Gorenz receivesPresident’s Scholarship

The Kane CountyFarm Bureau Foun -dation has awardedits $1,500 Presi -dent’s Schol ar shipto Brad Gorenz.

This honor is reserved for thehigh school senior among thisyear’s applicants with the mostoutstanding combination ofscholastics, activities, goals, and

ACT score. Brad’s par-ents are Edward andAnne Gorenz.

Brad is fromMaple Park andattends KanelandHigh School. Hehas been active inFFA and 4-H, sci-ence and Spanish

clubs, and studentcouncil. He is on the

Kaneland Honor Rolland National HonorSociety.

Brad will attendthe University ofIllinois at Urbana-

Champaign or UWMadison, majoring in

Agricultural and BiologicalEngineering. His passion forplants and genetics led him toselect his major. In the future, hewould like to improve the over-all farming experience andimprove agricultural sustainabil-ity by developing new andimproved varieties of crops.Brad hopes to study abroad dur-ing his time in college.

Dunteman awardedBuck Memorial

ScholarshipThe John Buck

M e m o r i a lScholarship ismade possible by agenerous gift from

the family and friends of JohnBuck, who established the BuckBrothers, Inc. John Deere deal-ership in Hampshire in 1977.

Luke Duntemanhas been awardedthe Buck Memor -ial Scholar ship.The scholarshipprovides $1,000

for tuition and fees for studentspursuing higher education in anagriculture related field.

This marks the 15th year thescholarship has been awarded tostudents in the seven countyservice area around the BuckBros./J.W.Turf John Deere deal-ership in Hampshire. It is madepossible by gifts from the familyand friends of John Buck, who

established the company in 1977. Luke is from Elburn and

attends St. Charles North HighSchool. He is active on the ten-nis and basketball teams, peerleadership club, math nationalhonors society, and DECA busi-ness club. He has won severalawards in tennis.

Luke is currently decidingwhere he will attend college,and will major in agriculturalengineering. He desires to con-tribute to the agriculture indus-try and guarantee it continuesdeveloping at the rate it is today.His goal is to develop a higherunderstanding of agriculturalequipment and work to continueadvancing it. Luke’s parents areRobert and Kelley Dunteman.

Heckel-BlickleMemorial Scholarship

awarded toUIUC grad student

Cynthia Roberghas been awardedthe Mary L.Hecke l -B l i ck l eMemorial Scholar -ship. Cynthia is

from St. Charles and is thedaughter of Matthew andMarianne Roberg.

The Mary L. Heckel-BlickleMemorial Scholarship wasstarted in 2015, and provides a$1,000 college scholarshipannually to a student whoresides in Kane or MaconCounty Illinois. Mary’s familyestablished the scholarship topay tribute to her farming lega-cy and promote the growth ofthe next generation of agricul-

KCFB Foundation scholars assembled at a ceremony concluding the 2016 Touch-A-Tractor event at KaneCounty Farm Bureau in April. Although many recipients are away at school and weren’t able to attend, eightscholars were present for the ceremony. Pictured from left to right are: Joe White (KCFB FoundationPresident), Catherine Gorenz, Vanessa Gould, William Kuipers, Erin Gaitsch, Luke Dunteman, SusieThompson, Brad Gorenz, Cynthia Roberg, and Wayne Schneider (KCFB Foundation Vice-President).

The Kane County FarmBureau Foundation will awardover $16,000 in scholarshipsthis year to 16 future ag industryprofessionals. After a review of30 applications, the FoundationBoard of Directors has awarded11 Foundation agriculturalscholarships, one general schol-arship, three memorial scholar-ships and one President’sScholarship.

“We had another wonderfulgroup of students apply forscholarships this year,” saidFoundation Vice-PresidentWayne Schneider. “It is impres-sive what these students havealready accomplished withinagriculture, and we look for-ward to seeing what they willcontinue to contribute duringtheir time in college and in theircareers.”

As a not-for-profit entity, theFoundation solicits and distrib-utes private funding for scholar-ship, education and leadershiptraining, Ag-in-the-Classroom

programs, Ag Literacy, charita-ble activities and research. TheFoundation was established in1986 by the Kane County FarmBureau to carry out charitablework in the advancement ofagricultural literacy and prepar-ing students for careers in theagriculture industry. In its histo-ry, it has awarded hundreds ofthousands of dollars in collegescholarships and internships.

Foundation scholarshipapplications are submitted byFeb. 15 each year and recipientsare announced in April.Prerequisites and more detailson scholarship requirements areavailable at www.kanecfb.com.

KCFB Foundation scholarswere recognized at a ceremonyat the conclusion of Touch-A-Tractor in April at Kane CountyFarm Bureau. The FoundationBoard extends congratulationsto these young leaders of tomor-row and best wishes in theiracademic pursuits.

Enhance the quality of life for member families;Promote agriculture, farms & food; and,

Advocate good stewardship of our land and resources.

VOL. 81 NO. 5 MAY 2016

KCFB Foundation announces 16 scholars

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The special for May is a Brat & Hot Dog combo! This box contains 10 delicious award winning Inboden’s bratwurst and 10 all beef Chicago Red Hot Frank furters. A definite crowd pleaser atany cookout!

The member price is $25.00, PLUS members $24.00, andnon-members $29.00. Available at the Kane County Farm Bureau– Randall Rd and Oak Street in St. Charles – during the month ofMay or while supply lasts.

DATES TO REMEMBER

MayMay 5Board of Directors, 7:30pmMay 6IALF Candidate InterviewsMay 11Women’s Committee, 9:15amMay 18-19N. American Strategy Conf.,Animal AgMay 19County Board Ag Committee,10:00 amMay 30Memorial Day – Office Closed

T he following students received$1,000 KCFB Foundation

Scholar ships. Their bios will beincluded in the June Kane CountyFarmer.

