As a member of the Clinton County Farm Bureau, you are also a member of Illinois Farm Bureau…. and that means a lot more than you know. It means standing with farmers and all they mean for Illinois and Clinton County. It means doing your part to support local family farmers, our communities, and a healthy ecosystem – our land, water, and air. Of course, it also means ensuring that future farm generations can learn more and grow better. When we work together to keep agriculture strong, safe, and sustainable, everyone benefits.

Farm Bureau roots are embedded in a mission to help improve scientific knowledge and standards of living for its members, both on and off the farm. As a Farm Bureau member, you empower agriculture and tomorrow’s farming generations in their quest to continue a sustainable food supply. Your membership also provides a wealth of opportunities, including member-only activities, information, and exclusive discounts and savings. Additional contributions to our charitable Foundation also provide scholarships to students, as well as free resources, programs, and classroom grants to local teachers through Ag in the Classroom.

We are a grassroots membership organization made up of people who support farms, food, and families in Illinois. We all have a personal stake in the future of agriculture, and growing a better tomorrow for everyone means working, speaking, and acting as one to achieve the goals we share.

There are few different types of membership with the Clinton County Farm Bureau:

Associate Membership – $20 annually
An Associate membership (A) is reserved for non-farm individuals or families who do not meet farm income or ag involvement qualifications.

This membership entitles you and your family to:

• Member discounts
• Access to COUNTRY Financial services and products
• Illinois Farm Bureau’s Partners magazine, featuring recipes, travel features, and information about modern farms
• Clinton CFB News (feature) every 1^st and 3^rd Wednesday in the Carlyle Union Banner

Regular Voting Membership – $34 annually
The regular Voting membership (MM) is for farmers and farmland owners with $2,500 or more in gross farm income (this includes farmland rental income or sales of raw ag and food products).

This membership entitles you to:

• Ability to vote for and serve on the Clinton CFB Board of Directors
• Illinois Farm Bureau’s weekly newspaper FarmWeek 
• Clinton CFB News (feature) every 1^st and 3^rd Wednesday in the Carlyle Union Banner
• Special invitations to farm-focused meetings and information important to Clinton County farm operators and owners
• Access to COUNTRY Financial services and products
• Possible eligibility for Gateway FS patronage (contact Gateway FS for full details)
• Supporting and encouraging pro-farm policies and contributing to the future of agriculture!

Spouses of regular voting members are eligible to hold their own membership, at their election, at a discounted rate of $21 annually, provided they also meet regular voting membership qualifications.

Professional Voting Membership – $34 annually
The professional voting membership (PM) is the newest offering from Illinois Farm Bureau. It is designed for those who do not meet income eligibility requirements of the regular voting membership, but who derive a majority of their income from an agriculture-based occupation. Some examples could include, but are not limited to: agriculture teachers, seed and chemical sales or processing, agriculture communications, lending, or farmland management.

This includes all features of the voting membership, however per Clinton County Farm Bureau bylaws, only three PM members may sit on the board at any one time, and only one PM may be eligible to serve as a voting delegate at the IAA Annual Meeting each year.

Spouses of professional voting members are eligible to hold their own membership, at their election, at a discounted rate of $21 annually, provided they also meet professional voting membership qualifications.

You can always contact the Clinton CFB office to check the status of your membership or manage it yourself by creating an account at www.myifb.org.

If you are an Associate member ($20 annual dues) and have insurance with COUNTRY Financial, there is a good possibility that your annual Farm Bureau membership dues have been combined with a COUNTRY policy renewal.

Combined Billing – The Clinton County Farm Bureau, Illinois Farm Bureau, and COUNTRY Financial are working together to make it easier for Associate members who are also COUNTRY Mutual or COUNTRY Preferred Insurance Company customers to pay their annual membership dues. If your county/Illinois Farm Bureau Associate membership is required by COUNTRY Financial for your personal lines policy, your annual county/Illinois Farm Bureau membership dues will be included with your insurance premium in one billing for most personal lines policies.  From then on, you will only need to make one easy payment to COUNTRY Financial and we’ll take care of the rest!

Following payment of your dues, your membership cards will be mailed to you. With that mailing you will also have the opportunity to voluntarily contribute to the Clinton County Farm Bureau Foundation and Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR program.

You can contact the Clinton CFB office via email  or call us Monday-Friday from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm at (618) 526-7235 to request a membership card.

You can also access and manage your membership information online and print your membership card HERE.