McLean County Farm Bureau | Dedicated to Progressive Agriculture in McLean County, Illinois

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Farm Bureau® members now have a NEW membership discount with GRAINGER Industrial Supply. Discounts of 10-50% will be available. Contact the Farm Bureau® office for more information. >>>

Take advantage of these great membership benefits: McDonald’s UpSize® for Free, Cellular Phone Discount, IAA Credit Union, and Internet discount.>>>

Prime Timers will meet the fourth Thursday of every other month. Next meeting is Feb. 25. Please call the Farm Bureau office for details. >>>

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New Ag Scholarships

*Ewing Scholarship Due April 1 Applications are available at the McLean County Extension Office at 402 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington, or on the website www.mcleanextension.org click on Economic Development and scholarships.

*BAGI Scholarship Due Mar.1 Applications and eligibility information is available at www.bagiballon.org or contact Larry Owen, BAGI Scholarship Coordinator at larry@owenfinancial.com .

Social Media Program

The McLean County Farm Bureau IMPACT committee is hosting a Social Media Program on Feb. 11, 2010 at 7pm. The program will take place at the Interstate Center in the East Conference Room.

Young Leaders Hockey Night Feb. 20th

2010 Viewpoint Meeting

Your McLean County Farm Bureau Governmental Affairs Committee invites you to the 2010 Viewpoint Meeting Tuesday, March 2 .....

Golden Clover Award

The McLean County Farm Bureau is now accepting nominations for the annual Golden Clover Award.

Federal and State Truck Regulations

USDOT# and UCR

Driver Qualifications

80,000# Weight Limit for 2010

daily ag news stories

2/04/2010

RABOBANK REPORT - A new white paper by Rabobank says don't expect many food industry mergers in the near-term, due to increased scrutiny from antitrust regulators. However, the bank says it anticipates more consolidation of pork and milk producers at the producer level as the least efficient, undifferentiated operations "will feel the most pain in this process and may be forced to exit the industry."

NEW CATTLE BOSS - Steve Foglesong of Astoria, IL, was elected president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association this week.

YELLOW TAIL - Australian wine maker Yellow Tail has donated $100K to HSUS as part of a promotion that continues through March. The announcement has created an online tempest on ag social media sites this week. Many ag supporters are calling on their friends to show their displeasure at Yellow Tail's actions.

WIRELESS USE - Fourth-fifths of young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 are wireless Internet users, and while many of them are getting to the Web using their laptops, they're also using netbooks, cell phones, game consoles and e-readers, according to a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

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