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VERMILION COUNTY FARM BUREAU

DANVILLE, ILLINOIS

IN THIS ISSUE ...Back Porch ............................page 2IL Finances ............................page 4Exploring Panama .................page 6

New Ford Discount ................page 3Representing Agriculture ......page 5Acres for Agriculture ...........page 12

Cards/Cubs Bus Trip & Theme Park Tickets ................................Back Cover

APRIL - MAY 2011

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FROM THE BACK PORCHby David Sadler, PresidentVermilion County Farm Bureau

I don’t know if you’re aware of this or not, but we here in Ver-milion County have a wonderful opportunity before us. It’s all because the “perfect storm” of events has created a new politi-cal alignment; one that has far-reaching implications not only for us but for agriculture as well.

I’m talking about the last election, of course. Chad Hays, former mayor of Catlin and VP of Provena USMC Founda-tion, became State Representa-tive Chad Hays succeeding Bill Black in the 104th House Dis-trict. Senator Dan Rutherford became State Comptroller. He was replaced by Represen-tative Shane Cultra and Ja-son Barickman was appointed to fill Cultra’s seat in the 105th District. Are you with me so far?

Ok, now throw incumbent Senator Michael Frerichs into the cauldron along with Hays and Barickman, align the plan-ets, add a spoonful of sugar to sweeten the pot and what have you got? By some unexplainable stroke of genius, or just dumb luck, all three became members of their respective Agriculture and Conservation Committees in the Illinois Legislature.

Starting last year, events at the local Farm Bureau level also contributed to this perfect storm. The decision was made to com-bine our county Legislative and Local Affairs committees to concentrate our efforts and get more members involved. It was

difficult to choose the new com-bined committee chairperson, so by common consent I appointed a new chairman.

The selection process was an easy one for me because there was a young leader who had been on my radar most of last year. He was someone who had participated in discussion meets, had boundless energy as well as limitless interest in and passion for all things political. This was a match made in heaven, so I appointed Mike Marron to head our new Legislative and Local Affairs Committee.

Mike took my handoff and ran with it, literally. He organized a small group of attendees to the Govern-mental Affairs Conference in Spr ingf ie ld .

He established a working rela-tionship with all our legislators ranging from phone and email correspondence to scheduled visits in Springfield to regular discussion groups with Repre-sentatives Hays. He continues to expand our relationship with our adopted legislator, Dan Kotows-ki, from Park Ridge.

So now we have the pieces in place – local legislators on the right committee, their willing-ness to exchange information and ideas with Vermilion Coun-ty Farm Bureau and someone to help coordinate and facilitate both sides getting together. Do you see how all this might un-fold?

We have the opportunity to influence our elected officials in a way never realized before. Thanks to Mike, they’re listen-ing. They want to know what our thoughts, concerns and ideas are regarding matters involving agriculture and all aspects of rural living. They’re willing to meet with us and they are eager for our counsel.

This opportunity must not be lost. It’s up to each one of us to stay on top of this, to stay

involved and make the commit-ment to participate in these ex-changes of ideas whether they take place in our office, a legis-lator’s local office or in Spring-field. Attend as many of these meetings as you can but be pre-pared to contact these legislators on your own. Call them if a topic is important to you. Email them regarding pending legislation.

This is Farm Bureau involve-ment at its best. Carry on.

Meeting with Local Legislators – Vermilion County Farm Bureau members had a chance to meet with our IL state legislators the past few weeks. At the IFB Governmental Affairs Conference the end of February, members participated in the Legislators Reception and had the opportunity to meet State Rep. Jason Barickman. Shown in the topphoto with him are (l to r): Mike Marron, Barickman, Pres. David Sadler, and Lynn Rohrscheib. In March, the Legislative & Local Affairs Committee had the opportunity to meet with State Rep. Chad Hays in the Farm Bureau Auditorium and discuss issues facing the General Assembly. Listening to Rep. Hays in the bottom photo are (l to r): Mike Marron, Hays, Doug Kirk, and Kelli Lyons.

