Make a Pillowcase- Bring Cheer to Someone! Join the DuPage County Fair Association in sewing a pillowcase for someone with cancer or a life changing illness. New this year, you can drop off finished pillowcases on Tuesday, July 24th between noon and 7pm to the Sewing Division in the Expo Center (#1 Bldg. red brick…
The DuPage County Fair will be held this year from July 25-29. Open Class entries are now available at our website www.dupagecountyfair.org. Just click on “Exhibits & Contests” tab to review all the departments and classes available this year. To enter online, simply click on the link to our online vendor https://dupage.fairwire.com which can be…
All Entertainment included with Admission Price! General Admission Adults: $15 Children: $8 (3yrs-12yrs) Seniors: $7.50 (seniors free until 3pm July 25,26,27) Carnival Specials Carnival opens at 12 noon on Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and 11am on Thursday & Friday P.O.P (Pay One Price) Specials- Fair Admission not included Wednesday, July 25: All Day Wristband $30 Thursday,…
The Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom program and the IAA Foundation, along with the Illinois Farm Bureau® are pleased to announce our 2018-2019 Classroom grants. Teachers are urged to apply for these (up to) $300 classroom grants to incorporate new and exciting agriculture related topics into their existing classrooms. Additionally, four $250 special book grants…
You can spend an afternoon at the gorgeous Cantigny Golf Course and help send 4-H youth to college by attending the annual 4-H Foundation Summer Luncheon and Silent Auction on Friday, June 29. “The event will feature an elegant menu and more than 50 silent auction baskets, including a wine package, golf bundle, show tickets…
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Prairie Bounty of Illinois, a directory of direct-from-the-farm sellers, farmers’ markets and agritourism businesses, is available online at specialtygrowers.org/prairie-bounty.html. Provided by the Illinois Farm Bureau® and the Illinois Specialty Growers Association, the directory contains contact information and locations for more than 900 individual growers of fruits, vegetables and herbs throughout Illinois. The…
The following is a statement Illinois Farm Bureau® Vice President Brian Duncan regarding the call to change the Illinois congressional and state legislative redistricting processes. Illinois Farm Bureau joins with the Fair Map coalition to urge the General Assembly to approve HJRCA 43 and SJRCA 26. “We are excited today to call upon the Illinois…
The following is a statement from Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert, Jr., regarding tariffs imposed by China on Illinois agricultural commodities including pork and soybeans. Illinois Farm Bureau opposes policy that restricts agriculture exports. This trade war is counter-productive and will cost farmers and rural economies in the long run. At Wednesday’s opening bell,…
Last week I planted peas and lettuce in my garden. I love peas and can’t wait to have some for dinner. Peas and lettuce are both very hardy vegetables, thus the cold and snow last weekend did not impact their growth. How early you can plant various crops depends upon the hardiness of the vegetables…
The Spring series of University of Illinois Extension’s Four Seasons Gardening program, which focuses on environmental stewardship, home gardening, and backyard food production, gets underway this month. The first session of the series is titled A Garden Calendar. Join extension horticulture educator, Ron Wolford, as he discusses month-by-month tips and tricks for the home gardener. The…
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