Illinois Farm Bureau delegates finished their deliberations of policy resolutions early Monday evening.

President Brian Duncan was asked about the outcome of 2 votes which were both defeated.   One pertained how the office of the vice-president was treated.  The resolution was brought forth by the I-F-B Board to comply with federal law.

The other resolution brought to the I-F-B delegate body was one changing the terms of president and vice-president to one year instead of 2.

Earlier in the day, an effort to remove Duncan as president failed a vote to be put on the meeting agenda.  That movement has come from 2 decisions.   One of those was the decision by I-F-B affiliate Country Financial to not require Farm Bureau membership to buy non-farm insurance as of January First.   The other was the decision by the American Farm Bureau Federation last month, to boot I-F-B from its organization as a result of the Country Financial move.   That last issue to be heard by a McLean County Court December 18th.   A-F-B-F has told I-F-B December 20th is the date it’s no longer a member of the national Farm Bureau organization.