Brenton BarteltErik DuntemanLauren DuntemanGrace FabriziusErin GaitschCatherine Gorenz

Vanessa GouldErin KettelkampWilliam KuipersAllison SteiningerAlicia SunderlageHannah Weirich

The winners of the Winner’sChoice Tractor Raffle weredrawn on April 10 at Touch-A-Tractor. Volunteers sold over1,400 tickets, totaling over$12,050 for this year’s raffle.The Winner’s Choice TractorRaffle is the Foundation’sbiggest fundraiser. Proceedsfrom the raffle helped theFoundation award 16 scholar-ships totaling over $16,000 tolocal students pursuing degreesin agriculture-related fields.Thank you to all who sold andpurchased tickets!

We would like to congratu-late this year’s winners:

Grand prize: D.D. McLeodof Mobile, Alabama. Choice of1947 Farmall Super A, 1953

Farmall Super C, John DeereX300 riding mower, or $2,500cash.

2nd prize: Eric Orlow ofBatavia – $500 in groceries.

3rd prize: Steve Haas ofElburn – $500 in fuel.

4th prize: John Long of BigRock – $250 in Kane CountyFarm Bureau bucks

The winner of the FREEPedal Tractor Drawing was 5year old Dylan Artingstall ofPingree Grove.

5 year old Dylan Artingstall ofPingree Grove is the winnerof the free pedal tractor drawing.

Winner’s ChoiceTractor Raffle winners

Memorial scholarship winners

(continued on page 4)

If there is a common themeon the pages of this month’sKane County Farmer, it is thereporting on activities, eventsand learning experiences thatwould not be possiblewithout the assistanceof the Farm Bureau’snot-for-profit charita-ble and educationalFoundation. It tookno great behind-the-scenes coordinationto make it so. TheKCFB Foundationhas become so impor-tant to the program-ming and outreachefforts of our Association thatreports on any community serv-ice, educational or leadershipdevelopment program or activi-ty, in any month, are likely toinclude at least a passing refer-ence to the Foundation as theentity providing funds to makeit possible.

In its early years, the KCFBFoundation concentrated almostexclusively on college scholar-ships. That is still the primaryfocus today. In its 26 years it hasprovided over $400,000 intuition assistance to local stu-dents studying for careers inagriculture. But like any charita-ble organization, the identifiedneeds have grown and theFoundation and Farm Bureaumembers have responded.

Today, in addition to collegescholarships, the KCFBFoundation supports a wide vari-ety of youth education and lead-

ership development experiencesby helping students with registra-tion, application and participa-tion fees. Included among thoseare the Illinois Farm Bureau

(IFB) YouthConference for FFAmembers, IFB YoungLeader Conferencefor FB members 18-35, IFB Young LeaderAg Tours, the IllinoisAgricultural Leader -ship Foundation andunrestricted annualgrants to area FFAChapters.

The Foundationhas also stepped up its efforts inthe community through an annu-al contribution to the Universityof Illinois Extension, support forlocal 4-H clubs at the KaneCounty Fair and through coordi-nation of what is arguably themost successful Harvest for ALLprogram conducted by anyCounty Farm Bureau in America.

However, perhaps the mostsignificant contributions theFoundation makes are those toagricultural education and litera-cy. The Foundation is the solesupporter of the KCFB’s annualAgDays at Mooseheart for1,000+ students, Summer AgInstitutes I and II for Teachers,and the ever popular and recentlyconcluded Touch-A-Tractor.Through the generosity of theBob Konen family, theFoundation also conducts anannual “SPROUTS” in-class-room reading program for 1,500

3rd graders and donates farmthemed books to local publiclibraries.

In order to continue theseprograms and build capacity forfuture scholarships, theFoundation has embarked on itsfirst ever “direct-mail” fundrais-ing campaign. An appeal toKCFB members for assistancein helping us fund more collegescholarships for deserving stu-dents was mailed in late April.

I hope that you will reviewsome of the accomplishments ofthe Foundation on these pagesand in the “Annual Report toDonors and Contributors” onpage 8. I also hope you will con-sider making a donation to sup-port and continue theFoundation’s good works in ourcommunity – for the future offarms and food.

For more information, go towww.kanegives.org.

April 7Multiple events took place

before the start of the KaneCounty Farm Bureau BoardMeeting. These events included:set up for Touch-A-Tractor anda brief Nominating Committeemeeting. A dinner was providedfor all volunteers who helpedwith setting up Touch-A-Tractor, for those who partici-pated in the NominatingCommittee, and for the Boardmembers in attendance.

The April meeting of theKane County Farm BureauBoard of Directors was called toorder at 7:34 pm. Directorsreported on several topics andevents. Engel reported on hisparticipation in the Leaders toWashington event which tookplace March 21-23. He notedthat the legislators wereimpressed by the influence ofIFB and their effectiveness ofAction Requests. Arnold report-ed on the IFB & Affiliates YouthConference held April 4-5 inEast Peoria. Two FFA studentsfrom the Kaneland FFA chapterattended the Conference. White,

Kenyon, Schneider and Gehrkereported on the IFB GovernmentAffairs Leadership Conferenceand the Legislative Receptionheld earlier in the week.

Committee Reports weredelivered, including a report onplans for the 2016 Harvest forALL campaign. Due to the fad-ing, damages and cost of replace-ment for existing 4’ x 4’ signs,new Harvest for ALL signs willbe 18” x 24” aluminum signs.Gehrke provided the Board anupdate on the Summer Nightscampaign at Brookfield Zoo. Theevent will feature farm/foodinformation at strategic locationsin the zoo. The informationbooth will be near a beer garden,live music, and laser light show;and feature themed peek boardsand a farm trivia wheel.

Joe White delivered theFoundation report. He stated that16 scholarships were awarded tostudents this year. The scholar-ships were funded by donors viathe Food>Forward Program.Food>Forward raises funds forclassroom education about foodand farming, and provides col-

lege scholarships to local studentsstudying careers in agriculture.

FB Manager Steve Arnolddelivered the Manager’s Report.He thanked the Board for assis-tance with set-up for Touch-A-Tractor and encouragedDirectors to volunteer wheneverpossible over the coming week-end. Tractor Raffle winners andScholarship awards announce-ments will conclude this yearsevent on Sunday afternoon.

