Enhance the quality of life for member families; Promote agriculture, farms & food; and, Advocate good stewardship of our land and resources. VOL. 84 NO. 2 FEBRUARY 2 019 February 25 Shopping Spree to provide hunger relief On Monday, February 25th, Tri-Cities Salvation Army in St. cient efforts by America’s farm - highlight the 10,000 Gallon efforts, including the 10,000 Kane County Farm Bureau will Charles, respectively. The con - ers and ranchers, who work CHALLENGE. Gallon CHALLENGE, Harvest host its 18th annual Food test will once again be held at hard every day to provide a All of the groceries collected for ALL and 2013’s Million Check-Out “Challenge,” a the Batavia Jewel-Osco, on safe, abundant and affordable during the 5-minute spree by Meal Challenge, KCFB mem - Shopping Spree to benefit local Randall Road at Main Street at food supply. each contestant will be pur - bers have donated the equiva - food pantries. The public is 10:30 am. This year will be the first chased by the Farm Bureau and lent of more than 2 million invited to come watch State Food Check-Out Week where an additional emphasis donated to the respective meals to area food pantries. Representative Jeff Keicher and teaches Americans how to will be made on milk and dairy pantries. Many State Senators Shopping Spree contestants State Senator Donald DeWitte stretch their grocery dollars products. The KCFB Foun - and State Representatives repre - have raised nearly $40,000 for race to collect food to help with healthy, nutritious food. dation’s 10,000 Gallon CHAL - senting Kane County, local local food pantries while com - restock the shelves of two area Typically, consumers spend just LENGE will feature prominent - Mayors and elected officials peting in the Farm Bureau spon - food pantries. The pantries they 10 percent of their disposable ly. Members are invited out to have competed in the event, sored contest at the Batavia have chosen to represent are annual income on food. This see the contest and participate in raising thousands of dollars in Jewel-Osco. Many organiza - Hinckley Area Food Pantry and low number is thanks to the effi - a pre-contest event at 10:20 to groceries for local food pantries. tions have bAe elnis rte porfe sceonntteeds toavnetsr Through this and other athned ybeeanresf.i ciaries is on page 3 Local food pantries accept KCFB sponsored hunger relief . ‘matching’ contributions The 10,000 Gallon CHAL - KCFB President Joe White Pantry, Food for Greater Elgin, LENGE, officially launched by presented checks to Rita Burlington-Hampshire Food the KCFB Foundation in Nov - Burnham, Director, Country - Pantry, Batavia and Aurora ember, has successfully raised side Food Pantry in Elburn; Nan Interfaith Food Pantries and over 5,000 gallons of milk for 10 Long, Director, Hinckley Area Holy Angels Food Pantry. local food pantries and the Food Pantry; and, Teresa Area food pantry reps attend - Northern Illinois Food Bank. Schryver, Advocacy & ing the presentation not only Created to raise hunger aware - Awareness Specialist at received much needed funding ness for a much needed, but Northern Illinois Food Bank. for milk, but were also provided For the past 17 years KCFB has sponsored a Food Check-Out Shopping rarely donated food item, milk, as Among other agencies receiv - with bins of promotional mate - Spree featuring 2 contestants from local government competing against the well as helping to support local ing matching funds were St. rials for collecting additional clock. The event is 5+ minutes of fun, excitement, and a race to collect the dairy farmers, the Campaign is Peter’s Community Food donations at area businesses. most groceries for their designated Food Pantry. Each contestant is award - past the halfway mark but needs At the January meeting of the KCFB Board of Directors, President Joe White ed a traveling trophy to display in their respective office for the year, show - continuing support to reach the (l), presented 10,000 Gallon CHALLENGE “matching” donations to local casing their participation. Pictured above are 2018 participants. A list of 10,000 Gallon goal. food pantries reps (l-r) Nan Long, Director of the Hinckley Area Food Pantry; contestants and beneficiaries is on page 3. As promised, the Kane Teresa Schryver, Advocacy & Awareness Specialist at the Northern Illinois County Farm Bureau has Food Bank; and, Rita Burnham, Director of the (Elburn) Countryside Food matched the first 1,000 gallons Pantry. Food Pantry/Bank representatives were also provided with bins of donated. KCFB Foundation promotional materials for collecting additional donations at area businesses. Executive Director Steve Arnold also presented checks to Contributions as seven local food pantries, of January 15 matching the first 25 gallons of totaled 5,420 each donation made by KCFB gallons of milk Directors and KCFB Staff. committed to Representatives from several the Northern food pantries were invited to Illinois Food attend a January presentation to Bank and/or accept the contributions, total - area food ing well over $3,000. pantries – including KCFB CALENDAR Right: A happy and busy day pledges for for KCFB Manager Steve matching con - Arnold as he signs a “score or 2019 tributions! To FEBRUARY more” of checks to local food join us on our 7 Board of Directors, 7pm pantries for the 10,000 Gallon way to our 15 KCFB FOUNDATION CHALLENGE. 