Illinois Farm Bureau leaders participated in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting, where delegates adopted nearly a dozen new policies, including measures on food security, energy and climate change. 

IFB partnered with the Illinois Specialty Growers Association and Illinois Farmers Market Association to host the Everything Local Conference, a one-stop shop for people involved in the state’s local food, specialty crop and farmers market supply chains. 

A diverse list of speakers at the IFB Young Leader Conference helped prepare Illinois’ next generation of farmers to lead the industry into the future.  

AFBF announced a memorandum of understanding with John Deere that gives farmers the right to repair their equipment.  

IFB set its state and national legislative priorities. Raising the exemption level in the Illinois estate tax is among the priorities in Springfield, while passing a new farm bill tops the list in Washington, D.C.  

AFBF joined 17 other organizations in filing a federal lawsuit questioning the legality of the final “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, rule.