Correspondence was circu-lated including: Living WellCancer Resource Center,requesting a Bridge Walk$1,000 sponsorship; (approved),University of Illinois Extensionseeking support for KaneCounty Fair trophies;(approved), RepresentativeSteve Anderson thanking theKCFB for the Lunches toLegislators visit; and SusieThompson thanking the KCFBfor selecting her as the CharlesSwanson Scholarship winner.

The meeting was adjournedat 9:10 pm. The next regularlyscheduled meeting will be heldThursday, May 5 at 7:30 pm.

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Kane County FarmerKANE COUNTY FARM BUREAU

PUBLISHED MONTHLYSteven J. Arnold, Editor

Suzi Myers, Ag Literacy CoordinatorAudre Pack, Training Specialist

Elizabeth Polovin, Member Services CoordinatorCarolyn Gehrke, Interim Communications ConsultantValerie Johnson, Administrative & Program Assistant

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You receive the Kane CountyFarmer because you are a FarmBureau member. If you are a farmoperator or owner, you benefitfrom a local, state and nationalorganization committed to agri-culture and your way of life.

If you do not have direct tiesto farming, your membershiphelps promote local farms andfarming, encourages wise use ofour limited natural resources andpreserves farmland and our agri-cultural heritage while allowingyou to enjoy COUNTRY insur-ance and the many other benefitsof one of Illinois’ premier mem-bership organizations.

We appreciate your member-ship and continued support andwe welcome your comments onthe content of the Farmer. Weencourage you to make recom-mendations about farm, home,food, natural resource, renewableenergy or agricultural heritage andhistory related topics for inclusionin future issues of the Farmer.

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KCFB Board Meeting

Foundation support–make it a tradition

Your Farm Bureau membership means Value

Once again, the KCFBFoundation has two excitingand educational tours plannedfor area teachers in June. This isan excellent opportunity to earncollege graduate credits fromAurora University, as well asgather lots of lessons to takeback to the classroom. Learnthrough hands-on experienceand meet farmers for firsthandknowledge of today’s agricul-tural best practices.Summer Ag Institute I isscheduled for June 13-17.

Our very popular summerclass is a week-long look at themany different facets of agricul-ture in Kane County. This is yourchance to tour local farms, havetime to speak with individualfarmers, tour agri-business-es, see how agricultureaffects your daily life, andnetwork with other teach-ers. Discuss and becomeknowledgeable aboutGMO’s, sustainability,organic practices, and otherhot topics.

Summer Ag Institute II isscheduled for June 28-July 1,and focuses on our hungryplanet.

Our earth’s population will beover 9 billion in 2050. How willwe feed our planet? Join our 4day event focusing on ourHungry Planet. This class isbeing offered to graduates of anyyear’s SAI I class. This is yourchance to visit farms and busi-nesses involved in feeding ourhungry planet. Possible sitesinclude a lock and dam site,research lab, ag industries, andfood bank.

Please contact Suzi Meyersat 630-584-8660 for more infor-mation about the Summer AgInstitutes or to register.

Calling all teachers –Register for KCFB’s SAI’s

Beef store is now open! By appointment only

100% hormone free beef.Selling individual cuts. Buy as little or as much as you want.

815.895.4691Mark & Linda Schramer, Owners8N840 Lakin Road, Maple Park Sample Packs make great gifts!

Kane County Farm Bureau’s Summer Ag Institutes are an excellentopportunity for teachers to learn about many aspects of agriculture andobtain ideas and lessons to take back to their classrooms. There are two institutes offered – the first is open to anyone, and the second is open to graduates of the first class.

By Steve Arnold,Manager

Kane County Farm Bureau

In the past, when I’ve done apublic thank you in my

byline, it has always been to thewonderful volunteers that makemy program possible. Thesevolunteers make Ag Days a spe-cial day for our 4th graders;they will go into classes duringthe SPROUTS program to readto 3rd graders and explain whatfarming means here in theheartland; they share theirknowledge of agriculture to mySummer Agricultural Instituteteachers; and of course, help outat Touch-A-Tractor. Without thevolunteers, these programs

would cease to exist ... I thankthem for all that they do.

As important as the volun-teers are, another behind-the-scenes group that provides sup-port is the Kane County FarmBureau Foundation.

Each year the Foundationawards scholarships to collegestudents who are pursuingcareers in agriculture, as well asprovides funding for internshipprograms at the Farm Bureau.These interns have been a verywelcome addition to our officestaff. Summer interns help withthe Summer Teacher Classes

and also the county fair. Someof these interns were also recip-ients of scholarships awardedby the Foundation.

One of the special projectsthat the Foundation administersfor the community is Harvestfor ALL. They sponsored theMillion Meal Challenge,reached in 2013 and are stillsupporting local food pantries.Many farmers donate the pro-ceeds from an acre of their farmland. Supporters also give cropsor money to the program.Reaching out to those who needhelp is the basis of this program... seeing it supported as greatlyas it is by the farmers and ourcommunity, is heartwarming.Part of this vision is the shop-ping spree, where 2 governmen-tal representatives have 5 min-utes to pile their shopping cartsfull of foods needed by theirchosen food pantries ... theFoundation then pays for allthese carts of groceries.

Now to the programs thateducate the students, teachersand general public about agri-culture that the Foundation sup-ports. The oldest of these pro-grams is Ag Days. We just cele-brated our 32nd Ag Days.Thirty-two years of teaching 4thgraders about agriculture. Theprogram has changed by includ-ing more hands on activities,games, and interactive ways oflearning. However, the basis isthe same ... how does agriculturetouch you in your daily lives?

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This story is set during thedepression and told through let-ters written by the main charac-ter, Lydia Grace. Lydia’s fatherlost his job, so she has to go livewith her uncle in the city. UncleJim is a grumpy man who ownsa bakery. Lydia’s goal is tomake Uncle Jim smile.

Lydia brought some seedswith her to the city and plantedthe window boxes, then plantedmore in anything she could find.Lydia also learned how to bake,made friends with many of thecustomers and shared seeds andplants with them. Uncle Jim’scustomers increased greatlybecause of the beauty of theplants and the sweetness of LydiaGrace.

