News & Updates

Agriculture is all around us, but not every child understands where their food comes from or the people behind it. Last school year, Champaign County Ag in the Classroom reached 29,000 students through hands-on lessons that bring agriculture to life. The CCFB Foundation’s Grounded in Ag Campaign helps provide these experiences at no cost to schools or teachers. Help us keep the next generation Grounded in Ag by donating to the 2026 campaign! Join us for our annual Grounded in Ag…

Congratulations to Tanna Suits, a Champaign County farmer and COUNTRY Financial agent, who is one of four Illinois Farm Bureau members that attended the National Agricultural Marketing Summit in Raleigh, North Carolina! Tanna farms alongside her family as a fifth-generation farmer, raising corn, soybeans, wheat, hay and Angus cattle. She also shows quarter horses, and her twin sons are involved in the farm, raising show calves. At AgSummit, Tanna said she was looking forward to learning about new markets, marketing…