About the Farm Bureau
The Farm Bureau is the country's largest county, state, and national farm organization, working on behalf of agriculture and its rural communities. The Farm Bureau is the type of grassroots organization where farmers have the opportunity to join together in a variety of aspects and work on common issues, such as legislation affecting taxes, education, water, private property rights, energy, labor, pesticides, transportation and commodities.
Each December, the California Farm Bureau Federation officers and staff are given a program of work by county-based Farm Bureaus, who act as a House of Delegates, to adopt policies for the following year. The work includes recommendations for policies to be advocated at the national level at a similar meeting of the American Farm Bureau.
Farm Bureau membership is not just for farmers and ranchers. It's a family-oriented organization open to all people who care about the state they live in and want to protect its vast agricultural resources. As an unlimited informational resource, the Farm Bureau provides radio and television programs and news articles to the media on a regular basis, and keeps members knowledgeable through timely publications disseminated from the state and county organizations.
The Farm Bureau is dedicated to improving the economic well-being of its members and the lives of rural residents. The organization is involved in many actions that influence farm income, including tax revision, farm programs, trade, research priorities and government spending.