The book is a simple read, yethas a powerful message. Theillustrations are well done andconvey the message of the storywell.

It is the perfect time of theyear to share this book with thechildren in your life. It is avail-able for check out at our library.Thanks to a request years agoby Bob Konen and Dean Dunnthat Kane County Farm Bureaustart a library of agriculturallythemed books for public use, wehave an ever growing selectionof titles. Feel free to come in tobrowse in our library and tocheck out books of interest.

Book of the month

The Gardener by Sarah Stewart

AG LITERACY CORNERBy Suzi Myers

Coming next in programlongevity is the SummerAgricultural Institutes forTeachers. To do this program, ittakes a lot of behind the scenesfunding. As I stated before,many times we have an internthat helps with all the busy workof running this program. All thesupplies for the program arefunded by the Foundation.

Touch-A-Tractor is next onthe list as length of time the pro-gram has been offered. The suc-cess of this popular programwould not be possible withoutthe Foundation underwriting the costs.

SPROUTS is in its 8th year.Every spring, volunteers visit3rd grade classrooms to readThe Heartland and talk aboutagriculture throughout the year.Each teacher is left with a bookfor their classroom library andactivities for their students.These books, as well as thebooks that are available forcheck out from our library, arefinanced through donations bythe family of Bob Konen. The

Foundation was receptive to theidea of Bob Konen and DeanDunn many years ago that theFarm Bureau have a library forthe members and help with thefinancing of this library.

How can you help supportthe Foundation? You could pur-chase a raffle ticket on sale priorto Touch-A-Tractor, visit ourbooth at the county fair and pur-chase something (the bucketraffles are lots of fun), purchasetickets for the 31 Days ofChristmas, or simply make adonation to the Foundation.

Now more than ever, weneed to educate our children asto where their food, fibers andfuel come from. Most childrenare at least two generationsaway from family farming.Today there are so many mis-conceptions about farming andwhat certain terms mean.Without the support of theFoundation, the message wouldnot be spread throughout ourcounty. My THANKS to all theFoundation members and thepublic that supports them.

Thanks for yoursupport

The KCFB Foundation offersits sincere appreciation to the fol-lowing for their contributions toour community service, educa-tion and scholarship programs.Names shown are pledges madeas of March 15, 2016 and notpreviously recognized.

Donor:Craig and Angela Bradley

Beneficiary:Food for Greater Elgin

American PlanningAssoc. honors KCPC withNational Planning Award

The Kane County PlanningCooperative (KCPC) was recog-nized at the American PlanningAssociation’s annual conferenceas a recipient of a NationalPlanning Achievement Award fora Best Practice. The awards juryrecognized six AchievementAward recipients as examples ofgood planning work. Some of theother Achievement Award recipi-ents included the City of LosAngeles, Buffalo Niagara Regionof New York and Metro Manilaof the Philippines. Kane Countywas honored collectively withthe other recipients during theNational Planning Conferenceawards luncheon. On April 12,2016 APA Membership DirectorKarl Schmidt presented theAchievement Award to the KaneCounty Board, calling the countya “national role model” for“innovative collaboration acrosscounty departments.”

Launched in 2012, the KCPCserves as the county’s inter-departmental working grouptasked with carrying out the

Kane County 2040 Plan,“Healthy People, HealthyLiving, Healthy Communities.”The KCPC consists of planningpractitioners representing thecounty’s health, transportationand development departments,ensuring that community healthis at the core of land use andtransportation planning projects.In addition to hosting policy andtraining workshops, the KCPCworks directly with municipaljurisdictions providing staff sup-port for local planning projects.With over 1,200 subscribers, theCooperative monthly newsletteris a resource for planning practi-tioners across the region, shar-ing training workshops, grantopportunities and highlights ofrecent publications.

For more information aboutthe county’s National Achieve -ment Award or the PlanningCooperative, contact MattTansley, Land Use Planner withthe Development and Com -munity Services Department.

Kane County Develop -ment Departmentstaffers (l-r) MattTansley, Land UsePlanner; Janice Hill,Executive Planner andFarmland ProtectionManager and MarkVanKerkhoff, Develop -ment and CommunityServices Director dis-play the 2016 APAAchievement Award for Best Practice on the steps of the County buildingfollowing the April County Board meeting.

IFB needs your input!The following message is from the Illinois Farm Bureau.As an Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) member, we are asking for

your help. Some changes are coming to the IFB website and wewould like your input so that we can keep you informed in a man-ner most convenient to you.

Please take our quick survey. The results will be used to evaluatethe website and make decisions regarding content and layout. Weare also interested in learning if you use a mobile device, the ILFBApp, and the website’s Member Center.

Go to ilfb.org/survey or click on the “Quick Link” survey buttonon the IFB home page. If you have any questions, contact Ted Jankowski at tjankowski@ilfb.org or 309-557-3119.

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tural leaders.Cynthia attended Blackburn

College where she graduatedwith Summa Cum Laude hon-ors, and is currently a graduatestudent at the University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign.She is pursuing a doctorate ofveterinary medicine with a spe-cialization in large animal vet-erinary medicine. She hopes tocontribute to agriculture by pro-viding medical care to livestockin rural areas, and plans to even-tually open her own practice.

Cynthia is a member ofOmega Tau Sigma, AmericanAssociation of EquinePractitioners, Production Med -icine club, Student AmericanVeterinary Medical Association,Veterinary Business Manage -ment Association, andDiagnostic Imaging club. She ison the U of I CVM Dean’s List,and was previously on BlackburnCollege’s Dean’s list. Cynthiawas involved in 4-H, AmericanBuckskin Registry Association,Fox Valley Saddle Association,and American Quarter HorseAssociation. She also volun-teered for Kane County FarmBureau at Touch-A-Tractor.

Swanson MemorialScholarship awarded to

State FFA OfficerThe Kane

County FarmBureau Foundationnamed SusieThompson ofMaple Park as the

recipient of the $1,000 ChuckSwanson Memorial Scholar -ship. Susie is the daughter ofMichael and JenniferThompson.

