Getting Back on Track: Fixing the Farm Economy
Farm policy is failing family farmers and ranchers. Costs are up, prices are down, and farm bankruptcies rose 46% in a single year. Family farms are caught between concentrated corporate power and a farm safety net that no longer reflects what it costs to farm today.
It doesn't have to be this way. Join Illinois Farmers Union and farmers from across Iowa and Illinois to talk about what we're up against and, more importantly, where we go from here. Share what's working on your operation, hear what's working on others, and help shape the ideas and solutions that can get farm country back on solid ground.
Special guests include: Will Westmoreland, Illinois and Iowa Farmers Union leaders
It doesn't have to be this way. Join Illinois Farmers Union and farmers from across Iowa and Illinois to talk about what we're up against and, more importantly, where we go from here. Share what's working on your operation, hear what's working on others, and help shape the ideas and solutions that can get farm country back on solid ground.
Special guests include: Will Westmoreland, Illinois and Iowa Farmers Union leaders
Join us at the Rock Island Downtown Library!
The event kicks off at 4pm.
Learn about Will Westmoreland: Will is the founder of Back Forty Action, a national organization dedicated to strengthening rural America by advocating for better healthcare, stronger public education, thriving family farms, and greater economic opportunity. A farmer, speaker, rural political advisor, and nationally recognized digital creator, he reaches hundreds of thousands of Americans each month through his videos and commentary focused on the issues facing rural communities.
Over the past two years, Will has traveled thousands of miles across the country, listening to farmers, ranchers, small business owners, and rural families. His message is simple: rural America deserves to be heard, respected, and invested in. His goal is more challenging: the revitalization of rural America. But he strongly believes that if folks come together, our collective power can get the job done.
Over the past two years, Will has traveled thousands of miles across the country, listening to farmers, ranchers, small business owners, and rural families. His message is simple: rural America deserves to be heard, respected, and invested in. His goal is more challenging: the revitalization of rural America. But he strongly believes that if folks come together, our collective power can get the job done.
Interested in learning more about IFU?
Illinois Farmers Union has been the voice of family farmers, rural residents and consumers across the state since our founding. We believe the needs of Illinois’ farm economy are every bit as important as the policy priorities of Wall Street and Corporate America. We are the dedicated voice of family farming, and we aim to preserve a sustainable economy that benefits each of us where we live, while providing domestically grown, healthy choices for consumers.
Check out our website below to learn more!
Check out our website below to learn more!
Rock Island Downtown Library
401 19th St,
Rock Island, IL 61201
Rock Island, IL 61201