McHenry County Farm Bureau President Michele Aavang accepts a recognition plaque awarded to the Bureau for its achievements during 2015. The award was presented during the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting and calls attention to the comprehensive nature of the County Farm Bureau's programs and activities.
Michele Aavang of McHenry County was elected to a two-year term to represent District 1, which encompasses McHenry, Lake, DeKalb and Kane counties. Aavang and her husband, Gary, raise corn, soybeans, wheat and hay, as well as beef cattle.
Aavang is currently serving as the McHenry County Farm Bureau president and has served on the IFB Resolutions and Policy Review Committees, as well as an ACTIVATOR Trustee, Illinois Farm Families volunteer and has attended an IFB Leaders to Washington trip.
McHenry County Farm Bureau will be hosting Ag Expo April 11-14 at McHenry County Fairgrounds in Woodstock. The program involves 20 agriculture related stations and approximately 3,000 third and fourth grade students. We need volunteers to assist with leading classrooms from station to station. Volunteers are needed for both the 9 a.m. and the 11:30 a.m. sessions. If you are interested in helping, please contact the Farm Bureau at 815-338-1520.
This summer has been one to remember and I'm sad that my time as McHenry County Farm Bureau Intern is over. This has been such an amazing opportunity and I have learned so much more than I ever knew I could about the world of agriculture and more specifically McHenry County agriculture.
I don't know if my dad ever bought a hat, but he sure had a lot them. My dad was a farmer and by default a hat collector. Many of you know someone who is passionate about their hats. Their hats need to be the right color, the right style and the perfect fit. The hat becomes one with them and without it they become unrecognizable to their friends and family.