What a week it has been! This week the Farm Bureau hosted our annual Farm Fun Zone at the Stephenson County Fair. The Farm Fun Zone included a petting zoo with pigs, mini donkeys, and a calf. In addition to the petting zoo, we had educational activities for children and adults alike to learn about agriculture. We enjoyed seeing some familiar and new faces. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to see us. We want to thank our many volunteers who assisted in making our tent possible and a big thank you to the Stephenson County Fair Association for putting on another great event. If you have any suggestions for different activities for 2026, please let our office know. Next up Carroll County Fair August 5-9. We are excited to host our annual Ninja Farmer Activity on Saturday, Aug 9th at 11:00a.m. (more details below). Kiddie Tractor Pull Registration starts at 12:30p.m. with the pull beginning at 1:00p.m. If you have questions about these Carroll County events, please contact our office at 815-244-3001 or by email at [email protected].
Carroll County Farm Bureau Young Leaders Host Ninja Farmer Contest: Plan to participate in this year’s Ninja Farmer Event on Saturday, August 9th at 11am! The Ninja Farmer is a course set up by our Young Leaders. Each kid will get the opportunity to race through the course in order to win a prize. The course can be messy, so dress accordingly. The age divisions to compete are 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14. All participants get ice cream, and the top 3 in each division will get an additional prize. This event is completely FREE and no pre-registration is required. Registration begins in front of the grandstand on Saturday, August 9th at 10:30a.m. Please direct questions to our office at 815-244-3001 or by email at [email protected].
State Fair Junior Exhibitors: Junior Exhibitors- Get your free t-shirt at the State Fair! Pick up instructions below:
- Horse Exhibitors - Pick up at the Junior Horse Show this week, July 21 at the show office during check-in
- Livestock Exhibitors - Pick up Aug. 6, 7 & 8 (10 A.M. - 3 P.M.) Look for our tent West of the 4-H Food Stand near the Junior Building
- Dairy Exhibitors - Pick up Aug 12, 6 P.M. in the Livestock Center
Plat Book Special: Both Carroll and the Stephenson County Farm Bureaus will be running plat book specials through the end of August.
Carroll County 2024 Plat Books $25 for Farm Bureau members and $45 for non-members
Stephenson County 2025 Plat Books $28 for Farm Bureau members and $48 for non-members
Plat books can be purchased at their respective county during normal business hours. Carroll County Monday through Thursday 9:00a.m.-1:00p.m. and Stephenson Monday through Friday 8:00a.m.-4:30p.m. Please call your local county Farm Bureau with questions.
Stephenson County 2025-2026 Membership Value Program Brochure: Our updated membership value program brochures are available at the Stephenson County Farm Bureau for members to pick up. If it isn’t convenient for you to stop, please let us know and we can mail you a copy.