It’s up to each one of us to stay involved and make the commitment to participate in the exchanges of ideas whether they take place in our office, a legislator’s local office or in Springfield.

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BOOSTERPublished Bi-monthly by the

VERMILION COUNTY FARM BUREAUKerry Wienke, Editor

1905-C U.S. Route 150Danville, Illinois 61832Phone (217) 442-8713

OFFICE HOURSMonday–Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

OFFICERSPresident ...............................David SadlerVice-President ....................... Mark WillardSecretary ..................................Bruce DarrTreasurer ..............................Dennis Smith

STAFFExecutive Director .................Kerry WienkeDirector of Information ..............Tom FrickeOffice Secretary ..................Nancy DuncanAg Literacy Coordinator ......... Staci Walker

DIRECTORSDistrict 1

Garrett Douglass Jon FourezDavid Heckerson Rick JamesMark Willard

District 2Doug Cunningham Kevin KemnaGreg Cunningham Steve LaneJarrod Dice

District 3Alan Chesnut Bruce DarrBryan Darr Stewart SheetsDennis Smith

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Calendar of EventsApril 21 ......................................................Board of DirectorsApril 22 .............................OFFICE CLOSED – Good Friday April 27 ............................... Administrative Professional DayMay 2 ..................................................Legislators’ Farm VisitMary 14 ...........................................................5K Grow & GoMay 19 .............................................................Ag Safety Day Board of DirectorsMay 30 ...........................OFFICE CLOSED – Memorial DayJune 13 .............................................. Young Leaders MeetingJune 16 ............................................... IAA AITC Golf Outing Board of DirectorsJuly 6-10.............................................. Vermilion County FairJuly 7-10.....................I & I Tractor Club Historic Farm DaysJuly 8 ................................ Danville Dans Farm Bureau NightJuly 11-15 ............................................... Summer Ag InstituteJuly 28 ...................................... Barn Door Open Golf OutingJuly 30 ................................................Cards vs Cubs Bus TripAugust 12-21 ................................................Illinois State Fair

For further information on any of these activities, contact the Vermilion County Farm Bureau office at (217) 442-8713 or

visit us on the web at www.vcfb.info.

Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) has partnered with Ford Motor Company to offer IFB mem-bers $500 bonus cash to be put toward the purchase or lease of any new eligible Ford or Lin-coln vehicles.

“We’re excited to offer members another opportunity to save,” said Melissa Rhode, IFB

Membership & Program Direc-tor.

With the Ford bonus cash offer, Illinois Farm Bureau members can enjoy savings on an eligible vehicle of their choice from Ford’s exciting new lineup of hard-working and technologically advanced cars and trucks, including the Ford F-150 which boasts impressive power, fuel efficiency and best-in-class trailer towing capacity.

The Ford bonus cash offer is good on the purchase or lease of any eligible 2010, 2011 or 2012 model year Ford or Lin-coln vehicle. (Mustang Shelby GT/GT500, Edge SE AWD, F-150 Raptor & Taurus SE are excluded.)

HughesNet InternetDiscount Available

The Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB®) and Hughes Network Systems, LLC, have signed an agreement to offer HughesNet High Speed Internet Service at a special rate to Farm Bureau members. The service will pro-vide members in rural areas a workable solution to upgrade from slow, dial-up internet ac-cess.

Farm Bureau members are eligible to receive a 10% discount on the cost of a HughesNet monthly service plan. HughesNet provides three levels of service packages for in-ternet access.

“HughesNet provides its ser-vice via satellite receiver, rather than a slow dial-up phone line or cable DSL,” said IFB Member-ship Director Melissa Rhode.

At the present time, the dis-count is only available to new

HughesNet sub-scribers. Efforts

are underway to expand the savings to ex-isting custom-ers as well.

Members can sign up for the service and get the discount by calling HughesNet directly at 1-866-556-9661.

On the cover…Spring has arrived and

farmers are getting ready for the planting season. By the time you read this, field work should be well underway.

