Wednesday February 20, 2019 5:30 PM

 

Young Leaders are invited to join us after work to for our February Ag After Hours! Feb. 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the McLean County Farm Bureau office in Bloomington.

We will have a panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. about international trade and agriculture, featuring:

• Tasha Bunting, Livingston county farmer & Illinois Farm Bureau staff
• Fred Grieder, McLean County farmer/Farm Bureau board member
• Doug Schroeder, McLean County farmer & Illinois Soybean Association board member

Refreshments will be provided.

Families & kids are welcome to attend. A kids activity will be provided during the presentation. Please indicate ages of kids you are planning to bring.

Guests age 21 and older can join us for drinks after the event.

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The McLean County Chamber of Commerce Ag Awards Dinner will be Feb. 21 at the Holiday Inn & Suites – Airport. Social hour is at 5:30 p.m. with dinner and program to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Reservations are $35 per person. Click here for more details & registration.

Sunday February 24, 2019 1:00 PM

 

Join area Young Leaders and Illinois State University Collegiate Farm Bureau members Sunday, February 24 pizza and basketball.

Spouses and children are welcome to attend. Game time is 1 p.m. at Redbird Arena.

Pizza will be served in the Ropp Ag Building before or after the game depending on the final schedule.

Cost is $10 per person for pizza and game ticket. Sign up below!

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FAST Training Workshop will be offered at the University of Illinois Extension office in Champaign Feb. 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cost is $100 and includes lunch. Participants can save $30 by bringing their own laptop to the training (equipped with Microsoft Excel version 2013 or newer).

One-day hands-on workshop will further participants’ understandings of Microsoft Excel applications and introduce FAST spreadsheets developed by agricultural economists at the University of Illinois.

9:30 am – 12 pm – Cash Flow and Risk Management

• Illustrate Programs Examining Risk Tradeoffs for Crop Insurance and Marketing
• Demonstrate Options for
• Preparing Cash Flows

12 – 1 pm Lunch (included)

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Balance Sheet Tool

• Demonstrate Balance Sheet Assembly and Database Ability
• Demonstrate Ratio Analysis over Multiple Years Risk Management Tools

Register here.

Tuesday March 5, 2019 5:30 PM

 

Young Leaders are invited to join us after work to for our March Ag After Hours! March 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the Little Beaver Brewery.

Our speaker will be Rodney Connor with Indigo Ag to give a Market Outlook.

Little Beaver Brewery is located at 16 Currency Drive Unit B (Left door next to Let’s Party Rentals) in Bloomington.

Refreshments will be provided & cash bar will be available.

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Friday March 15, 2019 5:30 PM

 

Grab some friends & join us for some fun at the 2019 McLean County Farm Bureau Foundation Trivia Night!

Date: Friday, March 15

Time: Doors Open at 5:30 p.m., Trivia Starts at 6:30 p.m.

Cost: $160 per team of up to 8 people

Location: New Lafayette Club, Bloomington

Light supper provided along with prizes, trivia, silent auction, raffles, cash bar & more!

Team spirit theme: Back to the 80s – celebrate the music, movies, fads & fashions of the 1980s with your team name & table decor

Mulligans: $10 each or 6 for $50 – Place up to one mulligan sticker per round on your score sheet for an automatically right answer.

Click here to register

Wednesday March 20, 2019 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM

 

McLean County Chamber of Commerce Ag Breakfast will be March 20 at 7 a.m. at the Chateau in Bloomington.

Wednesday May 1, 2019

 

McLean County FFA Chapters are eligible to receive up to $1,000 in matching funds from the McLean County Farm Bureau Foundation.

Find details & the application here.