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Brian DeAth Selected as New 

​Farm Bureau President

Illinois Farms Are

Family-Owned

Vermilion County Farm

Bureau members are

urged to post signs on

their property to

promote the IL Farm

Bureau $1,000 Crime

Reward Program. It offers a $1,000 reward to the person that gives information leading to the felony conviction of a person or persons committing theft, damage to property, arson or similar felony crimes against ag production-related property in Illinois. The signs are available at the Farm Bureau office. The first sign is free, with additional signs available for cost ($2.50). There are also stickers available that the be placed on your property as a deterrent to rural crime.

Vermilion County Farmers Have A Top 10 Year in Corn, Soybeans​

Vermilion County Farm Bureau

Board of Directors recently selected

Brian "BJ" DeAth (left in photo) as the

20th person to be President of VCFB.

He succeeds Dennis Smith, who

completed his eight-year tenure as

president at the end of the year.

DeAth was first elected to the Board

of Directors in 2018 and has been

an active participant. He farms in the Indianola area with his wife Laura, son Wyatt and twin daughters Lily and Lucy.

Calendar of Events

   Board of Directors - March 16

   National Agriculture Week - March 19-25
   BAGI Scholarship Deadline - April 1
   Office Closed for Good Friday - April 7
   Board of Directors - April 20

   Earth Day - April 22

   Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Deadline - May 1

   IVET Deadline - May 15


Add your barn to the VCFB Barn Catalog

Help us preserve our

farming landscape

heritage by adding

your barn to the catalog.

Click on the barn to submit the information about your barn.

​​​ Vermilion County Farm Bureau
  Serving Vermilion County Agriculture Since 1918

Once again, Vermilion County farmers had an outstanding year raising corn and soybeans across the county. 

Vermilion County

ranked 10th in corn

production by raising

46.41 million bushels.

The yield of 218.4

bushels per acre was

just .4 short of the

record set in 2018.

We also maintained our top 10 string in soybean production by raising 14.466 million bushels of beans, good for 6th in Illinois. The bean yield was 67.6 bushels per acre.

During research in 2021 & 2022, consumers

perceive that only 47% of Illinois farms

are family-owned. The reality is 96% of

Illinois farms are family-owned and operated.

The Illinois Farm Families coalition - which

includes Illinois Farm Bureau - has developed a

statewide advertising campaign to increase

awareness of Illinois family farm ownership and build

trust in Illinois farmers. The campaign kicked off with an

ad during the Super Bowl, and will continue April thru
June across the state.

Our Ag Week placemats will be in restaurants next week sharing more about our farmers here in Vermilion County.

Click here to learn more about the "We are the 96" campaign.