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Illinois Farm Bureau delegate session underway
Farmers from across Illinois have gathered in Chicago to set the policy direction for the coming year for the state’s largest farmer-led organization.
The delegate session of the 111th annual meeting of the Illinois Farm Bureau is underway. 324 voting delegates are considering 30 different policy resolutions tackling everything from farmland ownership to new market development and governmental program priorities.
The organization was expelled from the American Farm Bureau Federation earlier this year and is entangled in litigation seeking reinstatement. Delegates are likely considering those facts as they head into elections later today. In a contested election for president, Ogle County farmer Brian Duncan faces challenger and former IFB president, LaSalle County farmer Phillip Nelson. Current vice president Evan Hultine, of Bureau County, faces opposition from Clinton County farmer Mark Litteken.
Sunday saw district caucuses potentially elect several new members to the IFB Board of Directors, but those results are not official until they are certified later today.
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