Category: Member News

News and updates from McLean County Farm Bureau

$13,500 Awarded in Scholarships to Support Agriculture’s Future Leaders

The McLean County Farm Bureau Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 scholarship recipients. A total of $13,500 has been awarded to eight outstanding students pursuing careers in agriculture-focused fields. … Read More

2025 FFA Matching Grants Awarded

McLean County Farm Bureau awarded $7,950 in FFA Matching Grants for 2025 to 8 FFA Chapters. The FFA Matching Grant awards each chapter up to $1,000 for ag education purposes. … Read More

IAA Foundation Scholarship Winners

Lauren Mohr of Carlock and Autumn Schlipf of Gridley were each selected to receive scholarships from the IAA Foundation for the 2025-26 academic year. Lauren Mohr will receive the $1,000 … Read More

McLean County Farm Bureau Business Administrator

McLean County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce Julia Walton has been hired as Business Administrator, effective April 21, 2025. As Business Administrator, Walton will oversee business operations and office … Read More

2025 Service Award Winners

McLean County Farm Bureau congratulates the 2025 FFA Service Award winners: • Drake Hardesty, Blue Ridge • Emma Ioerger, El Paso-Gridley • Emma Quinton, Heyworth • Claire Kuipers, LeRoy • … Read More

Two from McLean County Graduate from IFB Leadership Development Program

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – John Grant and Kacie Kaufman graduated from Illinois Farm Bureau’s Agricultural Leaders of Tomorrow (ALOT) program, a comprehensive leadership development course, on March 20. Grant and Kaufman, … Read More

Illinois Farm Bureau Invests $5,000 in McLean County

McLean County has a recipient of an Illinois Farm Bureau Rural Development Grant aimed at elevating rural communities. Mt Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District was awarded $5,000 for a QTAC … Read More

A Gift to Grow – MCFB Donates to New Ag Exhibit at Children’s Discovery Museum

McLean County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce a $1 million gift to grow knowledge of agriculture with the new Farm to Healthy Me Exhibit at the Children’s Discovery Museum … Read More

County Sales Tax Referendum Info Session

Join us Wed., March 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the McLean County Farm Bureau office, 2242 Westgate Drive in Bloomington for an informational session about the County School Facilities Tax … Read More

McLean County Works to Advance Legislative Priorities at GALC

Farm Bureau members learned how to put democracy to work through advocacy during the organization’s annual Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference (GALC), held on Feb. 18 in Springfield. Local, state political … Read More

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