In conjunction with the International Farm Management Association, The Chicago Farmers are invited to join in on the "IFMA17 Day Tours" on July 21 in Bloomington / Normal, Illinois. Participants will be required to provide their own transportation to/from the Bloomington-Normal area. The bus tours will leave at 7:30am from the Chateau Hotel in Bloomington. Following the tours, a Chicago Farmer picnic dinner will be held in nearby Towanda, Illinois.
Registration Information
Call The Chicago Farmers Administrative Office at
312-388-FARM (3276) to register and identify your Tour Choice: A or B
Mail your check payment to:
The Chicago Farmers
Administrator’s Office
19244 Blackhawk Parkway, Unit 73
Mokena, IL 60448
OR
Register with a credit card online
Add identify your Tour Choices in the “Comments” section
Tour A: Twin Groves Wind Farm, Pioneer Hi-Bred Seed Corn Processing and Soybean Research Facilities, Klein/Stoller Farm Partnership
Tour B: Bittner Farms, Monsanto Learning Center, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
7:30 AM - Tour Bus Pick:Up at Chateau of Bloomington Hotel: 1601 Jumer Drive, Bloomington, Illinois
5:30 PM -
Chicago Farmer Picnic at Holstine Family Farm, Towanda, Illinois
Meeting reservations due by noon, Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The Chicago Farmers has members representing
all aspects of production agriculture who own, lease, farm or manage
over 3,000,000 acres in the United States and Latin America. Meetings
are held at the University of Illinois Illini Center, 200 S. Wacker,
across from Sears Tower. For reservations call 312-388 FARM (3276) or register
online at www.chicagofarmers.org.
