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Welcome to the Stephenson County Farm Bureau website, where you'll find the latest and most up-to-date information about the Farm Bureau and the services we offer. We're here to serve the needs of our members and to fulfill our mission statement - "To Educate and Advocate for Agriculture".  Have a great day!

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Stephenson County Farm Bureau News

Seats available for Door County Adventure!

Due to a cancellation, we have two seats open for our fabulous Door County Adventure VI on July 27-31, 2015 - click here to see the full itinerary and click here to see the flyer with pricing details. Don't delay if you'd like to join us on this extremely popular excursion to Wisconsin's vacation paradise!

News and Views

A weekly news and opinion column by SCFB Manager Bruce Johnson.

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Estate Planning Workshop scheduled for March 23 & 24

Stephenson County Farm Bureau and the Highland College Foundation are co-sponsoring two estate planning workshops in March - click here for complete details.

Place your order for Terri Lynn nuts & candies!

Orders are now being taken through April 17 for those delicious Terri Lynn nuts and candies, with delivery in time for Mothers' Day or Fathers' Day gifts or just for your own enjoyment! Click here to see the order form with complete details!

2015 SCFB Bus Trips

Here's our finalized lineup of trips for 2015 - click on the highlighted link for each trip to view the flyer with trip details. We have excellent seats for both Cubs/Brewers games, and our first-time trip to the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days will be a very enjoyable and educational outing.

Sign up now for "American Country Christmas" trip

Demand has been strong thus far for our "American Country Christmas" trip to Nashville and Louisville, planned for November 29-December 3, 2015. We have two busses lined up and the first is already full, so don't delay if you're interested. Click here to see the flyer with complete details, and call (815) 232-3186 for more information.

Defensive Driving Class scheduled

Another Defensive Driving class with veteran instructor Doug Sommer has been scheduled for April 1-2 at the Farm Bureau - click here to see the flyer with complete details.

SCFB Foundation scholarships offered

Applications are now being accepted for our SCFB Foundation scholarships for the 2015/16 academic year - click here for the application for the High School Senior $500 Ag Studies scholarships, and click here to download the application for College Level Scholarships (for those with at least 30 credit hours earned).

Upcoming Events

SCFB Board of Directors Meeting

March 16, 2015 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm

SCFB Board of Directors Meeting

April 20, 2015 - 8:00pm to 10:00pm

Indiana Amish Country Bus Trip

June 8, 2015 - 6:00am to June 10, 2015 - 6:30pm

Stephenson County Ag Breakfast

June 20, 2015 - 6:00am to 10:30am

Stephenson County Parade of Progress & Show

June 27, 2015 - 8:00am to 2:00pm

Illinois Farm Bureau News

National Pork Forum underway this week.

March 5, 2015

Dynamics shift in ag export market; corn sales climb

March 5, 2015

The decline of crop prices the past year could have a significant impact on farm margins.

McDonald's going antibiotic-free with chicken

March 4, 2015

FarmWeek for March 2

March 4, 2015

Here is your March 2 edition of FarmWeek via Issuu.com.

Grain, hog surveys mailed to farmers

March 4, 2015

If you grow grain and/or hogs, check your mailbox in the near future for surveys from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Science center exhibit fundraising exceeds goal

March 2, 2015

In just two months, Illinois Farm Bureau members succeeded in topping their goal of raising $230,000 for a new Saint Louis Science Center agricultural exhibit.

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Freeport, IL  61032
Phone: 815-232-3186
Fax: 815-232-0016
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