Mark your calendar for the City of McHenry's annual Colby-Petersen Farm celebration on Sunday, June 26, at 4112 McCullom Lake Road, one mile West of Route 31. Co-sponsored by the McHenry Farm Bureau and Colby-Petersen Farm Foundation, admission and all activities are free.
The Harvard Milk Days Antique Tractor/Equipment Committee would like to invite all antique tractor and equipment enthusiasts to participate in this year's Harvard Milk Days events. Restored or not, all antique tractors and equipment are welcome!!
Entrants are asked to bring tractors to the Harvard Milky Way Park on Friday, June 3 from 10am to 4:30pm or on Saturday, June 4 from 9am to 11am. Release time will be 3pm on Sunday, June 5th.
Illinois Horticulture Field Day is set for Thursday, June 9, 2016
Raoul and Jodie Bergersen, owners of Valley Orchard in Cherry Valley, Illinois, welcome you to their farm for the 2016 Horticulture Field Day. The field day provides the opportunity to learn about Valley Orchard’s farm operations. This 35-acre farm grows apple trees, small fruits, vegetables and pumpkins. Their farm market offers fresh cider, made-from-scratch apple pies, apple cider donuts, caramel apples, and other unique treats and gifts.
Hi, I'm Bailey Edenburn, a County Manager Trainee with Illinois Farm Bureau. If you've stopped into the office recently we've probably met. For those I haven't met, I am currently training to become a county manager for Illinois Farm Bureau and I am training in McHenry County through April.
McHenry County Farm Bureau Agricultural Education Foundation is offering a $1,000 scholarship. The scholarship is available for high school seniors pursuing continuing education in agriculture or agriculture-related fields. The applicant or the applicant's family must be a member of the McHenry County Farm Bureau to qualify. Additional scholarships may be awarded if funds are available at the time of judging.
All scholarship applications need to be received by April 1, 2016.
If you need an application or have any questions regarding this scholarship, please call our office at 815-338-1520 or email mcfbmgr@att.net.
