BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2026 - Agriculture Awards Dinner DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, November 19th\, to honor the best in 2026 McLean County Agriculture at the McLean County Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Awards Dinner presented by GROWMARK. Social Hour will begin at 5:30pm\, with Dinner and Program beginning at 6:30pm. Open Seating | Business Casual Attire\n\nAward Categories\nThe Outstanding Conservationist Award\nSponsored by McLean County Soil and Water Conservation District\nRecognizes a person who has helped to advance the knowledge and practice of soil and water conservation. This award is considered by the McLean County Soil and Water Conservation District.\n\nThe Emerging Leader in Agriculture Award\nSponsored by Commerce Bank\nRecognizes a young professional\, high school\, or college student engaged in non-production agriculture who has served to improve agriculture through civic and community activities. This award is considered by the Ag Council.\n\nThe Outstanding Person in Agribusiness Award\nRecognizes a business person who has served to improve agriculture through civic and community activities. This award is considered by the Ag Council.\n\nThe Outstanding Service to Agriculture Award\nRecognizes an individual from the McLean County area for contributions to the cause of agriculture in our community. This award is considered by the Ag Council.\n\nThe Outstanding Young Farmer Award\nSponsored by McLean County Farm Bureau\nRecognizes a young farmer 40 and under who has been actively involved in civic and community affairs in an effort to promote and improve agriculture. This award is considered by the Ag Council.\n\nThe McLean County Farmer of the Year Award\nSponsored by COUNTRY Financial\nRecognizes a farmer who has been actively involved in civic and community affairs in an effort to promote and improve agriculture. This award is considered by the Ag Council. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Please join us on Thursday\, November 19th\, to honor the best in \;2026 McLean County Agriculture \;at the McLean County Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Awards Dinner presented by \;GROWMARK. \;

Social Hour will begin at 5:30pm\, with Dinner and Program beginning at 6:30pm. \;

Open Seating | Business Casual Attire

Award Categories
The Outstanding Conservationist Award
Sponsored by McLean County Soil and Water Conservation District
Recognizes a person who has helped to advance the knowledge and practice of soil and water conservation. This award is considered by the McLean County Soil and Water Conservation District.

The Emerging Leader in Agriculture Award
Sponsored by Commerce Bank
Recognizes a young professional\, high school\, or college student engaged in non-production agriculture who has served to improve agriculture through civic and community activities. This award is considered by the Ag Council.

The Outstanding Person in Agribusiness Award
Recognizes a business person who has served to improve agriculture through civic and community activities. This award is considered by the Ag Council.

The Outstanding Service to Agriculture Award
Recognizes an individual from the McLean County area for contributions to the cause of agriculture in our community. This award is considered by the Ag Council.

The Outstanding Young Farmer Award
Sponsored by McLean County Farm Bureau
Recognizes a young farmer 40 and under who has been actively involved in civic and community affairs in an effort to promote and improve agriculture. This award is considered by the Ag Council.

The McLean County Farmer of the Year Award
Sponsored by COUNTRY Financial
Recognizes a farmer who has been actively involved in civic and community affairs in an effort to promote and improve agriculture. This award is considered by the Ag Council.

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