Delegates Participate in Policy Discussion

McLean County Farm Bureau board members (from left): Mark Hines, Darren Davis, Brian Dirks, Fred Grieder, David Schuler and J.C. Zimmerman served as delegates to the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual meeting. Arin Rader and Reid Thompson also participated as alternates.
McLean County Farm Bureau board members (from left): Mark Hines, Darren Davis, Brian Dirks, Fred Grieder, David Schuler and J.C. Zimmerman served as delegates to the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual meeting. Arin Rader and Reid Thompson also participated as alternates.

McLean County Farm Bureau board members participated in grassroots policy development and discussed issues as delegates to the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Dec. 4-7.

The Illinois Farm Bureau body of delegates approved changes and updates to policy including energy, crop insurance and conservation programs.

Language proposed by McLean County Farm Bureau about the development of carbon markets was also adopted.

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