The 23rd annual White County Crop Tour will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Individuals are invited for breakfast refreshments the morning of the program starting at 7:00 a.m. in the basement meeting room of the Farm Bureau Building in Carmi. Teams will depart beginning at 7:30 a.m. [Read more...]
Explore the Countryside on the Wayne County Tractor Drive
The 12th annual Wayne County Antique Tractor Drive will be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 7. All tractors that are model year 1990 or earlier (30 years of age or older) are welcome to participate. [Read more...]
White County Farm Bureau to Host Drive Thru Luncheon July 21
White County Farm Bureau members are invited to a drive-thru Member Appreciation Luncheon on Tuesday, July 21. A pork chop lunch will be served from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Farm Bureau Building in Carmi.
Members should enter the parking lot on the north side from Robinson Street. Members should stay in their vehicles; to-go containers will be handed through their car windows. Cars will exit onto South Locust Street.
Members are encouraged to RSVP by July 15 by calling 618-382-8512.
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURE COALITION SUBMITS STATEWIDE MONARCH CONSERVATION EFFORTS
One year after the Illinois Monarch Project Agriculture Action Plan was unveiled on Earth Day, Illinois Farm Bureau continues to highlight voluntary conservation efforts geared toward pollinators. [Read more...]
Illinois Department of Labor Shares Safety Measures for 2020 Planting Season
Illinois Department of Labor Urges Drivers and Farmers to Practice Safety
SPRINGFIELD – COVID-19 has hit the pause button for millions of people in Illinois – but that does not include the state’s farmers. [Read more...]
