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Page 24 March 23, 2017
2017 Logan County Farm Outlook Magazine
LINCOLN DAILY NEWS
to retire after a
productive career
helping others
John Fulton
Photos provided by Patty Huffer & LDN
Was Ag Advisor/Extension Advisor your
first career?
Fulton:
Extension was my first “career.”
I was Extension Advisor, Agriculture with
rank of Assistant and did livestock work for
adults and youth work for agriculture and
other areas. I did have a period between
hiring and starting work where I did some
crop adjusting for an insurance company
(continuing summer college employment) and
was a herdsman for a farm in Iowa for about
six months in the interim.
There were some fiscal constraints even in
the early 80’s! My first “Extension job” was
mowing the lawn and doing janitor work
at the home county extension office when I
was in junior high, and I often joke, in some
regards things haven’t changed much through
the years.
Does your wife still work with the
Extension?
Fulton:
My wife, Sherry, is retiring from
Extension at the same time. She began in
1982 in Greene County, and has been in
DeWitt County for most of her career, while
also covering Piatt County since the last
reorganization.
What are your children doing now? Did
they follow you into agricultural careers?
Fulton:
Our oldest son Andrew lives in
Carterville, IL with his wife Corie, and he
is an ag engineer for NRCS in Marion and
covers the Southern Illinois district. David
is engaged, and is the assistant Farm Bureau
manager in Champaign County. Daniel is an
operator for Beck’s Seed at their Practical
A
t the end of March, John Fulton will retire after working in Logan County
for over 30 years, serving the county since 1983. Fulton’s extension
career started in 1980 in Sangamon County, and even as a young teen,
Fulton was doing work at an extension office.
For those of you who are wondering this or that, here are some questions and
answers about Fulton’s long and illustrious career and his plans for the future.
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By Angela Reiners