Our Mission Statement:

"Promote Agriculture While Serving Our Members"
 

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Part-Time Clerical/Secretarial Position

The Lake County Farm Bureau currently has an opening for a part-time (3-day a week 8:30am-5pm) clerical position from August 4, 2008 - November 31, 2008. Candidates should have excellent communication/customer service skills, computer skills with proficiency in Word and Access required and be well organized. Ideal candidates should be comfortable working with a small staff and be able to work well with others.

Duties will include: Answering phones, greeting visitors, filing, data entry, mail sorting and other clerical duties as needed.

The Lake County Farm Bureau is located in Grayslake, Illinois (Lake County) approximately 45 miles North of Chicago and 20 miles South of Kenosha, WI with easy access off I94.

Interested individuals should submit a cover letter and resume NO LATER than Monday, July 21, 2008 at 1pm. Cover letter and resume may be faxed to Gregory Koeppen, Manager 847-223-6508, emailed to lakecountyfarmbureau@yahoo.com or mailed/dropped off at 70 US Hwy 45, Grayslake IL 60030.

PLEASE DO NOT CALL WITH QUESTIONS. We will contact you if we would like to schedule an interview.

There is a possibility the position may be extended past November 31. Hourly wage is $9.00 per hour with NO BENEFITS being offered.

The Lake County Farm Bureau is an EOE. Background checks will be run on all candidates.


 

What is Farm Bureau®?

The Lake County Farm Bureau® is a not-for-profit membership organization supported solely by its 13,800 dues paying members. Established in 1914, it is one of the oldest farm organizations in the United States. To find out more click here.
 

Lake County Agriculture Alive & Well

 

            Although the scenery of Lake County continues to change as more and more residential subdivisions and commercial locations continue to spring up, agriculture still plays an important role in our county.

            Farming, and agriculture production in general, may not be as visually prominent in Lake County’s communities as it once was, but it still serves as an important financial asset to us all, and also helps to provide a glimpse of the history, and heritage of our area.

            The following are some of the highlights from the 2002 Census of Agriculture for Lake County:

 

There are 337 farms in Lake County…156 principal occupation and 181 part time

 

Farmland accounts for 38,860 acres in Lake County

 

The total value of all agricultural products produced in Lake County is $28,259,000

 

Lake County has over $18,500,000 in annual sales of nursery, greenhouse, and floriculture and sod, which is the sixth most for a county in Illinois

 

As a county, Lake County sells the second highest volume of horses throughout the state with a total annual value of $1,761,000

 

Lake County ranks 19th in the state in production of vegetables and melons with $1,365,000 in sales annually

 

Who says there is no farming in Lake County!

           

           



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