JEFFERSON/HAMILTON COUNTY, IL — This is National Farm Safety and Health Week. A number of businesses and organizations are helping spread the message including the Jefferson & Hamilton County Farm Bureaus.

Sydney Lay is the Farm Bureau Manager at both locations. She says Friday highlights Women in Agriculture.

This year’s theme is “Every Farmer Counts”. Lay says women are the backbone of many farms and farm families.

You don’t have to be a farmer to enjoy the benefits of farm bureau membership. Contact Sydney Lay at either the Jefferson or Hamilton County Farm Bureaus by emailing jhmanager@jeffersoncfb.org or call 618-242-4510.