April 15, 2015

By Tyler Harvey
Mo-Do Farm Bureau Manager

With spring right around the corner, it has been a busy time for both the Moultrie and Douglas County Farm Bureaus. The Moultrie County Farm Bureau attended their District 11 meeting March 12 in Decatur. Rae Payne, Senior Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs for the Illinois Farm Bureau, was the guest speaker for the evening. The meeting was well attended by all the counties that comprise District 11 which include Moultrie, Macon, Piatt, Dewitt, Christian, and Shelby counties. Members from the Douglas County Farm Bureau attended their District 12 meeting Monday, March 16 in Arthur. Guest speakers for the program included Lauren Lurkins, Director of Natural and Environmental Resources for the Illinois Farm Bureau, Jennifer Tirey, Executive Director for the Illinois Council on Best Management Practices (CBMP), Dr. Howard Brown, Director of Nutrient Management and Environmental Stewardship for GROWMARK, and Dan Schaefer, Director of Nutrient Stewardship, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association. This meeting was also well attended by all the counties that comprise District 12 which include Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion, and Champaign counties.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.