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MCFB welcomes Sue Henning to the Farm Bureau staff

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 17:26

McHenry County Farm Bureau welcomes Sue Henning to the Farm Bureau staff as Farm Bureau Membership/ Ag in the Classroom Secretary. Sue is a life-long resident of McHenry County and presently resides outside Marengo with her husband John and three children. They own and operate a grain farm with other family members in the Marengo area. Sue received a Bachelor of Science degree from Rockford College and was employed by North Health Medical Supply Company in Rockford as a Quality Assurance Supervisor for the Chemical and Microbiological Laboratories. More recently she has worked as a substitute teacher for schools in area. Sue's responsibilities will include the collection of membership dues and the maintenance of all membership records and reports. In addition, Sue will also provide support to the Ag in the Classroom program. In her spare time Sue enjoys hiking and gardening with her family.

Delayed harvest results in prolonged farm equipment activity on roads

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 19:39

Unseasonal wet weather has caused area farmers to fall behind in this year's harvest. October rainfall for Illinois was 5-6" above average. Excess precipitation such as this has resulted in the third slowest corn harvest and second slowest soybean harvest on record. This means that farmers will be utilizing local, county and state roads to transport their trucks, tractors, combines and wagons through late December. In addition, the switch back to standard time will bring darkness an hour earlier, causing more visibility issues during peak traffic times.

McHenry CFB Viewpoint Results In

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 19:52

Management at the McHenry CFB recently sent out its Viewpoint Survey to poll its voting membership regarding several key issues on the local, state, and federal levels.  The survey contained ten questions of these such topics and the results for some questions are as follows in percentages:

  • 1. I support McHenry County's twenty million dollar road widening project proposed on Alden Road.
  • 2. I support preservation of Class I and II farmland as defined by NRCS.

AITC Pumpkin Program is a big hit in McHenry County Schools

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 20:24

McHenry County Farm Bureau has taken on the task of teaching hundreds of 1st grade students about pumpkins. Larry Reinhard, Ag In The Classroom (AITC) Coordinator has been leading this tremendous effort. Brandon Borarth, Illinois Farm Bureau trainee, and Patti McCrystal, retired teacher/principal, and our Women's Committee have provided assistance to this program.

Brandon Bozarth to assist MCFB

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Wed, 10/21/2009 - 19:33

My name is Brandon Bozarth and I am pleased to announce that I will be shadowing McHenry County Farm Bureau Manager Dan Volkers for the next three weeks.

I am from Fairfield, IL in Wayne County and the oldest of four children of Mike and Barbara Bozarth. Although indirectly; I grew up very much involved in agriculture, with both sets of grandparents being farmers and living next door to my uncle, Fred Blessing. He used to raise beef cattle and now operates your typical grain farm. He also happens to be the Wayne County Farm Bureau president.