The American Farm Bureau Federation calls itself the "Voice of Agriculture", and was founded in 1919 in Chicago, Illinois at a meeting attended by a number of state representatives. The organization aims to work "to improve the financial well-being and quality of life for farmers and ranchers". The national organization is a collection of state organizations, which themselves are a collection of county organizations. The organization works with the agricultural extension service, but is private and non-profit rather than being an arm of the government. It serves the interests of farmers and farm families. The organization claims over 5 million members. 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...
The American Farm Bureau Federation relocated its headquarters from Park Ridge, Illinois to Washington, DC in 2003. The current president is Bob Stallman. Park Ridge is a suburb of Chicago located in Cook County, Illinois. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Grange Hall in Maine, circa 1910 The Grange movement in the United States involved the affiliation of local farmers into area granges to work for their political and economic advantages. ...
External links
Farm Bureau Home Page (http://www.fb.org)
California Farm Bureau History (http://www.cfbf.com/about/fbhistory.htm)
AFBF soon became the voice of agriculture at the national level, with an affiliate in each of the 50 states.
FarmBureau is an independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization governed by and representing farm and ranch families united for the purpose of analyzing their problems and formulating action to achieve educational improvement, economic opportunity and social advancement and, thereby, to promote the national well-being.
FarmBureau is local, county, state, national and international in its scope and influence and is non-partisan, non-sectarian and non-secret in character.
FarmBureau is a grassroots organization made up of volunteer members from family farms and farm related businesses.
The Massachusetts and AmericanFarmBureauFederations are known as the largest and most effective general farm organizations on Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill.
Who joins FarmBureau is individuals that are interested in the welfare of agriculture and want a common voice to speak out on issues involving local, state, national, and international affairs.
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