Macon County Farm Bureau Young Leaders Chair Lance Muirheid presents Northeast Community Fund Executive Director Angel Lawrence with a donation over $550. The Young Leaders earned this donation through the District Hunger Challenge at the 2022 Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. Way to go, Young Leaders!!!
Macon County Farm Bureau News
May 18, 2023
Thank you to IBEW 146 and WAND News for selecting the Macon County Farm Bureau Foundation as the 3 Degree Guarantee April recipient! The $950 will help support the Foundation's scholarship and Ag in the Classroom programs. Many thanks!!!
May 12, 2023
Safety First
The MCFB received a safety grant for the purchase of silicon wedding bands for its Board of Directors to help prevent finger injuries on the farm. The grant was presented by the Illinois Farm Bureau and Country Financial. Thank you for your continued support of farm safety!
Photo: MCFB Board of Directors Vice President Toby Pleasant shows off his new band.
April 20, 2023
Funding provided through a grant from Memorial Medical Center Foundation awarded $10,000 to the Macon County Farm Bureau Foundation to help support both the Ag in the Classroom and scholarship programs. The funds received helped to support the two programs during the 2022-23 school year. Many thanks to the support of the Decatur Memorial Foundation for this opportunity to continue to bring the importance of agriculture to life to the students of Macon County.
March 23, 2023
We present to you the 2023 National Ag Week Baby, the first Macon County baby born on National Ag Day!
Braxton Camps Norman, Jr., was born March 21, 2023 at 12:48 a.m. at Decatur Memorial Hospital. He was 6 lb 14 oz and 19 inches long. Congratulations to proud parents Braxton Norman and Emily Rose of Decatur!
The family was showered with a variety of baby items, including farm books and toys, diapers, a blanket, and of course a cow robe!
Congratulations and best wishes to the family!
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 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!
August 25, 2022
Great event presented by the Macon County Farm Bureau Young Leaders!!!
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