The McLean County Farm Bureau Board of Directors elected officers at the January board meeting. Brian Dirks, President Darren Davis, Vice President Arin Rader, Treasurer J.C. Zimmerman, Secretary 2022-23 Board Election Results McLean County Farm Bureau member, Austin O’Neall of LeRoy, was elected to serve as a member of the board of directors. John Burkhart of Stanford, Arin Rader of Normal, and Carly Rickard of Heyworth, were each re-elected to the board. All board members

McLean County Farm Bureau member, Rachel Fulton will serve as the 2023 Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Vice Chair. Fulton was elected to serve on the executive committee during the statewide annual meeting. She has served one the state young leader committee as a district representative for three years and previously served as McLean County’s Young Leader Chair.

McLean County Farm Bureau leaders are pleased to call the McLean County Board an “Ally in Agriculture” after the board’s adoption of a resolution in support of agriculture, signifying local elected officials support for farmers. “Our farming community would like to thank members of the McLean County board for showing their support by adopting this resolution,” said Mark Hines, McLean CFB President. “The resolution recognizes agriculture a major economic driver in McLean County and represents