Vermilion County Farm Bureau reminds everyone about the importance of safety during this busy time of year.

Farmers need to be aware of equipment and farmstead safety hazards. All motorists need to watch for slow moving farm traffic and drive safely.

Farm Bureau Announces New Ford Discount

To take advantage of the savings, you must be an mem-ber at least 60 days before the vehicle purchase or lease. Then, simply show your Farm Bureau membership card and Ford bo-nus cash certificate to your local dealer.

You can get a certificate on-line at www.fordspecial offer.com/farmbureau/il or with your dealer’s help. For complete de-tails about this offer, visit our website www.vcfb.info.

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We continue to hear about the State of Illinois’ financial collapse over and over and over. The financial crisis impacts each and every one of us – in our schools, units of local government, and private businesses. As citizens, we have an expectation that the taxes and fees we pay to the State of Illinois will be used in a manner that is responsible and efficient.

That’s why Vermilion County Farm Bureau hosted a “What’s Going On In Il-linois Government?” program in early March.

The program began with a presenta-tion on the Integrity Project by Kevin Sem-low, director of state legislation for Illinois Farm Bureau. “In looking at the crisis we first have to look at what makes up the state budget,” Semlow noted while explaining the Integrity Project - State Budget Reform Coalition has been working to get an accu-rate picture of the state budget.

Semlow noted that they looked at the state’s sources of income: the General Rev-enue Fund (GRF) is 45% of state revenue, from major tax sources like the state income tax, state sales tax and other general taxes; federal grants account for 18% of state rev-enue; and Other State Funds (OSF), at 37% of revenue, are dedicated or special funds.

To help us understand where the $56.9 billion is spent, the chart below shows the spending breakdown. The largest “slice” goes to Healthcare, which includes Med-icaid and State employee group health in-surance costs, and equals $18.7 billion. El-ementary, Secondary and Higher Education account for close to $14.2 billion.

Are There Answers to the Financial Crisis Facing Illinois?

To give us a comparison of how large these pro-gram areas are let’s combine all the state funds used for the Illinois Depart-ment of Agricul-ture’s budget and other agriculture programs, like Soil and Water Con-servations Districts, county fair funding, Ag education, and others. Their total state spending is equal to $0.099 billion or 0.17% of the total.

The Integrity Project took the state’s current cash balances and looked at them like a household check book. We deter-mined the deficit figure by taking the an-ticipated “revenues” minus total projected spending and unpaid bills.

On the surface it looks like a simple solution would be to not to spend on some of the items. Here are some of the things that the Integrity Project has learned when looking at the expenditures. Pension con-tributions are required in what is known as a “continuing appropriation.” That means that unless changed by law, every month the payments must be made. But these pay-ments were not built into the budget passed last year because there were two different plans on how to ac-count for the pension payments and in the end neither was ap-proved by the General Assembly.

The Integrity Project looked at some possible solutions to resolving the current crisis. In all the scenarios reviewed, it would require a combination of tax increases and spending cuts.

Retired State Representative Bill Black and former Illinois Director of Agriculture Chuck Hartke were also part of the March program. Each spoke about the difficulty of solving the situation through program cuts.

The task of the Integrity Project in summarizing the state fiscal crisis has not been without its challenges. The one con-clusion that can be easily drawn is that there is no easy answer to the state’s fiscal crisis. It is going to take great fortitude and a lot of hard choices by the General Assembly and the Governor in confronting the issues. The Integrity Project will continue to monitor the fiscal crisis and review options for ad-dressing the situation.

Illinois GRF Revenue vs. Spending

FY11 All Funds Appropriations by Category$56.8 billion

Retired State Representative Bill Black (center) sums up the feelings of those involved in the “What’s Going On In Illinois Government” meeting. Also participating in the program was former Illinois Director of Agriculture Chuck Hartke (l) and Kevin Semlow, IL Farm Bureau’s director of state legislation (r).

