Save Time on a School Night with Foundation Drive-Thru BBQ Fay’s Finest Foods will conclude their series of summer drive-thru BBQ meals at the Farm Bureau Center for Agriculture on Wednesday, October 28. Part of the money raised will go to the Foundation for Agriculture to support local scholarships, grants, and educational initiatives. Meal options include: 2 porkchop meal; 2…
Around the Farm Lessons from the 4-H Barn This was our kids’ first year participating in the DeKalb County 4-H livestock fair. Turns out, raising a market lamb is about a whole lot more than the show ring. As soon as we pulled into the fairgrounds, countless memories from my own 4-H days came flooding back: The smell of the…
Libraries launch F.A.R.M. activity bags Special thanks to Funding from the Community Action Grant from Meta’s DeKalb Data Center Food & Agriculture Resources Monthly (F.A.R.M.) Bags are now available from public libraries across DeKalb County. Thanks to a Community Action Grant from Meta’s DeKalb Data Center, the activity bags will be available through July of 2027. F.A.R.M. Bags include instructions…
Inspired by Agriculture Students draw on ag knowledge Research has shown that an effective way to remember new information is to draw a picture illustrating what was learned. If that is the case, hundreds of DeKalb County elementary students remember new information about agriculture after participating in this year’s CONNECTIONS magazine cover design contest. DeKalb County Farm Bureau offers the…
Sign Up for Farm Safety Camp 2026! Farm Safety Camp for Kids is scheduled for Wednesday, July 1 at Jonamac Orchard in rural Malta starting at 9 a.m. The camp is open to children ages 8 to 12 years. The registration fee of $10 can be paid online or in person and includes a t-shirt, lunch, and safety materials. Qualified…
Wild Spring Weather Sets Up a Busy Summer This spring has brought some wild swings in weather. April started incredibly wet and kept us out of the fields until the start of May. Usually, we like to start our first pass of tillage for weed control the last week of April, but we weren’t able to start until the end…
Drones, Robots, and AI, Oh My! What does the word “agriculture” make you think of? If you imagine fields, cattle, and crops, your images are accurate, but incomplete. The 2026 Summer Ag Institute (SAI) will open educators’ eyes to how today’s ag technology helps ensure tomorrow’s food security. Teachers will gain tools to broaden student knowledge of local farming, the…
Spring: A Quiet Kind of Progress After a long Midwest winter, it’s easy to think of spring as something that suddenly arrives: a rush of green, a burst of activity, a return to productivity. But when your co-worker is Mother Nature, you learn quickly that progress doesn’t happen on demand. It happens when conditions are right. Working with Nature On…
Current college students may apply for college scholarships April 6 Do your kids need some cash for college? Get them to apply for DeKalb County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarships. A variety of college scholarships are offered to students of Farm Bureau families through the Farm Bureau Foundation. These scholarships are available for sophomores, juniors, and seniors in college in fields…
Sign-up for Agriculture in the Classroom Teachers, it’s not too early to sign up for our 2026 Ag in the Classroom (AITC) presentations. Lessons will be delivered in kindergarten through 5th grade classrooms from late January through early April. Request a presentation here: https://bit.ly/DCFB-AITC2026 We’re also recruiting volunteers to conduct AITC presentations. If you’re interested in educating kids about agriculture,…