Events
9th Annual Knox County Farm Bureau Foundation Golf Outing
Join us for an exciting day of golf to help support the Knox County Farm Bureau Foundation! Registration begins at 7:00am with a shotgun start at 8:00am. Four-person teams playing best ball. Team entry fee is $280. Individual entry fee is $70. The entry fee includes 18 holes of golf with a cart and lunch. All proceeds will benefit Knox County Farm Bureau Foundation Ag in the Classroom, scholarship, and Agriculture in the Community Grant Program.
To register your team or become a sponsor, click HERE.
2025-07-25
2025 Hunter Safety Course
2025 Hunter Safety Course- August 22 & August 23
Friday, August 22 from 6:00-9:00 pm and Saturday, August 23 from 8:00 am-3:00 pm
Knox Agri-Center, 180 S. Soangetaha Rd, Galesburg
Area residents, 8 years old and above, will have an opportunity to learn basic principles of safe hunting at a Department of Natural Resources hunter safety course sponsored by the Knox County Farm Bureau Young Farmers. Participants must attend both session days. A snack will be provided on Friday evening and lunch provided on Saturday.
Participants must be 8 years old and above. A 1996 state law requires that all hunters born on or after January 1, 1980 must successfully complete the hunter education course before they can receive their first hunting license. Participants completing the hunter education course will receive a Hunter Education Certification card verifying that they have passed the course of instruction.
Classes are free and taught by volunteer instructors. The programs are primarily designed to train young people between the ages of 12-18 and materials are based on a sixth-grade reading level. Anyone under the age of 10 has to be accompanied by an adult the whole class.
The minimum ten hour course includes instruction in wildlife management, firearms safety, hunter ethics, game identification, first aid, survival techniques and regulations. This course is limited to 40 participants and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Please call the Knox County Farm Bureau with any questions 309-342-2036
This course is sponsored by the Knox County Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Knox County Pheasants Forever.
Registration will open on June 25 at Noon.
2025-08-22
2025 Young Farmers Summer Social
Join the Knox County Farm Bureau Young Farmers for a fun, social night at Oak Run! Young Farmers are a group of members of the Knox County Farm Bureau that are 18-35 years old. The group supports the Knox County Farm Bureau by holding various events for youth, volunteering in the community, supporting our members and more. Join us on July 28 to find out more about our group while enjoying a catered meal by Henn House BBQ, sand volleyball, swimming, and more! Kids welcome! Non-Members are also encouraged to attend to find out more about joining the group! Reservations can be made HERE.
2025-07-28