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Representing Agriculture in our na-tion’s capitol is always an honor. In do-ing so, you are not only advocating for a strong, vibrant industry that has composed the bedrock of the U.S. economy for over 200 years, you are also participating in the uniquely American experience of self governance. Walking the halls of power and arguing for agriculture during Illinois Farm Bureau’s Leaders to Washington trip recently gave me that honor.

As is usually the case, we had no short-age of important issues to discuss with our elected officials – passage of pending Free Trade Agreements, funding for infrastruc-ture improvements, and support of etha-nol. New Tea Party affiliated Congress-men Robert Dold and Joe Walsh, as well as old reliable stalwarts like Tim Johnson seemed interested in how the issue of EPA overreach affected our industry. There was a distinct change in Washington, and you got the feeling that EPA administrator Lisa Jackson’s two year war on agriculture was going to come under close scrutiny.

Representing Agriculture in D.C.

Even as our legislators took note of our positions, it became obvious that one issue was at the forefront of their thoughts. The $1.5 trillion elephant in the room was the looming budget battle.

Sen. Mark Kirk put things in perspective when he told us that the Fed-eral Government was bor-rowing about $5 billion a day. The recklessness of federal spending even had Sen. Dick Durbin, a man who has proudly worn the mantle of one of the most liberal U.S. Senators, preaching like a budget hawk. In short, even the most enthusiastic spenders on Capitol Hill understand that the debt our government is accumulating threatens the autonomy if not the very existence of our nation.

Austerity measures are coming, and funding for the farm safety net will be in the crosshairs. Agriculture will feel the pres-sure from both sides of the aisle. One side is intensely free market oriented and will be hard to convince that a safety net is needed with record high commodity prices. The other side derives much of their campaign contributions from radical environmental groups that advocate for a locally grown, organic food supply. At times such as these, Agriculture needs as many articulate mem-bers of our industry as possible, making the case for us in Washington.

If the spending binge Congress has been on is to be corrected we will all have to make sacrifices, the American Farmer in-cluded. That is something we in agriculture can handle. We are a very patriotic group of Americans that will proudly do our part to right the financial ship of our nation, and we always have the most success as an in-dustry when free markets are allowed unim-peded by government interference.

However, before Washington com-pletely dismantles our safety net, we should remind our legislators what they get for their investment. Agriculture is a strong, vibrant, trade balancing industry that feeds the world. In a time of debt crisis, currency devaluation, food shortages, and economic uncertainty, American agriculture remains a shining star of stability. It is a shining star that needs your representation in the truly American experience of the process self de-termination.

by Mike Marron, ChairmanVCFB Legislative & Local Affairs Committee

IFB Leaders to WashingtonIn mid-March, Vermilion County Farm Bureau members Mike Marron - a farmer from Fithian, and Lynn Rohrscheib - a farmer from Fairmount, were part of a group of 21 Illinois Farm Bureau members that traveled to Washington, DC.

Following briefings from American Farm Bureau Federation, delegation mem-bers met with their U.S. Representatives or their staff and with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk. they discussed issues important to farmers and to ask for their support on upcoming legislation.

In their meetings, group members placed particular emphasis on the urgency of ratifying the outstanding FTAs, noting that continued administration inaction – particularly on the Colombia agreement – is causing U.S. corn and wheat farm-ers to lose an ever increasing share of the Colombian grain export market. They also discussed bills dealing with issues such as the overreach by the Environ-mental Protection Agency.

The delegation spent a morning at the offices of the United States Department of Agriculture. Members heard from USDA staff members on energy policy, transportation, and risk management.

IFB has sponsored Leaders to Washington for over 20 years. Trips are taken twice each year, in March and in September. An additional Marketers to Wash-ington trip goes every year in August, and participates in the USDA August crop report lock-up.

Mike Marron (r) shakes hands with U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin following a meeting with Durbin & U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk. Also participating were Lynn Rohrscheib (back right) and IFB District 12 Director Chris Hausman (back center).

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Thank you Vermilion Coun-ty Farm Bureau members for letting me represent our county on this mid-March tour.

