Photo Gallery

TCF President Mark Thorndyke, from left, TCF Secretary Kay Whitlock, and Dan Wagner, of Inland Real Estate Group, a TCF Platinum sponsor, learn about the February TCF Study Tour to Argentina that Past TCF President Eric Rund, and his wife, Maria Rund, far right, will lead.

TCF Directors Jennifer Filipiak, left, and Jami Cox visit with TCF Member Maury Collins, center, before their presentation at the January 13^th meeting.

Debbie Mitchell, from left, Susan Hagen, Holly Kost, and Melissa Halpin, of Hertz Farm Management, a TCF sponsor, shared a luncheon table.

The September meeting’s guest speaker Dr. Gary Schnitkey, left, professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s College of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, responds to a question put to him by an audience member following Dr. Schnitkey’s presentation.

Dr. Schnitkey makes a point during his presentation on September 9 regarding the agricultural outlook for the rest of 2019 and going into 2020.

Chicago Farmers member Samuel Martin, far left, Todd Dorn, and Michael Happ, of American Farmland Trust, talked about the fine weather Chicago is experiencing.

Karen Berg, left, standing, Chicago Farmers member Bob Boesdorfer, standing, Jim Berg, far left, seated, Sheri Chartrand, and Chicago Farmers member Mike Johnson formed an amiable group.

Among the attendees anxious to hear what Dr. Gary Schnitkey had to say during his presentation were, Mark Schindel, standing, and seated, from left, Chicago Farmers members Jeff Stark, Paul Gantzert, and Julianne Buck, and Hertz Farm Management representative Rob Warmbier.

Chicago Farmers member Tim Aden, left, of the University of Illinois Foundation, and Matt Smith, of the University of Illinois’ ACES, caught up on news prior to the start of the meeting.

Chicago Farmers members Timothy Harris, from left, Capital Agricultural Property Services; Inc., Ray Brownfield, Land Pro LLC; Jason Lestina, Land Pro LLC; and Oliver Dorn have a lighthearted conversation before the start of the meeting.

Lloyd Bettis, far right, is welcomed to the September meeting by, from left, Chicago Farmers members Coena Coffee, Kim Morton, and John Rutledge.

Chicago Farmers member Tim Kellogg, far left, introduces his friend and new member Dan Wagner, far right, to fellow Chicago Farmers members George Clark and Kay Whitlock.

October meeting speaker Angelica Carmen talks with a TCF member following her presentation on Fairway Farms at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club.

Angelica Carmen shows what the site at Cog Hill golf course looked like before the creation of Fairway Farms.

During the Sponsor Spotlight segment of the October meeting, Robert Rohrer, Cook County Farm Bureau manager, gave an overview of Cook County Farm Bureau’s programs and activities. The Farm Bureau is a Gold Sponsor of The Chicago Farmers.

Allison Winter, of the University of Illinois, updated TCF Members Roy Mann and Daniel Hord on current happenings in ACES (College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences) at the University of Illinois.

TCF Members Ann and Art Eubank were happy to spend a fall afternoon with fellow Chicago Farmers’ members.

TCF Member Jerry Gidel, Joshua Baylor, of Compeer Financial, and TCF Member Maury Collins were among those in attendance at the October 21^st meeting.

TCF Members Jami Cox and Mike Johnson didn’t let the strong winds and overcast skies keep them from attending the meeting.

TCF President Mark Thorndyke welcomed guest speaker Angelica Carmen to the October meeting.