The Chuck SwansonMemorial Scholarship wasestablished by the family andfriends of the former FarmBureau Director and long-timevolunteer to provide awards forstudents residing in KaneCounty pursuing a degree in anagriculture-related career field.

After graduating fromBurlington-Central High Schooland attending Joliet JuniorCollege for one year, Susieserved as the 2015-16 StateSecretary for the IllinoisAssociation FFA. She was alsovery active in FFA during highschool, serving as president, vicepresident, and secretary forSection 6, and as president andsecretary for Burlington-CentralFFA. Susie received numerousawards within FFA, includingTop 10 Illinois FFA SectionPresident, the American FFADegree, Outstanding Senior FFAmember, Most Active FFA mem-ber, and the State FFA Degree.

Susie was also active in 4-H,the Joliet Junior College StudentAgriculture AssociationMember, and CHS StudentCouncil.

Susie will attend IllinoisState University to obtain adegree in Agriculture Education.Her goal is to educate her futurestudents on the importance ofagriculture, and expose them tothe wide range of careers withinthe agricultural field.

Your Farm Bureau membership means

Value

Despite some chilly spring weather, hun-dreds of families and dozens of faithful

volunteers enjoyed the 11th Annual Touch-A-Tractor in April. Touch-A-Tractor is anannual tradition for many families and a per-fect way to welcome spring and learn aboutagriculture and how farmers provide foodfor a growing population. Machinery ondisplay included small antique tractors,large modern equipment, a steam engine,lawn equipment, and skid steers. Visitorsof all ages enjoyed seeing baby chicks,goats, sheep, and a calf. Other attractionsincluded a balloon artist, face painting,the Moo-gician, Scoopie from Culvers,Kuipers Apple Pickin’ “Ramblin Race,”book readings, movies, and a toy tractorcorral.

Touch-A-Tractor visitors helped raisecollege scholarship funds for the KCFBFoundation through the Winner’s ChoiceTractor Raffle. This year, the Foundationawarded 16 students with scholarships to assist them in pursuing careers in agriculture.

1. A red Holstein calf was part of the animal zoo, which is always a popular attraction atTouch-A-Tractor. Visitors also enjoyed seeing sheep.2. Like every year, the chicks were some of the biggest stars at Touch-A-Tractor. Kids andparents alike enjoyed petting and learning about chicks.3. Kids could pretend to be farmers for a minute when volunteers helped them climb intothe combine and sit in the driver’s seat.4. Cecilia Nass demonstrated how to use an antique corn sheller.5. Many families enjoyed the opportunity to take pictures with farm equipment!6. Volunteers were on hand to sell Winner’s Choice Raffle tickets to support the Foundation’s schol-arship funds. 7. The Moogician visited Touch-A-Tractor for the first time, and performed a strolling music show and a magic show.8. Kids were excited to see ScoopieTM from Culvers, who handed outcoupons each day for scoops of ice cream.9. Tom Runty brought his steam engine to Touch-A-Tractor andanswered questions the whole weekend.10. Sugar Grove farmer Bruce Nagel supplied the modern farm equipment.

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Salad in a JarThis is a convenient way to

take a salad to work or school.Easy to prepare ahead – justgrab and go the next day. Thereare endless ways to make this –if you have kids, have some funwith them creating colorful lay-ers or cutting out vegetables inshapes.

Step 1: Pour dressing into amason jar. Note – dressing canalso be stored in a separatesmall container if preferred.

Step 2: Add vegetables to thejar. Start with the hardest vegeta-bles, especially if using saladdressing in the jar – this keepsthe more delicate ingredients

from getting soggy.Step 3: Add meat, if desired.Step 4: Add additional top-

pings such as cheeses, nuts,fruits, etc. Put croutons in a sep-arate container to maximize theirfreshness.

Step 5: Add leafy greens andseal jar tightly.

Turn the jar over approxi-mately 5 minutes before eatingto allow dressing to mix in.Enjoy!

Here are some combinationideas:

• Spinach salad – strawberries,blueberries, feta cheese, spinach,sliced almonds, and poppyseeddressing.

• Caprese salad – tomatoes,fresh mozzarella, basil, fresh springgreens, and oil/balsamic vinai-grette.

• Mexican salad – black beans,cooked corn, tomatoes, shreddedcheddar cheese, green leaf lettuce,shredded iceberg lettuce, tortillachips, cilantro leaves, and ranch.

• Chopped salad – cherry toma-toes, green pepper, red onion,

crumbled bacon, chopped chicken,ditalini pasta, gorgonzola bleucheese, chopped romaine lettuce,croutons, and desired dressing.

• Pasta salad – tomatoes, blackolives, tuna, rotini pasta, parmesancheese, and Caesar dressing.

Fruit PizzaLooking for a fun way to

make a fruit salad with kids? Trythis creative variation!Ingredients

Seedless watermelon Fruits such as blueberries,

raspberries, sliced strawberries,sliced bananas, sliced kiwi, etc.

Slice the watermelon in quar-ter triangular slices. Top theslices with your desired fruits.Make sure to slice any large fruitinto smaller pieces.

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by Monday, May 16, 2016 for your chance to win a bag of goodies!

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Salads

Compiled by Suzi Myers

CongratulationsJustin Hermann, whose name was chosen from the entriesreceived for correctly completing last month’s “Nutrition” wordsearch. April’s prize was The Farming Game: Harvest the Fun!May’s prize will be salad themed. Thank you for reading the KaneCounty Farmer and continue to watch each month for a chance towin a prize.

Salad May is National Salad Month. There are so many varieties of salads: classic leaf lettuce salad, boundsalads such as tuna and pasta salad, fruit salads, layered salads, main dish salads ... National Salad

Month is a great time to take a look at the nutritional benefits of the traditional main ingredient in salad –lettuce.

Lettuce is full of healthy nutrients. It is a good source of vitamins A, K, and C, as well as folate and min-erals such as iron, calcium, magnesium, and potassium. 100 grams of fresh lettuce provides just 15 calo-ries, which is an added bonus. Regularly eating lettuce has been shown to prevent osteoporosis, iron-defi-ciency anemia, cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancers. It also improves digestion.