The purpose of the tour was twofold: 1) to learn more about the handling and transportation systems that our corn and soy-beans encounter after leaving our Illinois farms until it is used as livestock feed in, say Japan, and 2) to have discussions with stakeholders in Panama and Co-lumbia as to why the U.S. does not have free trade agreements with these two countries, even though the negotiated agree-ments have been complete for over five years.

Getting the grain from here to there ...

I watched corn being un-loaded from semi-trucks in Utica, IL, at the Consolidated Grain & Barge river terminal on the Illinois River and being im-mediately loaded on barges and barges made into several unit tows.

Exploring Panama &Columbia with IFB

Just north of New Orleans, LA on the Mississippi River I saw corn being unloaded from barges at the world’s larg-est grain loading facility. The corn is graded, and sometimes cleaned to make a better quality and sometimes extra cleanings are added back to corn to add weight – the world trade grade is #3 corn, much lower than the #2 corn grade we deliver to our lo-cal elevators. After grading, the grain is packed into Panamax ocean ships. What a treat it was to watch the activity at this port which is owned by Zen-Noh, a cooperative owned by Japanese livestock producers.

In Panama, I witnessed Panamax ships (the largest ships that will fit through the locks of the Panama Canal – these locks were built by the U.S. in the early 1900’s) being locked from the Atlantic Ocean through to the Pacific Ocean. New larger locks are currently being built by Panama to be finished in 2014 (the 100th anniversary of the original canal opening).

These new locks will han-dle much larger ships (post Pan-amax vessels) that will be more efficient in shipping which could make it cheaper to ship Illinois grain to Asia. The problem is most of our U.S. ports (includ-ing the Port of New Orleans) are not dredged deep enough to han-dle these larger post-Panamax vessels. We – the U.S. – need to get our port authorities to make our ports ready for these larger ships. Brazil, Argentina and Canada have ports that are ready for these larger ships and will be more cost competitive in ship-ping grains to Asia after 2014 when the new Panama locks are operating.

Explaining U.S. inaction on Free Trade Agreements

Politics of the U.S. That is the answer as to why we don’t have a free trade agreement with Panama and Columbia. Politics plain and simple.

It is our job as Illinois corn and soybean producers (we are major stakeholders in the poli-tics) to call, write or visit with

President Obama, our U.S. Senators from Illinois, and our elected U.S. representatives and urge the passage of these free trade agreements. Letters, phone calls and internet messages are part of the politics that can get Panama and especially Colum-bia back to buying our corn and soybeans. Columbia’s imports of corn alone have dropped by two-thirds in the last three years. The Columbians are not utiliz-ing less corn as livestock feed but are rather now buying the needed corn for chicken feed from Chile, Brazil and Argen-tina, even though transporta-tion costs for the corn is higher from these other countries than from the U.S. Three years ago these countries signed free trade agreements among themselves, now they have no tariffs while tariffs on U.S. corn are approxi-mately $.40 per bushel. These tariffs are hurting Illinois farm-ers.

If you would like to talk to me about the tour and the trade agreements, call me at 217-288-9205.

Jay Hageman recently participated on the IFB Market Study Tour. Here is his report from the trip.

The Panama Canal opened in 1914, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans . Today, over 14,000 ships annually travel through the canal, with 42% of U.S. grain exports transiting the Panama Canal. Construction of larger locks is currently underway, scheduled for completion in 2014.

The IFB Market Study Tour program was de-veloped in 1999 with the goal of creating a cadre of farmer leaders on: issues and agreements, foreign markets, and U.S. competitive-ness. In order to provide broad input into and to gain such influence from the program, universities, agencies, and agricultural associations also participate.

This year 14 farmers from across the state participat-ed in “Exploring Panama and Colombia: Infrastructure, Transshipment, and Trade.”

The trip featured U.S. visits to river export terminals and consultations with exporters and shippers, a tour of the Panama Canal, visits with local customers and shippers in Panama and Colombia, and discussions on export market opportunities in Panama and Colombia. The pending Free Trade Agreements with both countries were also exam-ined and discussed.

