McLean County Farm Bureau

Ag After Hours: The Future of Meat

McLean County Farm Bureau 2242 Westgate Drive, Bloomington, IL, United States

Join us Feb. 6 at the McLean County Farm Bureau building in Bloomington from  for an Ag After Hours. Our guest speakers will be Dr. Justin Rickard, Illinois State University and Dr. Bryon Wiegand, University of Missouri for a look at the future of meat including plant-based and cell-based alternatives. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. ... Read More

Ag After Hours: How I Built It

Blo-No Pizza Co 1304 Cross Creek Drive, Normal, IL, United States

Join us March 12 at Blo-No Pizza Co in Normal for an Ag After Hours. Our guest speaker will be Sean Arians for a look at building an app from idea to launch. He is the founder of GrainCoat, LLC an online and mobile grain marketing platform for farmers to track inventory and sales. Doors ... Read More

Ag After Hours: Ag Policy Update

Join us in person or online  for a look at the national policy landscape & issues that may affect agriculture including climate, trade & more. Director of the University of Illinois Gardner Ag Policy Program, Jonathan Coppess,  recently served on the USDA Transition Team for the incoming Biden Administration and will share his insights. Click ... Read More

Ag After Hours: EU Study Tour

BloNo Pizza Co 1304 Cross Creek Drive, Normal, IL, United States

Join us July 21 at the BloNo Pizza Co in Normal for an Ag After Hours. Tim Eggert, FarmWeek reporter will speak about trade, EU policies and insights from the 2022 Illinois Farm Bureau Market Study Tour to England, France and Belgium. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and our speaker will be at 6 p.m. ... Read More