How IFB Served YOU in September
- Illinois Farm Bureau’s Environmental Advisory Team brought farmers together with all stages of the value chain during a Sustainable Ag Exchange in Chicago, building on relationships with regulators, businesses and researchers and sharing farmer perspectives around sustainability programs, climate-smart scoring and agriculture technology.
- Four first-year agricultural teachers were awarded grants from the IAA Foundation as part of the Illinois Agricultural Education Teacher Grant Program, which provides funding across five years to help support and retain new ag teachers in the classroom.
- IFB showcased the diversity of southern Illinois agriculture during a six-stop tour around Randolph and St. Clair counties, offering career development and networking opportunities for members.
- Forty-eight student officers and three advisers from 12 Collegiate Farm Bureaus participated in a daylong leadership training event hosted by IFB, the largest event to date with every chapter represented.