Thank you to all drivers and donors at the Emmett Sefton Memorial Drive in July. With your help, it was able to raise over $2,000 for the Sefton Memorial Scholarship fund!
This year's $1,000 scholarship recipient is Hanna Lyon of Maroa. Congratulations, Hanna!
Macon County Farm Bureau News
August 28, 2020
August 24, 2020
Carlton Cleaners
MCFB Members receive 10% off! (drop off service only)
Phone: 429.1081
August 24, 2020
Ag Mags are now available to all Macon County teachers! Simply click on the order form under the Ag in the Classroom tab. Questions? Simply email jennifer@maconcfb.org.
July 31, 2020
A BIG THANK YOU to Tim Young, COUNTRY Financial Agent, for his $500 donation today to the Macon County Farm Bureau Foundation! This donation will bring agriculture to life to the students of Macon County through Ag in the Classroom, as well as support our annual scholarship fund. Thank you, Tim, for your continued support!
July 31, 2020
Celebrating books of agriculture by making two FIFTY-BOOK DONATIONS to the libraries of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and School and American Dreamer STEM Academy elementary schools in Decatur! Books are listed on the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom Suggested Reading List.
Since 2012, the MCFB Ag in the Classroom Committee has donated over 700 books to area elementary libraries. Schools are selected by their amount of participation in the Ag in the Classroom program.
July 27, 2020
August Highlighted Discount of the Month:
Garner-Hoadley
MCFB members receive 10% off auto detailing!
Call today for an appointment – 877.1656.
July 20, 2020
Celebrating the 2020 Ag Day Baby!!
Keiston Bond was born on National Ag Day, March 24, 2020, at 7 am at HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Decatur. Son of Kandyse Stewart and William Bond, was 7.9 pounds and 20 inches.
July 2, 2020
Enjoy this clip on pollinators from Illinois Farm Families!
https://www.facebook.com/illinoisfarmfamilies/videos/624674271507545/
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Illinois Farm Bureau News
April 19, 2026
The ag secretary fielded questions about input costs and Trump's proposed USDA budget.
April 19, 2026
The Illinois Wheat Association has a full slate of opportunities for growers to be involved.
April 19, 2026
A larger program is exploring the feasibility of using human and animal waste as fertilizer globally.
April 18, 2026
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April 18, 2026
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April 18, 2026
A handful of acres were planted before rain moved in on April 14, forcing everyone back to the sheds. Dramatic temperature swings from the 80s to the 40s are fueling more storms. We’ll need a sustained spell of warm, dry…