Macoupin County Young Leaders

04/27/2026

Save the Date:
May 14, 2026
The Young Farmer Committee will be meeting at 7:00 pm at the Farm Bureau building in Carlinville.
Meeting is for current and prospective new members.

02/26/2026

12/16/2025

Calling all Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leaders!

The application for the 2026 Excellence in Agriculture and Achievement Award is now open! Members can review the rules & guidelines, rubrics, tips & tricks, and other resources on the IFB website. If county managers or members have questions or help, please email [email protected].

Visit bit.ly/26YLAwards to learn more!

12/11/2025

The Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) State Young Leader Committee is proud to announce that Garrett Williams from Richland County Farm Bureau has been elected as the 2026 IFB Young Leader Chair! Garrett will serve as chair of the committee and sit on the Illinois Agricultural Association (IAA) Board of Directors in an ex-officio capacity. Congratulations, Garrett!

12/04/2025

The Young Leaders Committee will meet on Thursday, December 11 at 7:00 pm at the Fam Bureau building in Carlinville.

More details about the 2026 YL Conference will be available at the meeting.

06/03/2025

Don’t forget tonight at the Macoupin county fairgrounds the YF is having their annual pedal tractor pole bring the little ones out. Sign-up starts at 4:30. Pull’s starts at 5!

05/21/2025

The Young Farmers committee will meet on Wednesday, may 21, tonight!at 7:00 pm at the Farm bureau building. Finalizing county fair plans is on the . agenda.

04/03/2025

Back on March 27, some of our Macoupin County young leaders, attended district 15 meeting  which was hosted by Bond County in Greenville Illinois and they socialized with members from other counties .
Prior to our meeting, we got the pleasure of touring Donnewald distributing company in Greenville Illinois .
They look like they’re socializing don’t they? lol

03/12/2025

Tomorrow night Thursday, the 13th.
YL meeting at Macoupin CO, FB building at 7 o’clock .

 on the agenda, summer activities and county fair planning! 🚜