A fourth generation farmer from Livingston County will direct the farm bureau operations for Kankakee County.  Korbin Collins, a 2021 graduate from the University of Illinois and a Flanagan-Cornell High School grad, was named to the Kankakee County post.  She succeeds Chad Miller, who is now a Regional Manager for the Illinois Farm Bureau.

Collins was active in FFA and 4-H during her prep years at Flanagan-Cornell.  She was president of her high school FFA chapter as a senior.  She then earned an associate degree from Joliet Junior-College before graduating from the U of I with an Ag Leadership Education degree.  She was also a Communication major.  Prior to her start in the Kankakee County Farm Bureau, Collins served a dual role as farm bureau manager for both Perry and Washington counties.

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