Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
(Lunch: 11:30 - 12:30)
105 S Hutton Dr | PO Box 329 | Newton, IL 62448
618-783-2733
Where Membership Means Value
Driving Agriculture Forward Scholarship
Truck drivers are critical for transporting farm commodities, inputs, and food throughout our state and nation. Without truck drivers, the entire supply chain breaks down. The Driving Agriculture Forward Scholarship Program, funded by the Illinois Farm Bureau, offsets the cost of required commercial truck driver training and ensures
more well-trained, safe drivers are available to drive agriculture forward.
Five $1,000 awards will be available each cycle.
2025 Cycle one: For applicants enrolling in driver training April 1 through June 30.
Deadline for consideration is March 31.
2025 Cycle two: For applicants enrolling in driver training July 1 through September 30.
Deadline for consideration is June 30.
2025 Cycle three: For applicants enrolling in driver training October 1 through December 31.
Deadline for consideration is September 30.
2025 Cycle four: For applicants enrolling in driver training January 1 to March 31, 2025.
Deadline for consideration is December 31.
Additional information and a link to apply can be found here.
News & Resources
Place your order for a reflective mailbox sign by submitting this form with a check ($15 per sign) to the Jasper County Farm Bureau.
Copies of the order form are available in our newspaper, can be downloaded below, or picked up at our office.
Check out the Illinois Farm Bureau® website for the latest farm news, markets, and weather.
Rural Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Program
Attention Illinois Registered Nurses! If you're enrolled in a University Nurse Practitioner Program, you could qualify for a $4,000 scholarship to support your education. This opportunity requires a commitment to serve as a primary care nurse practitioner in an approved rural Illinois community for two years.
For more details and to apply, visit RIMSAP.com.
IVET Loan Program
Are you currently enrolled in veterinary school and need help financing your education? Illinois Farm Bureau is taking applications for its Illinois Veterinary Education and Training Program, or Ivet. It provides low interest loans to qualifying students, who, after graduating, commit to working in a food animal practice that services Illinois livestock farmers. Participants have five years to pay back the loan following graduation. To learn more or apply online, visit ilfb.org/IVET. The deadline to apply is May 15th.
