Macon County Farm Bureau News
Celebrating the 2025 Macon County Farm Bureau Ag Day Baby
Calaiyah Tortorice was born on National Ag Day, March 18, 2025, at 9:41am at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Daughter of Jaylinn Tackaberry and Zackery Tortorice, she was 4 pounds, 2 ounces, and 17 inches long. Se has one big sibling, Legend. The Macon County Farm Bureau congratulated the family with a big basket of gifts. Congratulations to the family on their bundle of joy!
MCFB Board President Mat Muirheid and Young Leaders Chair and board member Lance Muirheid hosted Regan Deering for Illinois on their family farm. They spent time talking about this year's harvest and also important issues facing farmers right now.
Congratulations to both the late John Pedigo and Emmett Sefton on being inducted into the MCFB Farmers Hall of Fame! We want to recognize and celebrate these two individuals who have contributed a great deal of time and effort into the agriculture industry with their years of service to make agriculture in Macon County better for us all. It was special to have Teresa Pedigo, John's daughter, and Steve Sefton, Emmett's son, in attendance to accept on their fathers' behalves. Congratulations, again!
Thank you to all that came out for the Member Appreciation Dinner last night!! Over 100 members were able to gather for great food and even better company. Here's to another year of MCFB!
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