The
participants of 2010 Class of the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundations
Illinois Ag Leadership Program were charged with the task of developing
class projects to educate the public and consumers about the importance of
production agriculture. Agri-Business Director Meghan Grebner's group
has had the opportunity to reach out to the consumer through radio spots on
1470 WMBD's Greg and Dan Show the week of January 25th at 8:10 each morning.
Greg and Dan spoke to each of the group members about their specialty in the
ag industry. The uniqueness of each member of the group spanned all
different sectors of agriculture and allowed consumers a small portrait into
the diversity that is the American agriculture.
To listen to the interviews and to learn more about different aspects of
production agriculture click on the links below.
Meteorologist
Mike McClellan will be speaking at the Peoria County Farm Bureau on
Thursday, February 18. The Farm Bureau Marketing Committee and
WMBD/WIRL Radio are cosponsoring the morning weather seminar in the
auditorium. It will begin at 8:30 a.m. with thirty minute
presentations from both a grain market analyst and financial
investment advisor.
At
approximately 9:30 a.m., McClellan will give his short and long
term weather forecast for the 2010 crop growing season. Doors will
open and light refreshments will be served at 8:00 a.m. The session
is free to Farm Bureau members and reservations are required by
calling the Farm Bureau at 686-7070.
McClellan, 48, is owner/president of Mobile Weather Team, Inc., a
Washington, IL-based company specializing in on-site weather
forecasting, advance storm warning, lightning prediction and
detection, plus long-range AG weather forecasting.
Meghan's Must
Reads
The Man Who
Fed The World
By: Dr. Leon Hesser
The Omnivore's
Delusion
By: Blake Hurst
** Image and
article link are courtesy of The American.
Getting Real
About The High Price of Cheap Food
By: Bryan Walsh
All of us
at Classic Country 1290 WIRL are like Martha Stewart... We like a "Good
Thing". So when we find a "Good Thing" we want to share it.
We've been Twittering for the past year or so. I am growing to
love it more and more every day. On Tuesdays there is #agchat.
Now for those that don't "Tweet" it is something that will grow on you
as you utilize it more. I've gotten to know a dairy farmer from
Alabama. Will Gilmer is 30 years old and utilizes social media
like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to educate consumers about Dairy
Production. His new video is called "Water N Poo". It's
about.. Well - I'm sure you can figure that out. Take a couple of
minutes to view Will's creativity... and gift.*smiles* Oh, and you
can find him on YouTube by clicking
HERE... or on Twitter as @gilmerdairy.
The Illinois Farm Bureau has created a website to address
questions regarding the H1N1 Influenza. Here's the
link:
Having one of
those days? Need some boots to get you through some of
the muddy days? Click
HERE for some humor,
facts and stories that can put a smile on your face...
Recently we attended a Media Session with
the Illinois Department of Agriculture about bio-security issues and
foreign animal diseases. We have the documents you need on our
website. Documents are available for you to print out on our
website. Click the bolded titles below for the pdf documents to
keep handy for your records and use.