While iceberg is traditionally the favorite lettuce in the United States, Romaine lettuce has been shownto have much higher nutritional values. Romaine has less sugars and sodium, twice the protein and calci-um, three times the vitamin K, four times the iron, eight times the vitamin C, and 17 times the vitamin A.Generally, the darker the leaf, the healthier the lettuce.

Lettuce can be classified into four main categories: Romaine: Also known as Cos, as it supposedly originated on the Greek island of Cos. Romaine is a headlettuce with deep green, long leaves that is sweet and crunchy.Crisphead: A head lettuce with a crisp texture and watery, mild taste. It has green leaves on the outsideand whiter leaves on the inside. Iceberg is the most popular variety of crisphead lettuce.Butterhead: The leaves of this loose head lettuce are long, green, and sweet. The best known varietiesare Boston and Bibb.Leaf: Leaf lettuces are more delicate in both taste and texture. They have broad, often curly leaves. Thebest known varieties are green leaf and red leaf.

Why not celebrate national salad month and take advantageof salad’s health benefits by trying out a few new salad recipes?

If you would like to plant lettuce in your garden this year, here aresome hints from Kiddie Garden.com for you to keep in mind. Lettuce likes: • Spring, when the frost has passed and the days are getting warmer.• A shady spot in the hotter months, especially in the middle of sum-

mer. Planting in the shade of tomato plants or cucumbers is a goodidea.

• Fertile and well-draining soil, with organic matter added recently.• Radishes, strawberries and cucumbers.Lettuce dislikes: • Getting too hot in full sunshine during the summer. They dislike it

so much, they might try to bolt!• Being watered in the evening, as it tends to make them more prone

to disease. Water them in the morning instead.• Overcrowding – thin them out to the right distance for the lettuce

variety as soon as the true leaves appear.• Slugs and snails! Slugs will love you for growing lettuce, but

lettuces don’t like slugs and snails! Protect them from slug attackas soon as they pop up.

Q: Where do cucumbers go for a date?A: The salad bar.Q: What is a kayaker’s favorite kind of

lettuce?A: Row-maineQ: What did the salad say to the dressing?A: Lettuce be friends.

I’ll laugh my

head off!

Spring into summer with savory & sweet salads

Photo from www.blueribbonfoods.com

ALS Awareness MonthMental Health Awareness MonthMilitary Appreciation Month

Teacher Appreciation Week –May 2-6

Wildflower Week – May 2-8

NationalAsparagus MonthBarbeque Month Bike MonthEgg MonthHamburger MonthPhotograph MonthPhysical Fitness & Sports MonthSalad MonthStrawberry Month

May is:

Left: The 2016 AgriculturalLeaders of Tomorrow (ALOT)class recently completed the 2month program.

Left: Kane County had three Young Farmersparticipate in ALOT this year. Pictured (left toright) are Randy Poskin, IAA District 6 Director;Wayne Gehrke; Carolyn Gehrke; HeatherPierson; and Steve Stallman, IAA District 16Director.

ALOT –Becoming a voice for AgBy Carolyn Gehrke

I really enjoy leadership pro-grams, especially those focusedon agriculture. This winter, Iparticipated in Illinois FarmBureau’s renowned AgriculturalLeaders of Tomorrow (ALOT)program, which educates partic-ipants in multiple aspects ofbecoming a better voice foragriculture. ALOT was foundedin 1979, and 1102 individualshave since graduated from theprogram. Both of my parentsgraduated from ALOT, andthere was one participant thisyear who is now a third genera-tion graduate in her family.

ALOT held 12 day-long ses-sions over nine weeks with 17participants. The programkicked off with an orientation atStarved Rock State Park, wherewe got to know one anotherthrough various ice-breakeractivities and a business eti-quette dinner.

Our second week was thefirst time we met for two days.The sessions focused on effec-tive communication and confi-dent public speaking. We alsotook a test to discover our tem-perament styles and learnedhow to improve communicationbetween each of the four styles.

The sessions over the nextthree weeks covered a wide vari-ety of topics. They includedtraining on a wide variety ofsocial media, building coalitions,local government structures,working with the media, foodtrends, agriculture advocacy, anda writing workshop. Many of thesession presenters were local agadvocates, employees of IFBaffiliates, and Illinois FarmBureau employees who constant-ly work in these specific areas.

During the first week ofMarch, we had the opportunityto spend two days inSpringfield. We attended theLegislative Ag Breakfast, par-ticipated in round table discus-sions with former State SenatorDuane Noland and current StateSenator Sue Rezin, toured theAbraham Lincoln PresidentialLibrary and Museum, toured thecapital building, and learnedabout campaigning and legisla-tive processes.

The next two weeks gave usopportunities to analyze ourpersonal results of the Strengths

Finder 2.0 test, learn how toefficiently run a meeting,receive updates on U.S. agricul-ture in the global economy, andlearn about agricultural policiesworldwide and their impact oncompetitiveness.

Throughout the program,each participant was required togive two speeches. We were alsodivided into four groups, andeach group created a group proj-ect throughout the two months,which was then presented to theIFB Board of Directors duringour last session. The group proj-ect topics were on social mediaetiquette training for youth, thefuture of Farm Bureau member-ship and potential changes,reconnecting farmers and con-sumers, and new ways FarmBureau can reach out to youngergenerations.

The last two days of ALOTbegan with a discussion on cur-rent agricultural challenges andthe future of Illinois FarmBureau with IFB President RichGuebert Jr. The rest of the firstday focused primarily on interna-

tional topics, including agricul-tural ties to Mexican immigra-tion in the U.S, and agriculturechallenges and policies in China,Africa, and Brazil. We were alsogiven overviews of COUNTRYFinancial and GROWMARK.Our last day was a session led byBryan Dodge, a nationally recog-nized author and speaker onleadership and successful work-family balance. ALOT concludedwith a graduation ceremonyattended by the two IFB directorsserving on the ALOT advisorycommittee.

