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Four youth from Mc-Donough County havebeen named recipientsof the 2011 McDonoughCounty Farm BureauFoundation Scholarship.Each of the recipientswill receive $500 to beapplied toward the costof continuing their edu-cation in an agriculturalfield.

During the past sev-eral years, the countyFarm Bureau Founda-tion has provided assis-tance in scholarships tolocal individuals. Theprimary focus of the not-for-profit Foundation isto promote agriculturaleducation. The Founda-tion is supported by in-dividual contributions,

including those fromMcDonough CountyFarm Bureau members.

Kari Kelso, thedaughter of Clarke andDeborah Kelso, is a 2008graduate of Macomb

Senior High School. Sheattends Oklahoma StateUniversity majoring inAnimal Science and PreVet.

Austin Tate, the sonof Dennis and Diane

Tate, is a 2009 graduateof West Prairie HighSchool. He is currentlyattending Ranken Tech-nical College and Car-pentry and ConstructionTechnology with an em-

phasis on constructionmanagement.

Erika Ferguson, thedaughter of Rick andBeth Ferguson, is a 2011graduate of BushnellPrairie-City High

School. She will attendthe University of Illinoisand plans to major in El-ementary Education.

Jill Greuel, the daugh-ter of Stephan Greueland Paul and Lisa But-terfield , is a 2011 gradu-ate of West Prairie HighSchool. She plans to at-tend Spoon River Col-lege and major inAgriculture Business.

The McDonoughCounty Farm BureauFoundation is proud tobe able to support agri-cultural educationthrough its scholarshipprogram. Congratula-tions to the 2011 McDo-nough County FarmBureau FoundationScholarship winners.

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It turns out there is such a thing as afree lunch after all, thanks to IllinoisFarm Families. In fact, they are offeringIllinois residents the chance to win afree breakfast, lunch and dinner – byway of free groceries for an entire year.From July 5 through Oct. 2, 2011, Illinoisresidents can register for two grandprizes of “Free Groceries for a Year!”*at FarmersFeedUS.org. Two additionalsweepstakes prizes also are being of-fered, including an Illinois Fall Get-Away package to a bed and breakfastand a Family Harvest Day package fea-turing good from Illinois' specialtygrowers.

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Farm Bureau Foundation Names Scholarship Recipients

Kari Kelso Austin Tate Erika Ferguson Jill Greuel

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Vegetable garden agateway to agrarianroots

When life angers me, I sometimes hoe it out inthe garden. The weeds suffer my wrath, while theplants feed my soul as much as they feed my fam-ily’s appetite for fresh veggies.

The vegetable garden is my place to be inspired,healed and empowered by the standard of self-suf-ficiency. The soil also is my canvas, where I paint itwith seeds that create amazing textures andheights, from feathery-leafed carrot tops to sprawl-ing, scratchy squash vines. It also is my classroom,where I challenge myself to learn from and recordmy experiences and where our children witness thecare and responsibility of growing their own food.

A garden, no matter the size, seems the easiestway to tap into our agrarian roots, to have a rela-tionship with the earth and witness the miracle of aseed. It can be the quickest way to appreciate theskill, responsibility and dedication required to pro-duce food.

The vegetable gardening concept comes morenaturally to those who already grow crops or haveplant care in their background. In fact, rural fami-lies were gardening when it wasn’t cool. Now thatgardening and food preservation are in vogue,more of the public seems interested. Yet there still isa growingly apparent disconnect between peopleand how their food is grown. And not just howfood is grown, but how it needs to be grown be-cause few do it themselves.

The disconnect negatively influences all areas ofagriculture, including Illinois’ specialty crops andcommodities of corn, soybeans, beef and pork. It af-fects policy, rural-urban tolerances, respect and themake-up of rural communities. Dealing with it ismore frustrating than stabbing a garden forkthrough a baking-sized potato while harvesting ahill of the spuds.

I have a greater respect for food and its life cyclein part because of my garden. I follow the foodfrom seedbed preparation to harvest and backagain. Summer’s harvest, at times, becomes over-whelming with needs to can or freeze vegetables toavoid waste and enjoy garden-fresh goodnessthrough winter. I’ve snapped green beans in frontof the TV and canned spaghetti sauce when Ishould be in bed.

Yet, nothing has kept me from gardening.Early in our marriage, my husband and I lived in

town and had to create a raised bed because of thepoor soil conditions. We hauled in soil from thefamily farm. Our actions created conversation forthe evening walkers and yielded state fair-qualitypeppers that year.

