Illinois Pork to Host Livestock Trailer Rollover Training Saturday, October 5 at Spoon River College
The Illinois Pork Producers will be hosting a training for producers, livestock haulers and EMS personnel for response to a livestock trailer rollover accident. Jamee Eggers will provide an introduction to livestock truck rollovers. Topics include animal handling, scene management, and extrication along with trailer familiarization. The training is open to producers, livestock haulers, law enforcement, fire, EMS, dispatch and EMA. There is no cost to attend but registration is required. Please limit registrations to 2-3 participants per agency/farm.
Registration deadline is September 30.
Time: 9 am - 12 pm
Training Location: Spoon River College 2500 E. Jackson St. Macomb, IL. 61455
Illinois producers, Ethan and Katie Brown, have been named winners of prestigious Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader awards.
The Browns, who raise pigs and grow corn and soybeans in Montgomery County, received the Young Leader Achievement Award, which recognizes Farm Bureau members between the ages of 18 and 35 for efforts in production agriculture, leadership abilities and involvement in Young Leaders and other organizations. Winners must earn their primary income from production agriculture.
“Advocacy for our family means more than just having a presence online,” says Katie Brown. “While platforms like YouTube and social media play a big role in sharing our agricultural story, we also believe in being active in our local community. By volunteering at county events and supporting our state agricultural organizations, we can make a direct, hands-on impact where it counts most.”
The winners will be recognized during IFB’s annual meeting Dec. 7-10 in Chicago. They will go on to represent Illinois at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers and Ranchers national competition Jan. 24-29 in San Antonio, Texas.
