101 E. Jefferson - PO Box 258
Petersburg, Illinois 62675
( 217 ) 632 - 2217
E-Mail: menardfb@gcctv.com

Dee Dee Gellerman - Manager

Menard County Farm Bureau® 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.

Note: The following information is not current and will be updated in the near future.

A nine  person Board of Directors sets the policies and goals of the Menard County Farm Bureau®. Officers for 2006 are:

Robert Winkelmann, President

Jay Winkelmann, Vice President

Bill Montgomery, Secretary

Terry Entwistle, Treasurer

MENARD COUNTY FARM BUREAU®
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ag Discovery Day Held for 5th grades in Menard County

The first annual Ag Discovery Day for all the 5th grade students in Menard County was held on Wednesday, September 20 at the Menard County Fairgrounds.

The event was sponsored by the Menard County Soil & Water Conservation District, Menard County Farm Bureau, University of Illinois Extension-Sangamon-Menard Unit, and the Sangamon-Menard Ag Education Partnership.

During the event, the 225 students rotated between eight different learning stations. Speakers and topics were: Duane Friend, U of I Extension, streamtable; Carolyn Gerberding and helper Daniel, bees; Charlie Starling, old time ag; Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, U of I Extension, sustainable ag; Barb Lieberoff, IEPA, putting for conservation; Mary Kirby and others, farm safety; Jeff Broughton, Stevens Implement, lawnmower safety; and Matt Montgomery, U of I Extension, worms.

To wrap up the event, a trivia tournament was held to see how much everyone learned. Each classroom worked together as a team to answer trivia questions from each of the learning stations. The classroom with the most correct answers from their school won a White Oak tree, the state tree of Illinois, to plant at their school. Winning classrooms were: Mrs. Throckmorton’s from PORTA Central, Mrs. Alderman from Greenview and Mrs. Glenn from Cantrall Intermediate.

Mrs. Glenn’s class was the Cantrall winner of the trivia contest during the Ag Discovery Day held on September 20. They won a White Oak Tree (the state tree of Illinois) to plant at their school.

Mrs. Alderman’s class was the Greenview winner of the trivia contest during the Ag Discovery Day held on September 20. They won a White Oak Tree (the state tree of Illinois) to plant at their school.

Mrs. Throckmorton’s class was the PORTA winner of the trivia contest during the Ag Discovery Day held on September 20. They won a White Oak Tree (the state tree of Illinois) to plant at their school.
 

Posted Oct 23rd, 2006

American Farm Bureau®
Illinois Farm Bureau®

2006
x = Present - o = Absent - c = Canceled