Estate Gift Boosts Scholarship Program - Estate Gift Boosts Scholarship Program Mildred “Millie” Luther, a lifelong resident of Champaign County and a dedicated supporter of education and agriculture, has impacted the Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation through a generous estate gift. The gift, received in early April, commemorates Luther’s longtime and significant impact on the CCFB Foundation Luther, who passed […]

Join us at the 18th Annual Foundation Gala! - Join the CCFB Foundation for our 18th Annual Gala hosted by Pear Tree Estate on Thursday, June 12, 2025. The event includes dinner by LA Gourmet, Live and Silent Auctions as well as our famous dessert auction! You wont want it miss this year’s event! Tickets will disappear quickly as we again expect a […]

2025 Event Partnership Guide - Join in the fun! Become a 2025 Event Sponsor! Showcase your company’s support for the CCFB Foundation and our programs! View all available opportunities for the 2025 event season here, or contact Shanna Hortin or Kirk Builta today! 2025 Events & Opps Booklet

2025 Golf Cart Raffle - Grand Prize 2025 Evolution D5 Maverick Golf Cart Sponsored by Illini FS Street Legal with premium front seats, Bluetooth speaker and LED ground lights! Additional Prizes Include: THE ULTIMATE BLACKSTONE GRIDDLE PACKAGE Sponsored by the Champaign County Farm Bureau’s Board of Directors OONI PIZZA OVEN PACKAGE Sponsored by Hastings CCI Equipment $250 CASH […]

40 Years of Planting a Legacy - Farm Bureau Foundation Celebrates 40 Years Incorporated February 22nd, 1985, the Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation celebrates opportunity in agriculture. Our founding fathers, a group of forward-thinking Farm Bureau members, envisioned a community of support for the future of the agricultural industry. From that vision, the Foundation’s Scholarship program was born with the […]

Golf FORE Agriculture in 2025! - Golf FORE Agriculture! Thursday, August 7, 2025 The University of Illinois Orange & Blue Our Golf Outing is back in 2025 and EARLY BIRD registration is OPEN NOW!! It’s Champaign County’s biggest party on the fairway and its BIGGER than ever. ATTENTION LADIES!!! This year’s event includes a first ever LADIES COURSE! That’s right, we’re calling […]

Creating Impact: One Seed at a Time - Beverly Herman smiled as she looked at photos of the Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation’s 41 scholarship recipients. The headline: Planting A Legacy. “That’s what Ray did every day,” she thought. Ray Herman, who passed away in June, spent his life thinking about the future. A lifelong conservationist, Ray spent his career as a soil […]

2023-2024 CCFB Foundation Scholarship Recipients

Soil Your Undies for Ag in the Classroom - We are excited to invite you to participate in a unique and educational soil health experiment called “Soil Your Undies”! This activity is designed to help us better understand the health of Illinois soil, and we need your enthusiasm and participation to make it a success.

Grounded In Agriculture - A campaign to Support Ag in the Classroom Imagine a world where every elementary school classroom in Champaign County comes alive with the vibrant spirit of agriculture. That’s our vision, and it’s not just a dream—with your help it can be our reality. Through our Ag in the Classroom program, the Champaign County Farm Bureau […]