100% of the 10,000 gallon Scholarship Applications Due funds from checks to the KCFB goal, visit www. Foundation, designated by 19 Water Test Kits Available kanegives. donors to local food pantries, is org/10000. (through March 1) passed along with NO adminis - Govt. Affairs Leadership trative fee. A “progress” Conference, Springfield sign replica of this graphic will 20 Puzzle Night be erected on 5,420 gallons – FEBRUARY FEATURED PRODUCT 21 Ag Committee, County Randall Road in January 15, 20 19 Admn. Bldg., 10am front of the Kane County 25 Food Check Out Challenge, Seasoned Pork Chops Farm Bureau so Jewel-Osco, Batavia, 10:30am Our featured product for this month is Inboden’s Meats deli - motorists and 26 KCFB Young Farmer Mtg, cious seasoned pork chops. Each 5 lb. box comes in 8 oz. (10 per the community KCFB, 6:30pm box) or 10 oz. (8 per box) and boneless and bone-in varieties. Each can track our 28 Chili & Cornbread Cook- chop comes in a vacuum sealed plastic bag. Just thaw, cut it open progress. For a Off, 5:30pm and you’re ready to cook up a perfectly seasoned, thick, juicy pork form to “match” contributions from a group or club you belong to, or to chop every time. It’s a Farm Bureau favorite! Price is (not includ - challenge other groups or organizations, contact the Kane County Farm 29- 30 2019 Illinois Pork ing tax) $24.90 per box for members, Non-members pay. $28.63. Bureau at 630-584-8660. Expo, Springfield Plus Status members always receive a 5% discount on edible prod - ucts at the Farm Bureau! Think blue –February’s FarmToy is on – page 7 PAGE 2 KANE COUNTY FARMER FEBRUARY 2019 KCFB Board Repor t–December 20 18 The December meeting of reports and feedback from Priorities” for the Illinois Farm Farm & Food Trivia Giant Jenga guides for CAFO’s – Swine, the Kane County Farm Bureau KCFB’s 2017-2018 Annual Bureau for 2019. Game. Awards and rankings for Beef, and Dairy. The Board was held on Thursday the Reports of Activities to Illinois The Nominating Committee the Annual Reports of Activities Governmental Affairs report 13th with 13 Directors present. Farm Bureau; and, a “What a will be present for the January 3 to IFB (MAPS) for the 2017- recapped the IFB Action With uncertainty in the financial Great Idea” book of program meeting to interview potential 2018 program year were present - Request for the Farm Bill in markets, the first order of busi - ideas from CFB’s. candidates for the Board of ed. lame duck session. 1490 mem - ness was a market update and Directors’ monthly reports Directors. A proposed budget In Local Issues, Directors bers made 5,000 contacts. future market conditions out - included discussion of food will be delivered in February. heard reports from recent meet - Special thanks to Craig Bradley, look from an area financial labels, the state of the dairy Also discussed were potential ings of the Kane County Board, Bill Collins, Beth Engel, Joe advisor who discussed market industry, and the IFB Annual capital improvements, and Forest Preserve District, Engel, Wayne Gehrke, Chris volatility, organizational assets Meeting in Chicago. In needs in Programming and Agriculture Committee & Gould, Marty Keltner, Karl and individual stocks. Unfinished Business, a Staffing. Stormwater TAC. No reports Kettelkamp, Donna Lehrer, Directors reviewed contracts Resolution on Charitable Arnold gave a report on were given from the Farmland Karen Myer, Jean O’Brien and and agreements including reim - Contributions was approved to KCFB’s Membership History Protection Commission, the Keith Sanders for responding. A bursement for expenses incurred allow the organization to sup - and circulated the Kane County Zoning Board of Appeals, or the written Ag-in-the-Classroom in constructing a woodchip port specific farm related causes Farmer 2019 production calen - Regional Planning Commission. report was circulated from Suzi bioreactor to track nutrient loss - and not-for-profits. dar. Directors White, Gehrke, Myers. es and invoices for the provision In New Business, an The IAA Annual Meeting was Pitstick, and Kenyon along with In FOUNDATION news, the of an intern to work with the Agreement to allow the KCFB to held at the Palmer House, Manager Arnold are registered “31 Days of Christmas” Raffle County of Kane in the areas of serve as Agent for the collection Chicago, December 1-4.