The Illinois Farm Bureau's docuseries, “Fields Apart: Rooted Together,” showcases the shared characteristics and challenges that rural and urban farmers face in Illinois. 🚜 #twill advantagenews.com/news/local/ill…

.Illinois Farm Bureau former president Richard Guebert Jr. accepts the NAMA 2024 Ag Association Leader of the Year award. Guebert, a grain farmer from Randolph County, retired from IFB in late 2023 after serving 10 years as prez & 10 years as VP.

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People can’t stop buzzing about our cicada video! It was even featured on The Late Show. Forest Preserve District President Dan Hebreard has a special message for Stephen Colbert. Take a look! 🪰 Stephen Colbert #cicada #cicadas #Colbert

17-year periodical cicadas are just about to emerge in DuPage! Forest Preserve District ecology supervisor Tom Velat walks us through the fascinating life cycle of a 17-year cicada with some help from District staff. #cicadas #cicada #cicadaseason

Saw a familiar byline while visiting a McLean County farm this afternoon! Love it when people frame local newspapers like this 💕📰 Kelsey Watznauer The Pantagraph

Great day of team bonding at Illinois Farm Bureau 🤠🐄🚜

Happy 50th Anniversary FarmWeek! 🥳📰👏 Make sure to grab the June 10 edition for a special section featuring throwback stories, fun facts and more to celebrate 50 years of FarmWeek!

Great article about EHS Tiger Talk podcast! So exciting to see high school students get involved in journalism. Congratulations to students on their recent grant from Illinois Farm Bureau & Illinois Press Foundation 📰🎙️🎧#supportlocaljournalism

The Nashville Dam in Washington County, Illinois is in danger of failing, according to officials with the Washington County, Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Residents are urged to evacuate their homes. kbsi23.com/news/some-resi…

Thank you heraldandreview for the awesome article on Prairieland Punishers! Come watch us take on CoMo this Saturday at the Decatur Civic Center!! Tickets on sale now and at the door! 🛼💙🔥 #rollerderby

"While the conservation efforts of individual farmers are important, we cannot overlook the value of moving the needle through a collaborative approach." -Illinois Farm Bureau Vice President Evan Hultine in this week's FarmWeekNow/RFD Radio calling for add'l conservation program incentives.

It's showtime, Illinois! The Illinois State Fair celebrates our state, people, food, and proud agricultural traditions. Last year, we saw more than 700,000 come to Springfield — and I know we'll set an even higher record in 2024.

Hot sauce wasn't an option, so I pivoted: both mustard & ketchup on my Illinois State Fair Vose corn dog. 🌭 #CondimentFreedom

Headed to the Illinois State Fair? Brenden Moore Donnette Beckett Will Foley Rob Stroud Joseph Ressler ate their way through it on opening day to bring you this food guide: bit.ly/4ckh7EX #twill

Happy Illinois State Fair week! Nothing better than a Vose corn dog on Ag Day. Official condiment of Illinois Farm Bureau social & media relations team is: both! #twill 🌭🎡🎟️

Appreciated the chance to catch up with Kai Ryssdal on the latest Marketplace episode & discuss the status of Farm Bill, direction of the US farm economy & the future of ag trade. Hope to have you out to my farm one of these days! marketplace.org/2024/08/21/far…

Take a look at Monday’s Pantagraph front page. To learn more about our digital subscriptions, go to pantagraph.com/members/join?u… . Unlock all our digital content and support local journalism. #SupportLocalJournalism

What are your concerns for the future? Our members are raising concerns abt challenges to their farms and the industry's future, advocating for trade agreements, updated farm bill, & vital policies. The Wall Street Journal Kirk Maltais: on.ilfb.org/47nVzXc FOX Business: on.ilfb.org/4ggz0I5

Thanks to NPR for linking to local stations in their Hurricane #MiltonFlorida coverage. These local reporters know the area and are on the ground. Follow them for reliable info: npr.org/2024/10/08/nx-…