Franklin County Farm Bureau News

From Gay Bowlin –  Franklin County Farm Bureau Manager 

THIS IS NATIONAL FFA WEEK – Several events are planned in the schools this week and as always we are very proud of all of the FFA Chapters.

Scholarships Available to Franklin County Students for 2018

The Foundation Scholarship and the Young Leaders Scholarships are available to anyone attending a post secondary school to study in an agriculture related field. All applicants must be a resident of Illinois and must be a Franklin County Farm Bureau Member or dependent in good standing.

The Foundation and the Young Leaders will both award scholarships based on: Academic performance and honors, rank in class, ACT/SAT score, community involvement, demonstrating an interest in agriculture and/or agribusiness, character and personality, maturity, intellectual interest, moral character and demonstration of leadership skills.

Applications must be returned to the Franklin County Farm Bureau no later than April 5, 2018 to be eligible for consideration for the 2018 scholarships.

Applications are available now and can be picked up the at the Franklin County Farm Bureau Building at 1210 Highway 14 West in Benton send to you by email. Call the office at (618) 435-3616 if you have any questions.

Ag in the Classroom will be having a book drawing for all Franklin County Schools K-6. The book to be given is “The Popcorn Astronauts”. Teachers from each school will have the opportunity to fill out an entry form each day and put into a drawing box. Entry boxes will be picked up on March 1 and drawing will be March 2.

The books can then be taken to the Southern Illinois Reads Book Festival at DuQuoin High School where they will have the opportunity to get the book signed by the author. The Southern Illinois Reads Book Festival will take place on Saturday, March 10, 2018 and is open to the public. There will be activities during the day for so that everyone in attendance can get involved. There will be different authors for different levels of books.

Summer Ag Institute

Teachers Summer Ag Institute for Franklin, Jefferson and Hamilton Counties will be held on June 19-22 at Rend Lake College. PDCH (Professional Development Credit Hours) will be awarded to Teachers. If you are interest in attending this or would like more information call the office at 435-3616.

Franklin County Young Leaders Pork Loin Sale
JUST IN TIME FOR EASTER DINNER
FRANKLIN COUNTY FARM BUREAU YOUNG LEADERS
ARE TAKING ORDERS FOR SMOKED PORK LOIN.
READY FOR PICK-UP ON MARCH 28 & 29 –
½ LOIN – $35 FULL LOIN – $50
SEE A FCFB YOUNG LEADER OR CALL (618) 435-3616
(ALL PROFIT WILL BE USED FOR COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS)

Remember we are farmers working together. If we can help let us know.