On behalf of myself and theother ALOT participants fromKane County, Heather Piersonand Wayne Gehrke, I would liketo thank the Kane County FarmBureau Foundation, ConservFS, and GROWMARK for theirfinancial assistance in sponsor-ing our participation in ALOT.As ALOT graduates, we aremore prepared to continue ourleadership roles within agricul-ture, and sincerely appreciatethe investment.

Thank you ...Many volunteers contribute to the success of Touch-A-

Tractor. The bringing together of families, the smiles onthe faces of the kids ... and the farmers, who are rightly proudof their profession, made it all worthwhile! Kane CountyFarm Bureau and our Foundation offer thanks to the follow-ing individuals for making equipment available, for demon-strations, help with set-up and staffing during the event andotherwise assisting in the success of this farm-city relationsprogram. We apologize to anyone we inadvertently omitted.Without your help, Touch-A-Tractor would not be possible.

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“Helping to keep America Picked up for 45 years”

TOUCH-A-TRACTOR –VOLUNTEERS MADE IT HAPPEN

By Val Johnson

If you weren’t able to attendTouch-A-Tractor this year,

you definitely missed an excit-ing event. Touch-A-Tractor pro-vides a unique look at themachines farmers use to growthe world’s food. Not only did Ihave the privilege to be a part ofthe event this year, I had aninside look on how KaneCounty Farm Bureau’s volun-teers simply know how to makethis event happen.

If you remember seeingsomething exciting, you can bepretty sure a volunteer helpedset up or run it. There weremany enjoyable parts of theevent – an impressive display ofantique and modern equipment,live farm animals, a tractor tire“sandbox” filled with corn, a tireswing, raffle ticket sales thatraised funds for agriculture edu-cation, and food fresh from thegrill. The Farm Bureau officewas converted into a center foragriculture education, whichincluded the documentary“Farmland,” farming music

videos by The PetersonBrothers, and puzzles and gamesfor children. Parents and chil-dren alike were able to touchbaby chicks and learn abouttheir development inside theegg, all with the help of knowl-edgeable and eager volunteers.

The purpose of many volun-teers was to educate the publicabout the exciting field of agri-culture, and to help them viewfarming from the perspective ofa farmer, all while having fun.Growing the world’s food is noeasy task, and we hope youlearned a bit about what farmersdo while viewing their equip-ment before the busy plantingseason begins. Look for farmersdriving tractors in their fieldssoon. You may even see a tractorthat you or your child took a picture with! Please remember,never go near operating machin-ery, and have patience whenbehind slow moving farmmachinery. We hope to see youback at Touch-A-Tractor nextyear!

Zimmerman Recycling, Inc.301 Industrial Drive, DeKalb

(815) 756.8600

Maura AndersonJulia BarnesCraig BradleyFrank CarlsonPaima ChitamboBill CollinsChris CollinsFlo D’AngeloChloe DaufenbachBeth EngelJoe EngelRyan FordGerald GaitschBeth GehrkeBob GehrkeWayne GehrkeLisa GeislerJoe GorenzDan HeinrichLouise Johnson

Bill KeckMike KenyonJackson KettelkampKarl KettelkampWilliam KuipersRich LeasureAndy LenkaitisSarah LenkaitisKathy LindstedtShemy LochenNan LongJarod MetzHannah MitchellBruce NagelGreg NagelCecilia NassJim NassPaul NepermannSue NepermannJim O’Connell

Mike PappasHeather PiersonTrent PiersonDale PitstickTom RuntyWayne SchneiderSydney SeritellaT.R. SmithStevi SteortsKrysie SwansonJake ThompsonJoe VyskocilDoug WallsJoe WhiteAmerican AgriculturalInsurance CompanyBurlington Central FFACOUNTRY FinancialKaneland FFA

ALOT helps ag leaders of todayIllinois Farm Bureau® creat-

ed “Agricultural Leaders ofTomorrow” (ALOT), an agricul-tural leadership developmentprogram designed to give par-ticipants a head start on tacklingtomorrow’s responsibilities.

Seventeen IFB members rep-resenting ten counties have suc-

cessfully completed the 37thALOT program. HeatherPierson, Carolyn Gehrke, andWayne Gehrke representedKane County. The 2016 ALOTsessions were held in Oglesby,St Charles, Morris, Yorkville,Springfield, and Bloomington.To date, 1,102 participants have

graduated from the program.The nine-week training pro-

gram allows participants to studyand develop leadership skills inthe areas of communication,political process, agriculturaleconomics, and global issues.The 2017 ALOT program will beheld in West Central Illinois.

Ream’s Meat Market, locat-ed in downtown Elburn, openedtheir new location on March 29.

An old-fashioned, familyowned business, they offer alarge selection of products,including smoked and cookedsausages, jerky and snack stix,fresh meat and sausage,wieners, lunchmeats, bacon,ham, various smoked wholemuscle meats, charcuterie,pulled pork, and Italian beef.

Ream’s has become wellknown throughout theChicago area for their awardwinning sausages and

smoked meats. Randy has wonover 200 awards in state andnational competitions, and wasinducted into the Cured MeatHall of Fame in 2000.

The new store is located justsouth of the train tracks inElburn, at 250 S. Main St (Rt 47).

Ream’s Meat Marketopens new location

Testing your tile, ditch orstream water for nitrates is animportant part of your conserva-tion efforts on your farm. Afterall, if you don’t know whatyou’re losing, it’s hard to knowhow to keep it for your crops.

A nutrient testing program fornitrates in runoff is being con-ducted throughout the state.Water will be tested at theDeKalb Soil and Water Conser -vation District (SWCD) office.

The DeKalb County SWCDoffice will perform water testingon the water sample collectiondates below. The water testing isoffered by DeKalb and LaSalleCounty SWCD offices and theKane County Farm Bureau.

This program is designed toengage farmers in the nutrientand water quality issues facingagriculture by providing infor-mation on possible nutrientlosses from farming.

By comparing water testingresults to other known concen-trations and research results,farmers can begin to understandtheir own impact on water qual-ity and consider managementpractices which may reducetheir losses.

