Stephenson County Farm Bureau

Registration for the 2013-14 session of the Highland Leadership Institute ends on June 1, so don't miss this chanv]ce to participate in this outstanding leadership development program.

SCFB is partnering with area Farm Bureaus and Tri-State Travel for a fabulous travel opportunity to Michigan & Ontario Canada (including Mackinac Island) on August 12-18 and August 19-25. 

SCFB is partnering with Stateline Farm Rescue, FHN, OSF Aviation, Swedish American EMS, and Rockford Health Systems REACT to present a two-day farm rescue course on tractor rollover and grain bin rescue on June 22-23, 2013.

Applications are being accepted for SCFB Foundation Scholarships for college students, with $8,000 in grants being offered for the 2013-14 academic year. Click here for an application - due May 31, 2013

Grab your camera, smartphone, or other photographic device and start capturing those special images of life in Stephenson County - the fifth edition of our "Stephenson Scenes" amateur photo contest is underway!  Click here for a flyer with complete details.

Area county Farm Bureaus and Tri-State Travel announce "Welcome to the Season", a great 5-day trip to Branson MO for the 2013 holiday season. Click here for a flyer with complete details.

Area teachers are encouraged to join us for a unique look at agriculture at a different level on our inaugural Ag Diversity Tour, scheduled for July 23-24, 2013 with a variety of interesting tours in the Madison WI area.  Click here for a flyer with details, and click here for a registration form.

Plans are in place for our 2013 SCFB bus trips - check out where we're going this year!

Freeport dairy farmer Doug Scheider has been named one of four "Master Farmers" for 2013 by Prairie Farmer Magazine. Doug was nominated by the Stephenson County Farm Bureau. Click here for the press release or click here to see the PF story on Doug.