Menard County Farm Bureau

101 E. Jefferson, PO Box 258

Petersburg, IL 62675

Phone 217-632-2217

URL www.menardcountyfb.com

Email menardfb@gcctv.com

Dee Dee Gellerman

Dee Dee Gellerman - Manager

Menard County Farm Bureau
Petersburg, Illinois


2011 Summer Ag Institute

Twenty teachers from the Mason, Menard, and Sangamon county area attended this year’s Summer Ag Institute, sponsored by the Sangamon-Menard Agricultural Education Partnership, the Mason, Menard, and Sangamon County Farm Bureau, and the Logan, Menard, Sangamon Extension Unit.

The teachers participated in the four day workshop to learn more about current agricultural practices and how to use that knowledge to teach students in their schools and classrooms. Teachers spent part of the time touring local farms and agri-businesses to dispel the antiquated ideas that most people hold about farmers and farming and learn more about current techniques and methods. The farmers in Illinois and the United States are some of the most productive people on Earth. One U.S. farmer feeds approximately 135 people.

Teachers visited corn and soybean farms, learned about irrigation, visited a river terminal and a local grain elevator, learned about vineyards and wine making, talked to local produce farmers, visited pork and beef farms, learned about Christmas tree farming, and honey bees.

The teachers spent the remainder of their time in a classroom setting where they learned how to take their new knowledge and modify it for the grade level they teach. Presenters from Illinois Ag in the Classroom, University of Illinois Extension, and the FCAE (Facilitating Coordination in Agriculture Education) Project taught many lesson on how to use hands-on, science based activities to engage students in learning about the world around them and the farmers that produce their food and fiber.

The Summer Ag Institute is offered yearly, and interested people can contact Carrie Winkelmann at cjwinkel@illinois.edu or 753-4611.


Board Of Directors

The nine person Board of Directors sets the policies and goals of the Menard County Farm Bureau®. Officers for 2011 are:

Terry Entwistle - President Dennis Kunken
Kyle Winkelmann - Vice President Dave Evers
Mark Stewart - Treasurer Gary Jurgens
Bill Montgomery - Secretary Dave Leischner
  Richard Holliday

2010 Menard County Farn Bureau Directors


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Latest Updates:

We have a new crop watcher for Menard County. Click To Read The Latest Reports.

New Crop Watcher for Menard County

Carrie Winkelmann of Tallula, IL

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Driving Tips For Motorists
Share the road safely with farm equipment. He is moving the combine to the next field. She is hauling corn to the grain elevator. Farm equipment travels at a slow rate of speed and may be wider than other vehicles. If road and shoulder conditions are safe, the farmer may try to pull over to let you pass safely. Above all, slow down and be patient.

Driving Tips For Farmers
Share the road safely with motorists. She is going to work. He is dropping the kids off at school. He is making deliveries for his company. They are traveling to visit family. Do everything possible to alert motorists to the presence of your equipment and slow travel speed.


MCFB Mission Statement

  • "Improve the economic well-being of agriculture and enrich the quality of farm family life."
  • MCFB® has approximately 1,100 members.
  • The Farm Bureau® seeks to further its members' goals by being involved in local, state, national and international issues that affect its members. The Menard County Farm Bureau® provides information to members on issues that impact them.

 

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