Clinton CFB honored during Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting

Clinton County Farm Bureau was recently recognized for its outstanding programing during the 110^th Annual Meeting of the Illinois Farm Bureau.

At its annual meeting, IFB recognizes outstanding achievement by individual members and county Farm Bureaus (CFBs). Counties compete for awards with other counties of similar membership size. Awards are given for five county groups, with Clinton County falling under Group IV — counties with 2,821 to 5,620 members.

Awards were evaluated under the County Activities of Excellence (CAE) program. The CAE program recognizes CFBs for program excellence, encourages and assists CFBs in setting goals and priorities, inspires and promotes innovative programming to meet member needs, promotes programming in key areas and provides a resource to counties for the purpose of developing new programs. CAE recognized programs carried out between Sept. 1, 2023, and Aug. 31, 2024.

The Excellence Awards are given to the county with the most outstanding project for each program area. A gold, silver, and bronze Excellence Award was given in each membership group and program area. The eight program areas are: Ag Literacy, Farm Income and Development, Health and Safety, Advocacy, Local Affairs, Engagement and Outreach, Membership Value and Foundations and Fundraising.

Clinton County Farm Bureau was recently awarded in four of the eight program areas, including the following projects:

• Health & Safety (Silver) – Properly Securing Agricultural Transports
• Advocacy (Bronze) –
• CFB Foundations & Fundraising (Bronze) – Supporting Agriculture Education
• Local Affairs (Bronze) – Exploring Carbon Capture & Storage