Elections were held for officers and committees at the last meeting of the board on October 1, 2013. Results are as follows:
President – Jeff Keifer
Vice President – John Biddle
Secretary – Karl Gust
Treasurer – Bob Biddle
Plot Committee Chairman – Nick Nagele
Education Committee Chair – Mike Dienst
Public Relations Chair – John Biddle
Social Committee Chair – Bob Biddle
We look forward to serving our members for the coming year!
Randy Pauli is officially honored for his years of service to the board. The former President of the association was awarded a lifetime membership to the Illinois Corn Growers Association, and made an honorary life member of the Kane County Corn Growers. Current President, Jeff Keifer presented Pauli with the award last week. “Thank you Randy for your years of service.”
Despite the warm weather, we had a great crowd attend our annual meeting which was held Monday September 9 at our plot near Elburn, IL. A delicious plated meal was served to our guests provided by Nats on Maple of Sycamore, IL. A business meeting followed the dessert course. Paul Taylor, President of the Illinois Corn Growers, gave comments of what their organization is doing from the state level, and what the major issues are affecting corn markets and corn usage. To close the evening we heard “Looking Forward to the 2014 Crop Year” as presented by Gary Schnitkey, extension specialist in the department of Agriculture & Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois. A great time was had by all. In the future, we hope to once again split our annual meeting and our “plot night” into separate events, and would be very interested to hear some new venue ideas from our members. Feel free to email any and all comments and suggestions to jeffk@elburncoop.com anytime!
Monday September 9, 2013 – Please join us at our plot for our combination “Plot Night” and Annual meeting.
5:00 pm – Arrive at the plot (Southwest corner of Beith Rd. and Rt. 47), take a look at the FIRST trial planted corn, meet and greet your local seed reps, check out our soybean fungicide trial, or just socialize with other Kane County corn growers!
6:00 pm – Enjoy a fabulous meal provided by Nats on Maple of Sycamore, IL – This aint your average pork chop dinner!
A short business meeting will take place toward the end of dinner
7:00 pm – Keynote speaker Gary D. Schnitkey, Professor of Economics – “Looking Forward to the 2014 Crop Year”
This event is free to attend for members; each membership receives 2 dinner tickets
Additional guests and all non-members will be charged $30 at the event
This event is by RSVP only
Please RSVP to Karl Gust by Thursday, September 5 @ 815-482-0760 or Karl.gust@elburncoop.com
Click on the link below and find out how you can nominate your favorite non profit organization to receive funding provided by Monsanto. The form is quick and easy to fill out, be sure to list “Burlington Central FFA” as the recipient! Thanks for helping!
http://www.americasfarmers.com/growcommunities/plant-your-ideas.aspx
The 2013 annual meeting date is Monday September 9. The event starts at 5:00 pm. Check your mailbox for your invitation or click on the annual meeting on our calendar for more details. This is an RSVP only event, so please respond soon! Hope to see you there!
Members from Advanced Crop Care and Elburn Cooperative talked to a group of Kane County Corn Growers Members and answered questions. What a beautiful morning for coffee, donuts, and great timely information!
Please join us tomorrow August 20 at 7:30 am for a free scouting and crop clinic. The event will be held at our test plot. Coffee and donuts will be provided. Industry experts will be there to talk about crop progress, pest development, and grain marketing. Don’t miss out!
Our annual golf outing yesterday was a blast! I think everyone enjoyed themselves very much and we couldn’t have asked for nicer weather! Tee off was at 9:00 am, and we enjoyed a nice steak lunch/dinner after in the Pine Room at Bliss Creek Golf Club in Sugar Grove. After dinner we presented scholarship awards to a few of our recipients. This year the Kane County Corn Growers spent $13,500 in scholarships to our young people! Thank you to all the door prize donors this year including:
