The goal of Clinton County Farm Bureau’s 3rd annual “Community Impact Grant” program was to create partnerships with other groups and organizations for projects that would improve our communities. For 2023, the Clinton County Farm Bureau awarded a total of $5,000 to three (3) groups to assist with...
Help the Turkey escape being Thanksgiving dinner by entering our Disguise a Turkey art contest. Color and email a photo of your entry to clintoncofb@gmail.com. The contest is open to students ages 10 and under. Deadline to apply is November 21, 2023. Winners will be...
Nearly 20 county Farm Bureau Managers made the trip out to Washington, D.C. last week to learn more about how our nation’s capital functions. The group met with government affairs professionals from companies leading the charge on sustainability, and staff from the following: the British...
The Clinton County Farm Bureau (CFB) is awarding 36 first-year FFA members the “Gift of Blue” as part of their 2nd annual FFA Jacket Essay Contest. The application asked first-year Ag/FFA students a simple question, “Explain the main goal you wish to accomplish from being...
The Clinton County Farm Bureau is pleased to participate in the Citrus & Nut Program again this holiday season. Order forms are available here. Orders will be accepted through November 17, 2023. ...
On Wednesday, September 27th, over 350 Clinton County 6th grade students participated in a Progressive Ag Safety Day sponsored by the Clinton County Farm Bureau’s Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) Program. Ag Literacy Coordinator Susan Kleiboeker served as the program coordinator for the event, with...
Ag students from Christ our Rock at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur. The Clinton CFB sponsored 32 Farm Progress Show tickets for Mater Dei & CORLHS FFA and 12 tickets for Carlyle’s trip to Rantoul for the Half Century of Horsepower show....
The Clinton County Farm Bureau completed its annual county Crop Survey on Monday, August 28th. A total of 5 teams of surveyors consisting of Farm Bureau members, Agri-business representatives, and Ag students from Wesclin High School surveyed Clinton County for the annual yield check.The county...
The Clinton CFB Young Leader (YL) Committee recently used funding from their 50/50 drawing during our CFB Annual Meeting and a distribution of District "Harvest for All" funds to purchase and donate approximately 70-lbs worth (approximately $300) of ground beef to the St. Vincent de...
Members from area CFB’s spent parts of a hot August day discussing the Farm Bill and other agriculture issues with our Congressman and special guest GT Thompson (Chairman of the House Ag Committee). Members first attended a Farm Bill Listening Session stop with Rep. Bost...