More than 100 Illinois farmers and ag professionals have visited China, Argentina, Brazil, Europe, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, and Vietnam on the IFB program.

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Farm BureauDiscount Program

PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN DISCOUNT:Simply show your paid up Vermilion County Farm Bureau Membership card at each visit at the time payment is required. Vermilion County Farm Bureau does not intend this as an endorsement of any of the professionals, busi-nesses or products on which discounts have been obtained for our members and the Vermilion County Farm Bureau does not assume any liability for services rendered under this service.VERMILION COUNTY FARM BUREAU WILL CONSIDER REQUESTS FROM OTHER PROFESSIONALS

AND BUSINESSES WHO MIGHT WISH TO PROVIDE DISCOUNTS TO OUR MEMBERS.FOR DETAILS PLEASE CALL 442-8713.

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Goodwin Welding & Fabrication401 S. State St., Ridge Farm

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SHERWIN WILLIAMS428 N. Vermillion Street • Danville, IL

25% Discount on regularly-priced Paint, Wallpaper and Supplies

Illini Skateland and Miniature Golf

Bowles Construction Co.Boyer Backhoe & Dozer Service

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Phone – (217) 304-6383 or (217) 304-6930Land Improvement Soil & Water Conservation

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Doug’s Aerial Service5% discount for bucket truck useGutter Cleaning • Painting • Joist Setting

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Welding & FabricationJob ShopRossville

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Communicating in a Whole New Way

We are all familiar with the saying, “preaching to the choir.” Yet, many times we fall into that old, familiar trap of talking among our farming friends, us-ing agriculture lingo mixed with complaints about bad weather and falling prices, instead of having a real conversation with consumers in a language they understand. I’m also guilty of this.

But, times are changing. Consumers have not only grown more interested – but have great-er influence – in the type of food they consume and how it is pro-duced. Many see farmers as the bad guys because of what they read in the news and hear from anti-ag groups. We need to bet-ter counter this misinformation

by having our own two-way conversation with consumers.

It’s time we stop preaching to the choir and engage the con-gregation.

Everyone has a Bottom LineMany times we paint our-

selves as downtrodden because of increased government regu-lations and falling commodity prices. While these are all le-gitimate concerns for the agri-culture industry and something we should certainly talk about with each other, consumers, un-derstandably, don’t want to hear about it. They don’t really care about OUR bottom lines – they care about theirs.

With a staggering economy,

Food Checkout Week Helps Food Pantries

by Bob Stallman, President - American Farm Bureau

people want to know that we think about them and the food choices they are making for their families. A recent study shows that people don’t care so much about our ability to grow enough food to feed the world, a message we too often rely on. Consumers care about being able to feed their families in this difficult time.

Consumers are also con-cerned about food safety and the environment. As farmers, we share their concerns and work hard toward conservation im-provement and ensuring a safe food supply. So, let’s talk about what we’re doing to achieve these goals. People would rather listen to a positive message. So, let’s tell consumers what we’re for, instead of just what we’re against.

Lost in TranslationNot all audiences are the

same, so we need to adapt our message depending on who we’re talking to, whether it is the PTA, the local Chamber or a shopper at the supermarket. Fur-ther, if people don’t understand what we’re talking about, they will tune us out. When we talk with consumers about food pro-duction, we need to check our agriculture-wonk at the door. Acronyms like CAFOs, FTAs and NPDES should be left on the farm.

Many times we get so caught up in our operations and day-to-day work that we don’t take the opportunity to talk with consumers. They want to engage with us in a meaning-ful conversation about concerns and priorities that we all share as Americans.

Preaching to the choir is okay once in awhile, but talking more often with the congrega-tion will get far better results.

