Farm Bureaus to sponsor seminar

AMBOY – Lee and Ogle County Farm Bureaus will offer a free Master Grain Contract Seminar for Farm Bureau members, at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at Ogle County Farm Bureau, 421 W. Pines Road, Suite 8, Oregon.

The featured speaker will be Jerry Quick, the former Illinois Farm Bureau senior counsel.

This session is designed to help participants understand what master agreements are and what additional responsibilities and obligations might be imposed on the grain seller when these documents become current; and to educate attendees about the meaning and ramifications of standard terms and conditions now used in grain sale contracts.

Registration is required by Jan. 31. 

For more information or to register, contact Lee County Farm Bureau at leecfb@comcast.net or call 815-857-3531.