Even in the third trimester of pregnancy with ourfirst child, I would lie down to harvest and weedthe garden. That same child today makes up songsabout our garden activities, whether caring fortomatoes or picking peppers, and takes delight indiscovering new stages of plant development.Meanwhile, our youngest loves to dig, harvest forshort periods (today, he counted five green beans)and feed onion tops to our dog.

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Cyclists will ridethrough a six-countyCentral Illinois areaSept. 6-8 for the annualIllinois Agriculture inthe Classroom (IAITC)bike ride. The fundrais-ing event is hosted bythe IAA Foundation tosupport ag literacy pro-grams.

The bike ride is a lotof fun and provides anopportunity to meet alot of great people andraise funds for a greatcause, said CharlieGrotevant, bike ridechairman.

This years ride willfeature routes throughChristian, Logan, Ma-coupin, Menard, Mont-gomery, and Sangamoncounties with lodgingand evening activities inthe Springfield area.Riders will stop at about30 schools along theroute and provide stu-dents with an interac-

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Cyclists may partici-pate one, two, or threedays and have an optionfor short (40 miles),medium (65 miles), orlong (100 miles) routes.All routes are on pavedroads and begin andend daily inSpringfield.

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The IAITC program isdedicated to teachingthe benefits of modernagriculture to students,said Susan Moore, IAAFoundation director.The IAITC program hasa very positive impact,

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Confessions of aFarm WifeIt's Always Something

In the fall of 2000 (loooong before I ever evendreamed about being a farm wife), itwas downed corn, corn plants knocked over late intheir life (thank goodness...because there were somekernels to harvest). I rode with my dad, since thatwas the only time we could see him that fall, in thecab of the combine. We drove roughly 2 mph, crawl-ing through the field, picking up corn kernels witha contraption hooked on to the corn head of thecombine that looked like a spider's legs. That wasthe year of my brother's wedding, where the guysleaped off the combine to come to the festivities,and then leaped back on, frantic in their pace.

In 2009, it was the rain, and rain, and rain. Weprobably should have considered an ark instead ofwhether or not we needed more dry storage thatyear.

Now, in a year that we have felt that we havedodged major bullets, the farmers are starting to geta little nervous. I have actually heard the sentence,"We could use a little shower," uttered a few timestoo many for me to know that now, we could re-ally use a shower. After watching the radar thisspring, and early this summer, and hoping beyondhope that the red and even pink blotches would nothit us or our family a little south of here. After see-ing pictures of our friends' field (yeah, it's you,Andy...you made it again!), damaged by hail, al-though we wouldn't take something so extreme, therain that accompanied that devastating hail wouldbe welcome.

Our ground is in pretty good shape, thanks tosome really good soakers this spring. However, theforecast is calling for extremely hot temperaturesand no rain this week and even into the next.

Good for the pool. Bad for the farm.It's always something.Even last night, as Joe was wrapping up paper-

work for his "other job," he mentioned that some ofhis clients were concerned about Japanese beetles.These are potentially devastating to a field.

Great.So, this morning, as I'm writing, I am looking out

at my grandpa's field. The one that looks reallygood. The one that's now taller than Joe, completewith tassels and little yellowish silks on the ears.The one that Joe used as a little agronomy lesson forme: if you notice that a corn field has ears and silksthat are at a uniform height, that means that it hasthe potential to be good. There's some more to thatexplanation, but I forgot it. However, what I noticedwas the semantics he used (because I am, in fact, ahuge word nerd). What he said was the potential.

Always the optimist.Today, even though my girls are psyched about

breaking out the slip-n-slide, and we're looking for-ward to slathering on the sunscreen for the library'sswim party, I will also be looking to the sky, hopingthat these hot, hot temperatures will brew a pop upshower now and then during this week.

However, it can't have wind.Or hail.Or too much rain.Because...it is always something.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS

April 18, 2011

The McDonough County FarmBureau Board of Directors met inregular session on Monday, April 18,2011 at 8 p.m. in the Farm Bureauconference room.

Jeffrey Butler, Mark Peterson,Grant Curtis, George Dixon, LarryHopkins, Mark Wolford, Colby Hunt

The meeting was called to orderby Butler.

The invocation was given by Wol-ford.

Also present was Sarah Grant,Manager.

The minutes from March wereread silently and motion was made

and seconded. Motion carries. The Financial Report from March

was given by Wolford. The Membership Report for

March was given by Butler. A mo-tion to approve members was madeand seconded. Motion carried.

