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Scholarships to Help Local Students Study Agriculture Enhance the quality of life for member families; Promote agriculture, farms & food; and, Advocate good stewardship of our land and resources. VOL. 84 NO. 12 DECEMBER 2 019 Scholarships to help local students study agriculture The Kane County Farm for a career in an agriculture Farm Bureau FOUNDATION Gloecnael rcaoll lAeggrei csutul tduernatls S. cholar - President’s Award Scholarship Bureau FOUNDATION is related field. The applications scholarships. Go to www.kane ships (up to 10 available) will provide a minimum $1,500 pleased to announce that schol - are for the 2020-21 school year. cfb.com and click on “Scholar - Jtoo hbne Bapupclki eMd etmowoariradl s tuition. arships are available to members College students and high ships & Internships” to down - To be eligible for a Kane Scholarships ( 2) or dependents of members who school seniors are invited to load an application, Applications County Farm Bureau wish to pursue higher education apply for these Kane County or, pick one up at the available for general agricultural An endowment to the KCFB office, Randall KCFB FOUNDATION scholarship, the Foundation, supplemented by Young Farmers Rd and Oak Street in Scholarships member or dependent an annual John Buck Memorial St. Charles. A must have been a Open golf outing, provides brochure is also available online member in good standing since funds for two (2) $1,500 schol - receive high honor to assist students in identifying Februrary 1, 2018. The student arships for higher education for Congratulations to the Kane the Northern Illinois Food Bank potential careers and areas of ag- must also be planning an agri - agriculture students. Any stu - County Farm Bureau Young where members of the Young related study. culture related career. A dent in Kane, DeKalb, Farmers committee on being Farmers and high-school FFA Farm Bureau internships are brochure is available to assist McHenry, Boone, Lake, named the winner of a presti - members can get acquainted also available for the 2019 win - students in identifying those DuPage or Will County is eligi - gious Illinois Farm Bureau and provide a valuable commu - ter, and 2020 spring and sum - FcaOrUeeNrDs AaTnIdO aNr eParse soifd setnutd’sy. ble to apply. A similar scholar - award. Only one county com - nity service. mer breaks. A separate Scholarship ( 1) ship program has been estab - mittee each of the 5 member - In 2019, Young Farmers and Internship application is avail - lished by the family through the ship groups in Illinois can other Farm Bureau volunteers able on the website. The KCFB The President’s Scholarship Midwest Golf Course receive the IFB Harvest for helped the Lenkaitis family of FOUNDATION provided 19 is reserved for the high school Superintendent’s Association. ALL award. Membership rural St Charles host a Dairy scholarships last year and since senior among Foundation schol - Buck was the founder of Buck groups are based on total county Open House and Tour, serve 1989 has awarded over arship applicants with the most Brothers, Inc. and J.W. Turf, (continued on page 6) members, with group I having over 1,000 ice cream cups as $500,000 in tuition assistance to outstanding application. The the lowest number of members, part of an Ice Cream Social, and and group 5 having the highest. put the KCFB Foundation over Just in time for Christmas! Kane County is a part of mem - the top in it’s 10,000 Gallon bership group 5, along with 19 Challenge, an effort to con - Tickets are now available for college scholarships for Kane Ribbon Sale at the 2020 Kane other Counties, including near - tribute 10,000 gallons of milk to the KCFB FOUNDATION’s County students. County Fair. by Cook, DuPage, DeKalb, local food pantries. 2020 Vintage Truck Raffle. Return the form on Lake and McHenry counties. Projects are submitted by the They make great stocking page 3, stop by, or call the For the 17th year, the KCFB end of August, and then evaluat - stuffers! Kane County Farm Bureau Young Farmers will receive the ed blind by 3 evaluators. Those The Grand Prize this year is at 630-584-8660 to pur - IFB Harvest for ALL award for selected as most outstanding a 1969 Chevrolet C/10 pickup chase your tickets with their membership group. This projects or project winners will truck. As in past years, Raffle VISA or MasterCard. award is presented to the com - be recognized at the IFB Annual ticket stubs will provide FREE Request tickets by mittee with the highest achieve - Meeting in the Exhibit Hall, dur - admission to Touch-A-Tractor, December 18 and we’ll The KCFB Foundation will sponsor a Vintage ments in helping feed the hun - ing a December Awards April 17-19, 2020 on