Berkeley Boehne, a Shabbona farmer, was recently elected as the 17th president of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau.
Berkeley Boehne
“I’m looking forward to leading the Farm Bureau organization with the guidance of our board of directors and professional staff,” said Berkeley, who is passionate about his new leadership role as a ...
Honoring Centennial/Sesquicentennial Farms in DeKalb County
Pritchard Farms
Location: Pritchard Road, Maple ParkTownship: Pierce, Sections 23 and 24Original Date of Purchase: 1849Current Owners: Pritchard familiesAcres: 160
Farm History: David and Wilhelmina (Oover) Gerlach emigrated to Erie, Pennsylvania from Stuttgart, Germany in 1830. These pioneers and their eight children worked their way west across ...
Honoring Centennial/Sesquicentennial Farms in DeKalb County
Hipple Farms
City: WatermanTownship: ClintonOriginal Date of Purchase: 1870Current Owners: Florence Hipple, Jerald & Susan HippleAcres: 523
Farm History: In 1870, Civil War veteran, John Henry and Lucy . They traveled with the William Henderson Family and they all spent their first year together in a sod ...
Lifelong Farmer Honored by Family - James E. Montgomery Ag Scholarship established
Family members describe James Montgomery as “humble, honest, and hard-working.” He was a devote family man and a dedicated farmer.
In his 93-year-life, he raised his family of nine children and farmed in the Kirkland, Esmond and Malta areas. He ...
Honoring Centennial Farms in DeKalb County
Grandgeorge/Smith Farm
City: SandwichTownship: SomonaukOriginal Date of Purchase: 1900Current Owner: Jack & Evelyn SmithAcres: 240
Farm History
Eugene Grandgeorge came to Leland, Illinois from Alsace, France in 1882 at the age of 19 and worked as a hired man.
Eugene Grandgeorge immigrated from Franceto America 140 years ago.
In 1894, ...
Big rigs and horses define this farm woman
There’s nothing quite like driving an 18-wheeler full of grain, says Malta farm woman Dawn Stohecker. She drives big rigs for Reid Farms.
“I’ve always liked big trucks,” said Dawn. “Peterbilt is my favorite.”
She lights up describing the farm’s newly purchased Peterbilt 389 with ...
Hauling grain to the elevator? Give a gift of grain for charity.
A gift of grain is another option of charitable giving. The value of the grain can be used to support much needed charitable causes in our local community.
Farmers may donate corn or soybeans by delivering grain to a commercial ...
Farmers Lynn Byington and Grant Bend recently were appointed to the DeKalb County Farm Bureau Board of Directors.
Lynn Byington
Lynn was raised on a grain farm in southern DeKalb County just a few miles from where she and her family lives today in rural Waterman. “Growing up, my dad reinforced that ...
Local farmers sold livestock at the Chicago Union Stockyards and share their stories
The Union Stock Yard & Transit Company was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was operated by a group of railroad companies that acquired marshland and turned it into ...
Most corn and soybeans were planted in mid-May
Farmers like to start planting the county’s top crops in mid-April. But that didn’t happen this year. Cold, wet weather put a dent on planting intentions and pushed the start to a month later and behind the average pace.
When local farmers got a ...
