Dee Dee Gellerman - Manager

Menard County Farm Bureau
Petersburg, Illinois

About The Menard County Farm Bureau®

The Menard County Farm Bureau® is affilated with the Illinois Farm Bureau® which is a member of the American Farm Bureau Federation®, a national organization of farmers and ranchers including Farm Bureaus in 49 other states and Puerto Rico, and is responsible for Farm Bureau® membership and programs.

The Menard County Farm Bureau® programs and services are available only to Farm Bureau® members within Menard County.

FARM BUREAU® and FB® are registered service marks owned by the American Farm Bureau Federation. More information regarding the American Farm Bureau Federation can be found at http://www.fb.com.

More information regarding the Illinois Farm Bureau Federation can be found at http://www.ilfb.org.

Local Contact Information:

Menard County Farm Bureau®
101 E. Jefferson - PO Box 258
Petersburg, Illinois 62675

Annual Meeting News: November 2009

The Menard County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting on Friday, November 20 at the PORTA High School. The meeting was in conjunction with the annual report of Lincoln Land FS, Inc.

President Jay Winkelmann presided over the Farm Bureau portion of the meeting. Richard Holliday, Gary Jurgens and Dennis Kunken were elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors. Jay Winkelmann was presented a past president’s pin and Vern Argo was recognized as a retiring director. Jim Brown was presented with an award for signing the most Farm Bureau members. Carrie Winkelmann, Ag Literacy Coordinator for the Sangamon-Menard Ag Education Partnership, gave an update on the Partnership’s activities. Harry Schirding was honored for serving 17 years as a CropWatcher with Farmweek. Following the meeting, James Keeran, an Abraham Lincoln impersonator, presented a program as President Lincoln.