the lawn mail your ticket stubs in Truck Raffle to raise funds for college schol - gry through a combination of Ceremony and with a certificate. at Kane County Farm Bureau. time for Christmas gift arships and ag literacy programs. The grand Pounds of food donated, dollars Carolyn Gehrke, 2018-19 com - Tickets are $15, 2/$25 or giving! prize in the 2020 raffle will be a 1969 donated and volunteer hours mittee chair, will be presented 5/$50 and ticket sales help pro - The winning ticket will Chevrolet C-10 pickup truck. worked. Young Farmers play a with this award at the 2019 IFB vide Ag Literacy programs and be drawn at the 4-H Blue key role in encouraging farmers Annual Meeting at the Palmer and community members alike House in Chicago on Sunday, to donate and help restock the December 8th. Congratulations Christmas shopping at Kane County FB shelves of local food pantries as You ng Farmers! Look no further, the KCFB *ERTL is known worldwide up of officially well as though their own dona - DECEMBER FEATURED tions and service hours. The Country Store can be your one- as the leader in farm toys for licensed die group also coordinates an annu - PRODUCT stop-shop for holiday gifts! nearly 70 years and we are cast toys and al FFA Acquaintance evening at Offering everything from the proud to present this year’s line - replicas. perfect, fresh-cut Christmas KCFB CALENDAR Holiday Ham tree, Stocking Stuffers, Santa gifts, and much, much more; we The special this month is deli - DECEMBE R2019 have what’s on your list. cious ham for your holiday 7-10 IAA Annual Meeting, Let us be your ERTL farm dinner. Each ham is individu - Chicago toy supplier as well. We’re no ally foil wrapped and boxed, Visit the Kane County Toyland, but we have a variety 12 Board of Directors, 7:00pm which makes them perfect for Farm Bureau’s Country Store for a selection of farm related Christmas of farm toys sure to put a smile 15 Holiday Ham Orders Due, holiday entertaining or as stocking stuffers including Teeple Barn mugs and bags and more. on a kid’s face. 12pm gifts. They vary in weight 18 Citrus Pick-Up, 10am-5p m, from about 8-10 lbs for tradi - Heinz Brothers, St. Charles tional ($3.86 per lb member Farm Toy of the Mont h 18 Holiday Ham orders due price) and 8-9 pounds for spi - ral ($5.81 per lb. member Our Country Store is burst - tires and is suitable for ages we’ll see you soon! 19 County Agriculture price). Order yours today by ing with John Deere, Case IH, 3 and up. Younger farmers Committee, 10am sending in the form found on New Holland, Farmall, Allis may like the John Deere 23 Holiday Ham Pick Up page 4 or calling the Kane Chalmers, and Challenger farm Tri-cycle for only $52.48. 12-4:30pm County Farm Bureau at 630- toys to fulfill your holiday shop - Real life farming requires ping needs. “real-life” toys like these! 24 Office Closes at noon for 584-8660 by Wednesday, Big toys are always the most Farm Bureau “PLUS” Christmas Eve December 18 at noon. Pick-up is at the Farm Bureau on popular ones, aren’t they? This status members save 10% 25 Office Closed for Monday, December 23. month we are featuring a John on farm toys and merchan - Christmas Day Deere Plastic Pedal Tractor for dise in our Country Store, 26 Office Closed $112.99. This easy to pedal trac - and 5% on edible products! 30 CDL Random Test Con - tor has a chain drive, turf-tread Supplies are limited, so sortium Application Due Date We have limited quantities of Citrus available. Perfect for the holidays & for gift giving! KCFB will have oranges, grapefruit & clementines, (All meetings/events are at KCFB as well as limited quantities of nuts & chocolates. unless otherwise indicat ed) Fresh Ci us Call 630-584-8660 for more information. PAGE 2 KANE COUNTY FARMER DECEMBER 2019 IL Specialty Crop Conferenc e–more than 160 speakers, exhibitors The Illinois Specialty Crop Safety Training Workshop. This of JPlovesCOTTON, LLC will • Of Special Interest Illinois Specialty Growers Conference (ISCC) will be held workshop will satisfy the Food discuss storytelling and why the The 31st annual Apple Cider Association (ISGA) is an allied Jan. 8-10, 2020, at the Crowne Safety Modernization Act impacts are so significant and Contest and 18th annual Hard member of United Fresh Plaza Hotel in Springfield. The (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule something that more farms Cider Contest will again be held Produce, a national organization conference, which features requirement stating, “At least should consider working into in conjunction with the confer - representing the produce indus - nearly 100 speakers and 60 one supervisor or responsible their marketing and advocacy ence, with winners being try.
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