News

Discount Program expanding

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 18:07

McHenry County Farm Bureau welcomes CARQUEST of Woodstock, Huntley Equine & Small Animal Clinic, and O'Connor Electric, Inc to the local discount program. CARQUEST of Woodstock has a new store located at 1055 Wanda Lane. The new facility features brighter lighting and increased inventory. They can also make hydraulic hoses on the spot. Farm Bureau members discount varies by product, contact them directly for more information 815-338-4521.

Huntley Equine & Small Animal Clinic located at 39 W. 596 Dundee-Huntley Rd offers Farm Bureau members 10% off all veterinary services. David C. Hucek D.V.M. opened the Huntley business in 1982 and continues to serve clients out of this location. David provides a full range of veterinarian services and specializes in equine. Huntley Equine & Small Animal Clinic can be reached by calling 847-669-5050.

O'Connor Electric, Inc. is a family owned business in Huntley/Union area. Due to the constant rising of utility rates, Ray and Elaine the owners have decided to do something about it by offering alternative energy solutions to both residential, agricultural and small commercial business. They have a hybrid wind/solar system installed at their farm residence and offer a turnkey installation of both or either systems. Contact them directly for more information 815-923-4050.

The full list of local discounts is available at mchenrycfb.org.

Poster Contest Winners Recognized

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Fri, 05/08/2009 - 15:29

McHenry County Farm Bureau hosted a poster contest for elementary and middle school students to promote National Agriculture Week. Ag in the Classroom Coordinator, Larry Reinhard reported the theme "Horse farms of McHenry County". Students created handmade posters to promote the theme. McHenry County Farm Bureau Women's Committee selected the winning posters and served ice cream for the awards program on May 7.

Women’s Health Registry offered

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 16:32

The Institute for Women's Health Research at Northwestern University is the primary sponsor of the registry. The Registry is database containing answers to a confidential health survey. The questions asked are about symptoms, conditions, diseases, family history of disease, environmental exposures, stress and demographic information.

 

ENERGIZED TO LEARN

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 15:01

Twenty three FFA students, two FFA Advisors, and two Farm Bureau staff members made the McHenry County FFA Acquaintance Day a success. On March 16, Marengo and Harvard FFA students loaded a charter bus for Northwestern Illinois to get a first hand look at some of the newest technologies used in the agricultural field.

American Agriculture

Submitted by mchenrycfb on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 16:44

Profile of the Farmer
More than three million people farm or ranch in the United States. Individuals, family partnerships or family corporations operate almost 99 percent of U.S. farms. Over 22 million people are employed in farm or farm-related jobs, including production agriculture, farm inputs, processing and marketing and wholesale and retail sales.
According to the 2002 Census of Agriculture, 50 percent of the farmers are 55 years of age or older, up only three percent from 1997. Average age of the principal operator is 55.3.