Old Business:An update was given on the com-

prehensive plan. An update wasgiven on the wind project. The truckmeeting with Kevin Rund was dis-cussed. There was a great turnoutand good information. An updatewas given on regional radio adver-tising. A visit with our adopted leg-islator this summer was discussed.

The Foundation Scholarship winnerswere announced.

New Business: The governance minute was read

and discussed. Hopkins volunteeredto serve as the producer representa-tive to the AITC advisory board. Amotion was made and seconded tohire Katy Kirby to take farm familyphotos this summer. Motion carries.

Other Business: Grant gave the manager’s report.Motion to adjourn was made and

seconded. Adjourn time- 9:52 p.m.

May 16, 2011

The McDonough County Farm Bu-reau Board of Directors met in regularsession on Monday, May 16, 2011 at 8p.m. in the Farm Bureau conferenceroom.

Jeffrey Butler, Mark Peterson,Adam McMillan, Grant Curtis,George Dixon, Larry Hop-kins, Mark Wolford, Colby Hunt,Steve Hood

The meeting was called to order byButler.

The invocation was given by But-ler.

Also present was Sarah Grant,Manager.

The minutes from April were readsilently and motion was made to ap-prove and seconded. Motion carries.

The Financial Report from Aprilwas given by Wolford.

The Membership Report for Aprilwas given by Butler. A motion to ap-prove members was made and sec-onded. Motion carried.

Old Business:A motion was made and seconded

to send the proposed wind letter tolandowners. Motion carries. An up-date was given on the golf outing inAugust. An update was given on apotential trip to visit our adopted leg-islator in July.

New Business: The governance minute was read

and discussed. A motion was madeand seconded to approve the pro-posed mission statement for the Mc-Donough County Farm BureauFoundation. Motion carries. A motionwas made and seconded to requireboard members to give their nextterms intent by the November boardmeeting.

Other Business: Grant gave the manager’s report.Motion to adjourn was made and

seconded. Adjourn time- 8:30 p.m.


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The McDonough County Farm Bureau Sponsoredthe Farmer for a Day activities as well as AgOlympics during the 2011 4-H Fair.

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How well do you knowFarm Bureau policy? In orderto better understand it,MCDFB will run monthly ex-cerpts from the 2011 policybook. Interested in learningmore about how our policy sys-tem works? It all starts withyou! For more info contact theoffice!

116. MANDATED PRO-GRAMS

We will oppose state andfederal legislation mandat-ing local programs, unlessfull funding for such pro-grams is provided on a con-tinuing basis.

We will support anamendment to the IllinoisConstitution prohibiting thestate from mandating pro-grams on local governmentsand school districts withoutproviding full state funding.

117. PRIVATE LANDSCOOPERATIVE INITIATIVE

We support developmentof state laws and policiespromoting voluntary and in-centive-based private landinitiatives to:

1. Encourage economicstability in communitiesthrough long-term privateland ownership.

2. Enhance on-farm in-come through recreation-based resource development.

3. Increase communityrevenue through expandedeconomic activity.

4. Improve public recre-ational opportunities on pri-vate land.

5. Provide liability pro-tection to landowners.

6. Increase economic ac-tivity in depressed ruralcommunities.

7. Promote cooperationbetween government bodiesand private landowners.

118. PROBATE ANDFAMILY LAWS

We will support:1. Major reform of pro-

bate laws and procedureswhich will increase thepromptness, reduce the cost,and simplify the proceduresfor settling estates.

2. Revisions to familylaw that fairly recognize cap-ital cost for purposes of de-termining net farm incomeand include allowances fordeduction of either deprecia-tion or debt service.

119. PUBLIC BUILDINGACTS

We will support legisla-tion further limiting the useof the Illinois Building Au-thority Act and theIllinois Public Building Com-mission Act.

120. PUBLIC EM-PLOYEE COLLECTIVEBARGAINING

We will work to informour leaders and members ofthe basic provisions of thecurrent public employee col-lective bargaining laws inIllinois.

We urge our leaders andmembers to use various in-novative consensus and non-adversarial approaches toresolve public employee dis-putes to minimize the poten-tial of work stoppages bypublic employees.

We will cooperate withmajor public employee andemployer groups in the Statein pursuit of reasonable solu-tions to disputes in the pub-

lic sector.We will support binding

arbitration only when agreedto by both negotiating par-ties.

