February 2022
Prime Timers – “Farm Art” Country Folk & Pop Music
Barb Sorensen’s latest album is “Farm Art” which features her original country folk and pop rock music. She will share her vocal and instrumental music with Farm Bureau Prime Timers on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Barb offers fun, upbeat lyrics with some light humor. Her songs contain hints of her influences growing up in a German household with American music loving parents. She was raised on German folk music, Souza marches, opera, rock n’ roll, tango calypso, jazz and orchestral…
Find out more »Pesticide Testing for Farmers
Farmers who need to renew their private pesticide applicator license have an opportunity at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau Center for Agriculture this winter. In-person testing is scheduled for Wednesdays, Jan.12, Feb. 9, and March 9, 2022. The Illinois Department of Agriculture will offer pesticide applicator testing from 9 a.m. until noon in the Farm Bureau Auditorium. This is a test-only session. To register for the in-person testing go to the Illinois Department of Agriculture website: https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/Pesticides/Pages/in-person-testing.aspx. Farmers are required to…
Find out more »Anhydrous Training
All growers or grower farm operations that transport or apply anhydrous ammonia, or otherwise maintain anhydrous ammonia equipment are required to be certified with the Illinois Department of Agriculture by April 1, 2022. The DeKalb County Farm Bureau and Conserv FS are cosponsoring an in-person Anhydrous Training for certification on Thursday, Feb. 10. The training will take place at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau Building from 9 to 11 a.m. Training is for individuals who transport or handle anhydrous ammonia…
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Find out more »March 2022
Prime Timers – History of Better Crocker
Long before Martha Stewart, there was Betty Crocker. In 1950, her brand-new picture cookbook hit shelves. To date it has sold more than 75 million copies. Created in 1921 by a flour company, Better Crocker became the most famous and most trusted advisor to American cooks. Historian Leslie Goddard will look at how Betty Crocker was invented, why her cookbook has endured and what makes her so iconic. She will cook up some nostalgia for Farm Bureau Prime Timers on…
Find out more »Pesticide Testing for Farmers
Farmers who need to renew their private pesticide applicator license have an opportunity at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau Center for Agriculture this winter. In-person testing is scheduled for Wednesdays, Jan.12, Feb. 9, and March 9, 2022. The Illinois Department of Agriculture will offer pesticide applicator testing from 9 a.m. until noon in the Farm Bureau Auditorium. This is a test-only session. To register for the in-person testing go to the Illinois Department of Agriculture website: https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/Pesticides/Pages/in-person-testing.aspx. Farmers are required to…
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