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2025 Young Farmers Summer Social

Join the Knox County Farm Bureau Young Farmers for a fun, social night at Oak Run! Young Farmers are a group of members of the Knox County Farm Bureau that are 18-35 years old. The group supports the Knox County Farm Bureau by holding various events for youth, volunteering in the community, supporting our members and more. Join us on July 28 to find out more about our group while enjoying a catered meal by Henn House BBQ, sand volleyball, swimming, and more! Kids welcome! Non-Members are also encouraged to attend to find out more about joining the group! Reservations can be made HERE.

Cover Crop Seed Assistance Program

To wrap up the Knox County Farm Bureau Young Farmers Cover Crop Project, the Illinois Farm Bureau Nutrient Stewardship Grant will allow the Knox County Farm Bureau to award seed assistance grants to 25 Knox County Farm Bureau Members who purchase and plant cover crop seed from West Central FS. The $250 incentive will be awarded on a first come first serve basis, after membership and seed purchase is verified.

Awardee agrees to provide data (such as acreage of cover crops, seed mix type, use, etc.) and have name publicized in communications about the project and grant. Cover crop seed mix must be purchased from West Central FS from July 1- August 1. Knox County Farm Bureau voting membership must be active as of August 31, 2025.

Members can begin applying for this program HERE, or by calling the office at 309-342-2036 and providing your name, farm name, phone number, email, Farm Bureau membership number, and West Central FS location seed will be purchased from.

Current and former Cover Crop Project participants are not eligible to participate. A minimum purchase of $500 worth of cover crop seed is required to participate.

2025 Hunter Safety Course

2025 Hunter Safety Course- August 22 & August 23

Friday, August 22 from 6:00-9:00 pm and Saturday, August 23 from 8:00 am-3:00 pm
Knox Agri-Center, 180 S. Soangetaha Rd, Galesburg

Area residents, 8 years old and above, will have an opportunity to learn basic principles of safe hunting at a Department of Natural Resources hunter safety course sponsored by the Knox County Farm Bureau Young Farmers. Participants must attend both session days. A snack will be provided on Friday evening and lunch provided on Saturday.

Participants must be 8 years old and above. A 1996 state law requires that all hunters born on or after January 1, 1980 must successfully complete the hunter education course before they can receive their first hunting license. Participants completing the hunter education course will receive a Hunter Education Certification card verifying that they have passed the course of instruction.

Classes are free and taught by volunteer instructors. The programs are primarily designed to train young people between the ages of 12-18 and materials are based on a sixth-grade reading level. Anyone under the age of 10 has to be accompanied by an adult the whole class.

The minimum ten hour course includes instruction in wildlife management, firearms safety, hunter ethics, game identification, first aid, survival techniques and regulations. This course is limited to 40 participants and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Please call the Knox County Farm Bureau with any questions 309-342-2036

This course is sponsored by the Knox County Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Knox County Pheasants Forever. Regsitration will open on June 25 at Noon.

Registration is availble HERE.

9th Annual Knox County Farm Bureau Foundation Golf Outing

Join us for an exciting day of golf to help support the Knox County Farm Bureau Foundation! Registration begins at 7:00am with a shotgun start at 8:00am. Four-person teams playing best ball. Team entry fee is $280 and individual entry fee is $70 before July 21st. After July 21, the team entry fee will be $320 and individual entry fee is $80. The entry fee includes 18 holes of golf with a cart and lunch. All proceeds will benefit Knox County Farm Bureau Foundation Ag in the Classroom, scholarship, and Agriculture in the Community Grant Program.

To register your team or become a sponsor, click HERE. July 21 is the last day to get your sponsorship details in.