Vermilion County Farm Bureau marked Food Checkout Week February 20-26 with an effort to collect food and dona-tions for area food pantries. “Even though we enjoy the most affordable food in the world, in these eco-nomic times many in our community are struggling to afford all the basics,” noted Mark Willard, Market-ing Committee Chair-man. About 60 pounds of food was collected, and was added to $100 in cash donated by shoppers. These do-nations were divided between the Danville Area Food Pantry and the St. James Community Food Pantry.

The week culminated with board directors and Marketing Committee members bagging groceries at both County Market stores in Danville. In the left photo, Bruce Darr (l) and Pres. David Sadler sack up groceries for a customer. Others helping were: Mark Willard, Rick James, Dave Heckerson, Kevin Kemna, Chris Elliott, Steve Lane, and Dennis Smith.

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COUNTRY Financial Representative Scott A. Crawford, of Georgetown, hosted an open house on February 25th at his office in Georgetown.

Crawford has been the Farm Bureau affiliate for 25 years. During his career, Crawford has been named an All Ameri-can four times. Craw-ford is shown above with his service as-sistant and Lynne (l), and service assistant Heather Gillaspie (r).

Also marking his 25th anniversary with COUNTRY is Mark Stutsman, of Catlin. Stutsman’s office is located on South Gilbert Street in Danville.

Vermilion County Farm Bureau congratulates both Scott and Mark for their service to our members.

Two Vermilion County Farm Bureau members have been named finalists in the IFB Young Leaders awards competition.

Steve & Dawn Huls have again been selected as finalists in the Young Leader Achievement Award contest. The program recognizes those who have made significant strides in establishing a successful farming operartion. The Huls’ were also finalists in 2010. Steve farms with his father in the Fithian/Armstrong area, while Dawn teaches 5th grade at St. Joseph Middle School.

Alan Chesnut has been named a finalist in the Young Leader Excellence in Agriculture Award. This award is designed to celebrate the successful young agriculture professionals

who are actively contributing and growing through their involvement with Farm Bureau and agriculture.While Alan farms with his father near Ridge Farm, he was selected based on his farm toy business.

The winners in both contests will be announced during the IFB Young Leaders Agri-Quiz Bowl on August 16 at the Illinois State Fair.

Congratulations and good luck to everyone!

Vermilion Young LeadersNamed State Finalists

Mark your calendars!

2001 Barn Door OpenThursday, July 28Turtle Run Golf Course

Look for details in the next Booster.

Agents Mark 25 Years

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Gear up for a brand new 5K Race & family fun event.The IAA Foundation presents its First Annual 5K Grow & Go to celebrate Illinois farm families and the important role they play in putting food on your table.

The run/walk event will take place on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the Illinois Farm Bureau state offices in Bloomington.

The 5K will follow an accu-rately measured course that has a cross-country feel with well maintained grass, pavement and a few rolling hills.Finishing times and results will be pro-vided by the Lake Run Club of Bloomington/Normal.

An entry fee of $20 is due by May 2, 2011. The fee includes your registration, t-shirt, wa-ter stop, and hot breakfast and open house following the race. Entries after May 2 are $25, and t-shirts will be available as sup-plies last.

In addition to the main race, there is a Cock-a-Doodle Dash designed for children 10 & un-der. When the kiddos finish the race all participants will win an award then move indoors for breakfast and fun learning ac-tivities. There is a $5 entry fee for the children’s event.

Family and friends are also welcome to the Open House and Hot Breakfast for a $7 admis-sion.

The Grow & Go has some-thing for everyone.After the race, participants and the public are invited to an indoor open house featuring fun activities from the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom program.Kids will enjoy interactive learning

stations and activities – and who knows, the adults might learn a thing or two at the same time.

Race Awards will include Overall Male & Female win-ners as well as Master Male & Female for those 40 & over. In addition the top three finishers in 10-year age brackets, male & female, will be honored.

For more information and a registration form, visit the IAA Foundation website at www.iaafoundation.org and click on the 5K box on the home page.

Run/Walk New IAA Foundation Fundraister

Teachers Urged to Registerfor Summer Ag Institute

Vermilion County Farm Bureau is again hosting a Sum-mer Ag Institute. The program is designed to help K-12 grade teachers who want to integrate instruction about the food and fi-ber industry into their classroom.

