Space is limited so reserve your seat now by calling or visiting the DeKalb County Farm Bureau, 81, 1350 W. This tour features cover crops, organic and conventional crop production methods, and machinery technology.Ī farm-style lunch featuring Illinois-grown foods will be provided at noon. Participants will also learn the impact of GPS, fertilizers, pesticides, and biotechnology on farm sustainability. A few miles away, three generations of Sanderson’s ─ Gerry, sons Dan and Dale, and grandsons Trent and Kurt ─ will show their varied facets of farm stewardship. Visitors will see animal care in the beef feedlot setting, crop production technology, farm machinery and grain handling. Tracy Jones will showcase his cattle and grain farm with group tours. and returns by 4:30 p.m.The Field Trip allows attendees to interact with farmers, compare organic and conventional food production, learn about animal welfare, ask questions about GMOs and pesticides, and discover how technology impacts sustainability. from Farm Bureau and returns by 1:30 p.m.
It starts at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau in Sycamore where people will meet and travel via a motor coach to the Jones and Sanderson farms near Clare. There is a morning and afternoon tour, both lasting approximately 5 hours. The Farm & Food Field Trip is Saturday, July 22, 2017.
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