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Welcome to the Rock Island County Farm Bureau Site. Please look around.

Here you will find the latest and most up-to-date information about the County Farm Bureau and the services it offers you. 

 


Upcoming Rock Island County Events

Rock Island Summer Ag Institute

Event Date and Time: 
July 9, 2012 - 8:30am

Rock Island Summer Ag Institute

Event Date and Time: 
July 10, 2012 - 8:30am

Rock Island Summer Ag Institute

Event Date and Time: 
July 11, 2012 - 8:30am

Rock Island Summer Ag Institute

Event Date and Time: 
July 12, 2012 - 8:30am

Rock Island Summer Ag Institute

Event Date and Time: 
July 13, 2012 - 8:30am

Rock Island County Farm Bureau News

A little motivation for the planting season

For some of you - you haven't seen this piece. For many of you - you have. Enjoy Paul Harvey's voice recording set to a photo show during the 1987 American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting. Click here

Great online tool for crop insurance

As you begin your crop insurance decisions - make sure and utilize a great online tool - click here for more information.

Rock Island Summer Ag Institute, July 9-13, 2012

Rock Island County Summer Agricultural Institute to be held July 9-13, 2012. Teachers send in your application today! Application deadline is June 1, 2012. 

Summer Ag Institute (SAI) is a week-long course that focuses on agriculture. SAI offers three graduate credit hours in cooperation with Aurora University, or Continuing Professional Development Units. The tour helps pre K-12 grade teachers integrate instruction about the food and fiber industry into their present curriculum.

RICFB Foundation "Hall of Fame"

Rock Island County Farm Bureau is proud to announce that it is seeking nominations for the first ever Hall of Fame award which will be presented to deserving individuals who made an impact on Rock Island County farming and agriculture.

The Hall of Fame Award was started as a way to recognize farmers in Rock Island County who have been an entrepreneur for the agricultural industry and to begin documenting history making efforts in the county.

Bushels for Hunger on Jim Mertens and WQPT's The Cities

The 2011 Bushels for Hunger campaign kicked off August 1 and RICFB Manager DeAnne Bloomberg talks with Jim Mertens on WQPT's The Cities program about it. "The Cities" airs every Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. and an encore presentation on Sunday's at 6:30 p.m. on WQPT. Watch here