The Summer Ag Insti-tute will be held Monday, July 11-Friday, July 15. Sessions will be held at the Vermilion County Center for Agriculture, with field trips on four of the five days of the program. Past insti-tutes have included trips to an implement dealer, local farms, Danville Gardens, Bunge, local dairy farm and other farms and related industries.

Teachers attending the Summer Ag Institute will learn about agriculture, the entire food and fiber system, consumer

issues relating to agriculture, teaching innovations and avail-able teaching resources. Teach-ers will also have the opportu-nity to apply new understanding in developing new and unique classroom lessons for easy inte-gration into their classroom cur-riculum.

Course tuition is $150, with a $25 discount for teachers who are Vermilion County Farm Bu-reau members. Teachers com-pleting the course will receive up to 40 CPDUs or earn graduate credits from Aurora University.

A registration form is avail-able at {www.vcfb. info.} If you have questions, contact Staci Walker, Vermilion County Farm Bureau’s Ag Literacy Coordina-tor, at (217) 442-8713, or email her at aitc.vcfb @comcast.net.

It’s important to contact your legislators!Recently, legislation was introduced in the Illinois General Assembly to sunset the sales tax exemption for agricultural inputs like feed, seed, fertilizer and equipment.

Farm Bureau called on members to contact our local representatives. Members asked lawmakers to oppose this bill that would have had a devastating impact on farmers across the state.

Due in large part to these contacts, the bill was defeated in commit-tee. That’s why it’s important to belong to Vermilion County Farm Bureau, so that you know someone is in Springfield, looking out for your interests.

But it’s also important for members to be involved in the process. We want to thank the following Farm Bureau members that let us know they contacted either Rep. Chad Hays or Rep. Jason Barickman:

Keith Rohl David Sadler Kevin Kemna Kerry Wienke Dane Darr Vic Smith Jay Hageman John Young James Wienke Mark Steinbaugh Jeff Acton Brian Andrews Bruce Darr Mike Marron Rick James Tom Petersak Steve Fourez Keith Brown Sara Andrews Robert Davison Tracy Petersak Margaret Brown Vern Rohrscheib

If you’d like to be informed when there’s an Action Request in the future, please contact the Farm Bureau office at 217-442-8713 or email vcfb@comcast.net.

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Stephanie W. Spiros, Broker 217-304-0404Travis Selby, Agent 217-304-1686

Bill Wilson, Agent 217-493-2677

Focusing on Agriculturefor Individuals and Businesses

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Farm News, Markets,Farm News, Markets,Weather, and InformationWeather, and Information

Program ScheduleProgram Schedule

5:20am -- Local Grain Prices5:21am -- RFD Morning Market Summary5:25am -- RFD Livestock Report5:36am -- RFD Illinois6:15am -- RFD Inside Ag6:50am -- Local Grain Prices6:51am -- RFD Morning Market Summary6:54am -- Farm Progress America with

Max Armstrong7:50am -- RFD Market Watch

8:50am -- RFD Inside Agriculture9:50am -- Opening Markets with

Bates Commodities10:19am – Mid-Morning Market Update

with Bruce Lindahl10:50am – RFD Market Update11:06am – “Illiana Extension Today”11:19am – RFD Mid-Day Market Update11:30am – RFD Livestock Report11:35am – RFD Agrivisor Report11:50am – Mid-Day Market Update with

Bates Commodities

12:25pm – Afternoon Markets with BruceLindahl

12:27pm – RFD Mid-Day Summary12:31pm – “Down on the Farm”12:40pm – Midwest Digest with

Max Armstrong12:45pm – RFD Inside Agriculture12:47pm – RFD Ag Weather Update12:50pm – Bunge Milling Market Report

1:50pm -- Closing Markets withBates Commodities

2:50pm -- Sidewalk Talk with EHedger

SATURDAYS:5:36am – RFD Illinois

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