources that nourish us all. They're shown with Ag Literacy Coordinator Missy Buhr.
Calendar of Events
Office Closed for Christmas - December 25-27
Office Closes at Noon - December 31
Office Closed for New Year's - January 1
Everything Local Conference - January 29-31
IFB Young Leaders Conference - February 7-8
IFB Gov't Affairs Leadership Conf - February 18
Farm Bureau Trivia Night - March 1
Rules for the Road Workshop - March 12
Farm Bureau Advantage Conference - Mar 14-15
Turner Honored with Spokesperson of the Year
Danielle Turner grew up in
a family passionate about
agriculture. She graduated
from the University of
Illinois with a BS in Agri-
cultural Leadership and
Science Education.
Organizations such as Sigma Alpha Professional Agricultural Sorority, Collegiate FFA, and Collegiate Farm Bureau helped her develop her skills to speak out for agriculture. She has founded Turner Virtual Solutions, and is an operations assistant with Monyok Leadership, where she worked to re-invigorate the agriculture aspects of Vermilion Advantage’s Leadership Tomorrow program. Wienke also presented her award.
106th Annual Meeting Held
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