Feeding the Farmers kicks off TODAY!! Farmers and their crew can stop by around lunchtime for a warm, free lunch!! Schedule:
Today: Blue Mound
Friday: Dalton City
Next Tuesday: Emery
Next Thursday: Niantic
Macon County Farm Bureau News
October 18, 2022
October 12, 2022
Thank you to all of our hardworking farmers! Stay safe this harvest!
October 3, 2022
Featured Local Benefit of the Month for October -
Scotty's Pest Control
Our members receive 10% off services!
Phone: 217.422.9372
September 19, 2022
Happy National Farm Safety and Health Week 2022! Visit https://www.necasag.org/ for lots of helpful tips to keep in mind while heading into the busy harvest season.
September 2, 2022
Start Seeing Farmers signs are available for a $5 donation to the MCFB Foundation at the Farm Bureau office!
August 31, 2022
Last week, Mike Stacey, Past President of the MCFB Board of Directors, was able to present Herb Gulick with his plaque after being inducted to the Macon County Farm Bureau Farmers Hall of Fame. We greatly thank Herb for all he has done for agriculture over his career!!
August 30, 2022
Spotlight Member Benefit of the Month for September
Ok's Transmission Service
Members receive 5% off transmission service!
Address: 1228 East Wood Street in Decatur
Phone: 217.429.7012
August 29, 2022
Kudos to the Macon County Farm Bureau Young Leaders for hosting their first ever ag-themed Career and College Fair at the
Mount Zion High School for all of the local FFA chapters. Several businesses and colleges were on hand to meet with the 50+ students in attendance.
The Young Leaders are looking forward to presenting the event again next year!
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Illinois Farm Bureau News
September 13, 2025
We are close to being ready for harvest but the closer you get it seems like the more surprises pop up. The latest was a revamping of the corn head trailer to accommodate the Devastators we installed on our corn…
September 13, 2025
The cool weather continued into midweek last week but started warming into the 80s by Tuesday. Several guys were picking corn in Stark County with moisture from 20% up to 30%. No one is bragging about their yields, so that…
September 13, 2025
Another dry week. Corn harvest is ramping up with drier moisture and lower yields than expected. I haven’t got going yet, so l don’t have first-hand knowledge, but the dry finish and the highest disease pressure in years has taken…
September 13, 2025
We did not receive any rain last week. It has turned very dry and more warm weather is predicted for this week. We started harvesting corn last Thursday. The moisture was from 18% to 23%. Yields are good. Not sure…
September 13, 2025
Harvest is around the corner. We are working on our last cutting of hay for the season. Hay production has been very good this year. The weather has been dry for the past week and looks to remain dry for…
September 13, 2025
Warm and dry weather has crops maturing and moving harvest time closer. Choppers are finding corn drying fast. Final cuttings of hay are being completed. Pastures are not growing much. Looking back at my first harvest (1956) I used a…