Will County Farm Bureau

06/05/2026

Want to know what farmers near you are doing to protect the environment?
Check it out: https://www.ilfb.org/ifb-in-action/what-were-working-on/protecting-our-environment/

06/03/2026

Looking for a great cause to support? Come join us at our Will County Farm Bureau Foundation 2026 Golf for Ag Education outing! ⛳

Sponsorship donations will help to support our Agriculture in the Classroom program and allow us to get into more classrooms to teach elementary students about agriculture! 🧑‍🏫 If you cannot sponsor, come have a great time and sign up to be a golfer! 🏌️‍♂️

More information about registration and agenda can be found on our website at www.willcfb.com/golfouting

06/02/2026

Roots of Retail Session 2 is coming up later this month! We will be hosting Kilgus Farmstead who will be discussing how they produce their delicious dairy products on their farm, and how dairy cattle are raised!

‼️Please be sure to RSVP by June 18th as we will be making our own ice cream and we want to ensure that we have enough supplies for all attendees 🍨

🗓️Session 2: Thursday, June 25th - Dairy Industry: Ice Cream Social
⏰4-6pm
📍Will County Farm Bureau Auditorium- 100 Manhattan Road Joliet, IL 60433
✅Register by calling our office or emailing us! (815.727.4811 or [email protected])

06/01/2026

It's National Dairy Month! 🐄 Did you know Illinois has around 370 dairy farms that work to provide nearly 1.7 billion pounds of milk each year and almost 40,000 jobs through production and processing?

In the comments below ⬇️, let us know what your favorite dairy product is! 🥛🍦🧀

05/31/2026

✨Member Spotlight!✨

Darrell Holmquist, former history teacher and Will County native, is also an author! Recently, he received an Award of Merit for his book, "New Lenox 1918: Serving, Suffering and Celebrating in a Small Town", which talks about life in the rural community during World War I. Holmquist retired from teaching in 2005 after more than three decades teaching U.S. history and western civilization, including stints at Joliet Central, Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way Central high schools. While at Joliet Central, he started the district’s first class focusing on Illinois and Joliet history.

Darrell is an active member of our Prime Timers group, and is always such a joy to talk to when he stops into our office! To read more about his award and works, check out the Chicago Tribune - Daily Southdown article below. We are so proud of your accomplishment, Darrell! 🎉

Three authors with ties to the south suburbs were among the recipients of Best of Illinois 2026 awards from the Illinois State Historical Society, announced last month.

05/30/2026

This past Thursday, we hosted our first of 5, Roots of Retail event! We welcomed Kelly Padden of Padden Family Farm (Beecher, IL) to come talk about how to raise nutritious, pasture-raised pork and everything that goes into being a pig farmer! 🐖 We also got to take a look at some of her pork products, and some of our attendees even got to take bone-in chops home! 🥩

We hope to see you at our next Roots of Retail Event on 🐄 June 25th from 4-6pm at the Will County Farm Bureau. It is a FREE event where you will learn about the dairy industry and what it takes to be a dairy farmer, as well as the opportunity to make your own ice cream! 🍨 Be on the lookout on our social media to learn more about the event and be sure to RSVP by June 18th!

05/29/2026

Attention Prime Timers!! We have an exciting event for our June meeting! Love antiques? Wondering what your item is worth? Come on out to our Antique Appraisal event next Wednesday at 1:30 in the WCFB Auditorium. You may bring up to 3 items per member. We can only guarantee one appraisal but we may have time for more!

Interested in joining our Prime Timers? Must hold a valid and up to date Will County Farm Bureau membership and be 55+ to join! No additional fees to join! We would love to see you at our monthly meetings! We have a variety of guest speakers, demonstrations, activities, and refreshments at our monthly meetings!

05/28/2026

Did you know that one hamburger can provide you with almost 50% of your daily protein intake?

Happy ! 🍔

05/27/2026

Looking for a fun summer evening activity? Look no further! Join our Young Leaders for sand volleyball next Wednesday at 6pm in Wilmington! Call our office or email to RSVP! We hope to see you there! 🏐⛱️

We will also be joined by the Kankakee County Farm Bureau Young Leaders! It should be a blast!

05/26/2026

Only 2 days until our Roots of Retail Series begins! Come learn how pork is produced! We will be hosting Kelly Padden of Padden Family Farm in Beecher who will be giving an overview of raising pigs and what goes in to getting that porkchop onto your grill and then onto your plate! 🐖🥩

Please RSVP to the event by calling our office at 815.727.4811 or email us at [email protected]