Illinois Farm Bureau

We work to improve the economic well-being of agriculture and enrich the quality of farm family life.

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Here are some things we've done recently

• Oct 16 Legislators visit Illinois farms “This has just been good for the soul as well as good for the mind and learning more about what we need to do going forward,” said one legislator. Read More
• Oct 07 County Farm Bureaus participate in summer Adopt-A-Legislator visits The Farm Family Preservation Act is heading into fall veto session with additional support following a summer of connections made through Illinois Farm Bureau’s Adopt-A-Legislator program. Read More
• Oct 03 IFB, U of I discuss advancing partnership The board room full of Illinois Farm Bureau and University of Illinois leaders pondered the same question: How can their partnership advance Illinois agriculture? U of I President Timothy Killeen described the conversation that followed as “electric.” Read More
• Sep 18 Tour showcases 'slice' of Illinois ag “This is awesome. You don’t know all this stuff lives here, and when you go and see it, you learn quite a lot more than what just your industry is,” Marcy Heepke told FarmWeek. Read More
• Aug 20 OMS survey feedback guiding roadmap The member survey distributed as part of Illinois Farm Bureau’s Organizational Member Strategy (OMS) received one of the largest responses of any survey conducted by the organization. That feedback, as well as input from 34 focus groups and a county Farm Bureau manager questionnaire, will now be used to guide development of the OMS roadmap. Read More
• Aug 07 WATCH: Leaders to Washington Hear from IFB members who traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with legislators about the issues facing Illinois farmers. Read More
• Jul 26 More than 500 groups call for new farm bill More than 500 groups, including Illinois Farm Bureau, signed onto a letter to congressional leaders calling for passage of a new, modernized farm bill. Read More
• Jul 25 Members stress farm bill can't wait Ali Gibbs said a frantic text from her husband on July 8 about plummeting grain prices reinforced why she was in Washington, D.C. last week. Read More
• Jul 24 IFB members: Don't leave us out of SAF market The potential for ethanol made from Brazilian sugarcane to have favorable treatment over domestic corn ethanol as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a top concern for Illinois farmers. Read More
• Jul 08 Members bringing IFB priorities to D.C. About 30 Illinois Farm Bureau members and staff are in Washington, D.C. this week to advocate for agriculture issues. The visit is part of IFB’s Leaders to Washington program, which will include meetings with members of Illinois’ congressional delegation, staff at federal agencies and industry representatives. Members will engage lawmakers on issues including the farm bill, trade, sustainable avia… Read More
• Jul 02 Illinois native Drew Baldridge to perform at Annual Meeting After growing up on a farm in Marion County, country music star Drew Baldridge will perform on Dec. 7 at IFB Annual Meeting. Read More
• Jun 10 FarmWeek celebrates 50th anniversary Since FarmWeek’s first edition in June 1974, Illinois farmers have been served exhaustive, high-quality ag journalism by dedicated reporters and editors for five decades. Read More

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