Farm Bureau Beat

The first weekend in December always holds a special place in the Farm Bureau year. This is when members from the top of Illinois to the bottom and every county in between travel to Chicago for the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. This is by far one of my favorite weekends of the year. The weekend is jam packed with activities; I will highlight a few. Saturday included the State Young Leader Discussion meet. This event, this year was extra special as the winner of the contest is Ryan Reeverts of our neighboring Ogle County. Saturday evening was President Guebert’s address and the Eddie Mon...