By Thomas Marten



The Montgomery County Farm Bureau Young Leaders have been enjoying many successes and achievements lately. Brian and Dacia Brown of Hillsboro recently were named finalists in the State of Illinois for the prestigious American Farm Bureau “Excellence in Agriculture” award that highlights and recognizes those who advance the industry outside of production agriculture. Brian is a representative of Bo-Jack Seeds and has been the District 14 Director with the Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leaders. His wife Dacia is an educator with the Hillsboro School District. They will compete during the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting this December in St. Louis against Tim McDermott of Monroe County. Also competing this December will be Thomas Marten of Raymond for his second showing at state representing Montgomery County and District 14 in the Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leaders Discussion Meet Competition.



During the Illinois State Fair Brant Wernsing, Brian Brown and Thomas Marten represented the county well. They brought home 4th place in the Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leaders Agri-Quiz Bowl after over 8 hours from their first round. They faced teams from across the state to make it into the finals where they fell to Stephenson County who has won the contest for 4 years now. The team was there also to take part in the festivities surrounding the fair’s Agriculture Day spotlighting the importance of the agricultural industry to the state.



The next Young Leaders Meeting will be Tuesday September 7th, 2010 at 8pm in the Montgomery County Farm Bureau Office on the square in Hillsboro. The Farm Bureau Young Leaders is open to any Montgomery County Farm Bureau Member ages 18-35 or the dependent of a member. For more information you may call Bob Lentz, Farm Bureau Manager at 217/532-6171. Be sure to look at the facebook page by searching for “Montgomery County Farm Bureau Young Leaders” or you can follow the link at www.montgomerycountyfb.com.

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