McHenry County Farm Bureau is excited to once again offer an agriculture related summer internship. The selected intern will gain valuable experiences in program planning, Ag in the Classroom, media, governmental and public relations. The selected individual will receive valuable work experience, funds to further their education and the opportunity to receive college credit.
We just got our 2009-10 program awards from Illinois Farm Bureau... It was another great year! We would like to thank our Volunteers, Committee Members and our Board of Directors for all their efforts.
You may see a new face around the McHenry-Lake County USDA Service Center. The new face is Erika Turner, the new District Conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). You should stop in and meet her. While you are there, you can ask about the many voluntary and incentive based programs. If you have any questions or would like to discuss our programs, please call our office at 815-338-0099.
Larry Reinhard, McHenry County Farm Bureau's Agriculture in the Classroom Coordinator, and Sue Henning, McHenry County Farm Bureau staff member, gave presentations about cotton to one hundred 5th grade students at Conley Middle School in Huntley, Illinois on November 1st and 2nd.
On Friday, October 22nd, Rep. Deb Mell (D-Chicago) and staff member Melissa
Poulos traveled to McHenry County to visit area farms. Rep. Mell was
"adopted" by McHenry County Farm Bureau earlier this year, and hosted them
for a district visit this past summer. Accompanying Rep. Mell on her visit
were Dan Volkers, McHenry County Farm Bureau Manager, Bona Heinsohn, Cook
County Public Policy Director and Christina Nourie, IFB Northeast
Legislative Coordinator.