Nutrient levels of runoffwater can vary greatly depend-ing on the time of year, temper-ature, rainfall and in-field prac-tices. A measurement of flowwould also be needed to deter-mine the total nutrient loadinginto a water body and a meas-urement of acreage beingdrained would be needed to

know the pounds per acre leav-ing the field.

Water samples need to be atleast eight ounces. Test resultswill be confidential.

This water testing program isbeing sponsored by the IllinoisFarm Bureau, Illinois CornGrowers, Illinois Council onBest Management Practices andthe Zea Mays Foundation as part

of the Illinois Nutrient LossReduction Strategy. The KaneCounty Farm Bureau, Kane-DuPage SWCD, and the KaneCounty Corn Growers hope toestablish additional dates andlocations for this testing in 2016.Stay tuned.

For more information con-tact Dean Johnson at 815-756-3234, ext. 3.

Kane County Farm Bureauhonors the person or personswho sign the most mem-bers into our organiza-tion. This month, thehonor goes to JonathanGonzalez, who signed 7new members. Jonathanhas been a financial rep-resentative with COUN-TRY® Financial sinceMarch of 2010. Heserves clients from his office at

1750 Grandstand Place Suite20, Elgin and may be reached at

847-742-0001. As atoken of our apprecia-tion, Jonathan willreceive two tickets to theCharlestowne MovieTheater. Thank youJonathan for your con-tinued support of theKane County FarmBureau and congratula-

tions on your success!

St. Charles Agency, Bob Effner,Agency Manager

SHERRY LOCHEN hasbeen named the FinancialRepresentative of the Month forMarch 2016 in the St. Charles/Elgin Agency, as announced byAgency Manager, Robert J.Effner, Sr., CLF®, LUTCF.Sherry has provided tangibleplans for addressing the imme-diate and long term insuranceand financial security needs ofher clients through COUNTRYFinancial’s diverse products andservices. Let Sherry’s expertisehelp you! You may contactSherry at her office, 1750Grandstand Place, Ste. 20,Elgin, 60123, or 847-742-0004,s h e r r y . l o c h e n @ c o u n t r yfinancial, countryfinancial.

com/sherry.lochen. Congrat -ulations, Sherry!

Aurora Agency, Kevin Gomes,Agency Manager

Brian Guenther, FinancialRepresentative with the AuroraAgency, is our FinancialRepresentative of the Month forMarch 2016. Brian began hiscareer with COUNTRYFinancial in January of 2002and services clients out of hisoffice located at: 1920 WilsonStreet, Batavia, 60510, (630)406-6017.

Brian’s professionalism andvast knowledge of auto, home,life, commercial and financialproducts make him a great per-son to do business with.Congratulations, Brian!

Happy May Day! And Maythe Fourth be with you! (A

little ‘groaner’ for Star Wars fans.)Look below for the Women’s

Committee announcement aboutour June 23rd luncheon. Our

featured speaker is “Harry, TheBeekeeper.” There are a limitednumber of seats, so call soon.

Did you ever make HoneyButter? It is delicious with biscuits, rolls, scones, waffles/

pancakes, and more! Make itwith locally produced honey forpossible, non-tested, allergy-resistance benefits.

Honey Butter3 parts butter & 1 part honey-

butter (Examples: 3/4 c. to 1/4c. or 1 c. to 1/3 c. or 3 T. to1 T.) –or–

1/2 c. butter & 1/3 c. honey(Much sweeter!)Mix softened butter with

honey. Store, covered, in refrig-erator, but serve at room temper-ature.

MAY 2016 KANE COUNTY FARMER PAGE 7

Kane County Farm Bureau members receive 10% discount on all service work.

FOR SALEAlfalfa grass hay – large 3x3x8and 3x4x8 bales – 1st, 2nd, and3rd cuttings. Nutrient contentavailable upon request. Call:847-436-2538Portable Hutchinson Drive OverGrain Pit, 4 years old, $8,500.Call: 847 436 2538SERVICESJim Verhaeghe & Sons, Inc. –Tree removal, tree trimming, &stump grinding. Backhoe work &Tile Lines. Fully insured – FreeEstimates – Jim Verhaeghe Sr.Call: 847 334 5730Farm site demolition & clean up.New horse barns with under-ground utilities and earthwork.Drainage tiles, pasture mowing,

spraying, new seeding, interseeding & fence installation. Wefollow SIU Plant & Soil SciencePractices. 10% discount for FarmBureau members, 5% if you men-tion this add! Berning EarthworkInc., Tom Berning 630-330-9970,BerningEarthWorks@comcast.net; Galusha Farms, SteveBerning, 630-878-6350, steve@GalushaFarm.com. Call: 630-330-9970Do you need property improve-ments? I can save you money.Windows, doors, cabinets, base-ment finishing. More than handyman. I have more than 40 yeaarsexperience and work for very rea-sonable rates, even if you pur-chased your materials at the “bigbox” stores. Get your projectsdone by calling Al – call: 630 4532447Tree Pruning & Removal inNorth/Central Kane & DupageCounties – www.ArborJoe.com –ISA Certifed Arborist. Call Joe,(224) 789-8773.WANTEDWill pick up for free unwanted orold snowmobiles. Call Jon: 630-254-9446Want to buy vintage & used toolsCall Chris, 630 550 7182High School Boy to help with gar-den & yard work. Call: 630 5843274

CLASSIFIED AD RATESClassified advertising rates: 20cents per word/$20 minimum (60words or less). DISCOUNTS formembers: Associate members,20%; Voting members, 30%; PLUSmembers, 40%. Advance paymentrequested. Ads due by the 15th ofevery month for the next issue. Noadvertising (classified or display)for financial or insurance serviceswill be accepted. Call 630-584-8660.

CLASSIFIED ADSWomen’s Corner

By Louise JohnsonWomen’s Committee Chair

JonathanGonzalez

What’s new in theCOUNTRY agencies?

Recruiter of the Month

Attention farmers: Nutrient loss testing

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Kane County Farm Bureau2016 Report to Donors & Contributors