Your Complete Marketing Pack (Members Only)

Illinois Farm Bureau Is
BOTTOM-LINE-BOOSTING TOOLS!

To earn a good living, farmers like you are finding it more and more important to hone their expertise in marketing and risk management. Illinois Farm Bureau offers you tours and workshops that expand your knowhow and on-the-go tools that help boost your earning power.

FREE Markets Online
Get commodity quotes, DTN news, local cash bids, weather, a

nd even your own portfolio page - absolutely free. Find it all at ilfb.org.

FREE Markets on Your Smartphone
Get quotes, weather and market alerts on your cell phone, with FarmWeek Mobile. Visit farmweek.fcmbl.com.

FREE Weekly Cash Strategist 
Open your FarmWeek and find easy-to-read charts and useful advice from AgriVisor.

FREE e-AgriVisor
Get daily commentary and recommendations on corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle, hogs and inputs. A $235/year value.Call 1-800-676-5799 for your password. (Please have your membership card ready.)

Deep Discount on MaxVisor
Save $700 on a hedge accounting platform and a personalized risk portfolio that aims to maximize your bottom line. Call 1-800-676-5799 to sign up.

Crop Watchers
Get growing reports from your neighbors. IFB's newspaper and websites connect you to weekly reports with crop watchers throughout the state… and even in South America!

Commodity Challenge
Trade commodities on the cash, futures, and options markets… without losing a dime! This virtual trading game helps you better understand the mechanics of pricing crops in today's fast-paced agricultural world. Plus, there are prizes!

Illinois Farm Bureau Commodities Conference
At this conference, you'll hear from international experts and agricultural leaders about the challenges and opportunities of today's agriculture.  After all, knowledge is power!

Marketers to Washington
Each August, IFB hosts a trip where farmers travel to our national's Capitol for a once-in-a-lifetime experience- a behind-the scene look at releasing the Crop Report. Applications are typically due in early June. Contact your county Farm Bureau for details and to apply.

Market Study Tours
Every year, IFB hosts an international tour to give farmers first-hand understanding of the global market. Tours are usually in the Spring, Let your county Farm Bureau know you're interested and ask them to help you keep an eye out for the next opportunity.

Young Leader Ag Industry Tour
Members who are 18-35 years old and passionate about farming can apply for this annual tour, where you can see how different commodities, equipment, and the business of farming can be in another state. Ask your county Farm Bureau for details.

Outlook Meetings
Through IFB events and county Farm Bureau meetings, you can gain a greater perspective on the conditions that will impact prices within the next year. Call your county Farm Bureau for details.