We will continue to opposeall laws which provide for:

1. Mandatory member-ship in any bargaininggroup, or mandatory finan-cial support of such groupby non-members.

2. Strikes by public em-ployees which might jeop-ardize public health, safety,welfare and education.

3. Inclusion of adminis-trative, supervisory or man-agement personnel in acollective bargaining unit.

121. SPECIAL SERVICEAREAS

We will seek legislation toamend the Special ServiceArea Law to permit, by peti-tion of at least 10 percent ofthe voters in the proposedarea, the calling of a bindingreferendum to determine if aspecial service area shall beestablished, if taxes are to beextended, or if certain areasare to be included in theservice area.

We will support legislation:1. To ensure that special

service areas be restricted toproviding those services thatare not ordinarily providedby county government.

2. Which provides proce-dures for the dissolution ofspecial service areas.

3. Which provides thatonly counties may establishand govern any special serv-ice area which includes terri-tory not incorporated withina municipality.

122. TORT REFORMAND INSURANCE LIABIL-ITY

We support:1. Coordination of efforts

between state and county

Farm Bureaus, medical asso-ciations, insurance organiza-tions, and otherorganizations for solving theincreasing problems ofcost and availability of liabil-ity insurance.

2. Efforts to reduce thecosts of product liability in-surance and other importantclasses of liability insurance.Reduction of these costs willbenefit the ultimate con-sumers.

3. Legislation to help pro-tect landowners and tenantsfrom liability claims made bytrespassers or licensees com-ing upon the landowners'property.

4. Limitations upon anattorney's contingency fee.

5. Modification of the lawon joint and several liabilityand comparative negligenceto prevent inequitable divi-sion of compensation fromdefendants.

6. Removal of the author-ity of local units of govern-ment to use profits generatedfrom tax-created liabilityprotection funds for otherpurposes.

7. Development of infor-mational programs to edu-cate our membership andthe public regarding issuesrelating to tort reform andthe insurance liability crisis.

8. Laws or regulationsabsolving farmers from lia-bility claims of environmen-tal pollution:

A. When complying withfederal or state approvedlabel instructions.

B. When building, man-aging, or operating livestockfacilities according to federalor state guidelines such asthe Livestock ManagementFacilities Act (LMFA) andthe Concentrated AnimalFeeding Operation (CAFO)rules.

9. Legislation at the stateand federal level to place

reasonable limitations on at-torney's fees generated byclass action lawsuits.

10. Efforts to limit puni-tive damages in odor law-suits.

11. An amendment to theRecreational Use of Landand Water Areas Act in orderto limit the liability oflandowners who voluntarilyopen their land for educa-tional and recreational activi-ties at no charge whilemaintaining the landowner’sability to determine who toallow on their property.

12. Legislation that wouldencourage liability litigationto be filed and commencedin the jurisdiction where themedical service was pro-vided.

13. The expansion of therestitution language that willallow the recovery of bothout-of-pocket expenses andlost wages.

14. Requiring the cost ofdefense to be paid by thecomplaining or suing partiesand their representatives inthe event the defendant pre-vails.

We will support at thestate and federal level andwill urge the American FarmBureau Federation to sup-port a “Voluntarism Protec-tion Act” to grant immunityfrom personal civil liabilityunder certain circumstancesto volunteers, officers and di-rectors working in behalf ofnon-profit and charitable or-ganizations and government.

We will seek legislation torequire the payment by theplaintiff or plaintiffs of costsand reasonable attorney fees

incurred by a prevailing de-fendant in any nuisance ac-tion in which a proposedfarm (as defined in the Farm

Nuisance Suit Act) or expan-sion of an existing farmwhich is alleged to be a nui-sance.


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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION, MCDONOUGH COUNTY, UNIT #103022 W Jackson, Macomb • 309/837-3939www.extension.illinois.edu/mcdonough

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental SciencesUnited States Department of Agriculture~Local Extension Councils Cooperating

University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.

�� August 12-21 - Illinois State FairAugust 13 - Unit #10 Day at the State Fair

Henderson, Knox, McDonough and Warren Counties4 Seasons Telenets - Held on Tuesdays at 1pm in Hender-son, Knox and McDonough Counties and Thursday at 7pm inKnox and McDonough.

Oct. 4 & 6 - 4 Season Telenets - Invaders of a Weedy KindOct. 18 & 20 - 4 Seasons Telenets - An Introduction to

Sustainable Backyard LandscapesNov. 1-3 - 4 Seasons Telenets - Community Gardens

Master Gardener Classes - If you are interested inbecoming a Master Gardener please contact the McDonoughCounty Office. Classes will begin on January 12 and run onThursdays thru April 19.

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