Indiana Farm Bureau Inc

“The organization is made up of members.”

“Each member of the ifb board of directors is elected by delegates from the counties they represent in their district. The state is divided into 10 districts and a director is elected from each district. Each county elects their delegates at their annual meeting. The number of delegates they have is based on the number of voting members in their county. The 3 officers on the state board are elected at the state annual meeting by the delegates from all of the counties.”

“The voting members that are elected as delegates vote on the policy positions of the organization annually at a statewide policy meeting. The governing body, which is the board of directors, then has the responsibility to work with ifb management on implementation of the policies and monitor progress.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by management for accuracy. The return is provided to the board of directors after the return is filed.”

“Annually the officers and directors of the corporation are required to sign a statement stating any conflicts of interest they may have. If any conflicts are identified, the director or officer is to recuse himself from voting on any related matter that may occur.”

“A compensation committee, consisting of 4 members of the governing body (that are not employees or officers), annually review the salaries of the organization's officers. The review includes comparable data from outside sources.”

“Ifb does not make governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financials statements available to the public.”

“Member communications my indiana home is a 36-page magazine published quarterly and mailed to the organization's total membership of more than 260,000. Editorial content strives to inform members about the food they eat, the farmers who grow it and indiana's unique rural lifestyle. A digital edition is also available to those members who ask to receive it this way. Its circulation averaged around 1,500 in 2024. The hoosier farmer is a six-page tabloid mailed to nearly 65,000 members 12 times in 2024. This publication is targeted toward members involved in production agriculture or who make their living in agribusiness. A digital edition is mailed out to those members (around 450) have asked to receive it this way. In 2024 we also produced and distributed specialized newsletters to specific groups of infb leaders and voting members. The public policy dispatch, published weekly during the state legislative session and every other week during the rest of the year, is sent via e-mail to over 30,000 people and gives readers a concise summary of legislative activity of interest to farm bureau members and indiana farmers. Another newsletter sent to a specialized audience was fresh picks, which was written for members who produce specialty crops. In 2024, it was emailed to approximately 300 people. The fb feed is an electronic newsletter sent monthly (except for december) to a selection of voting members of indiana farm bureau. Its circulation varies depending on the membership renewal cycle as well has who has indicated that they would like to receive it, but it averages around 11,600. It is intended to supplement our monthly print publication, the hoosier farmer. In addition to timely news items and links to important events and information, each edition features different sections aimed at specific audiences e.g., young farmers and ag professionals, district education & outreach coordinators, membership chairs and policy chairs.”

“Agriculture promotion and education in 2024, indiana farm bureau education staff developed an educator guide to support the seventh infb book of the year, my family's corn farm by katie olthoff. Additional book of the year materials were available for farm bureau members within our county marketing department; these included a book of the year toolkit, trivia wheel inserts, ten-steps to follow for a book donation projects, along with templates for farm bureau members to use while promoting the book. Indiana agricultural literacy week continued in 2024. A weekly guide was created to help our county volunteers to identify the purpose and goals of highlighting an agricultural literacy week within their county programming. The guide also provided a weekly plan to help volunteers identify activities and resources available. Two summer workshops were organized by the indiana farm bureau education staff. These workshops targeted agriculture in the classroom volunteers and k-12 teachers. The workshops highlighted the 2024 book of the year. These three workshops were held at two different locations around the state: biotown ag in reynolds, in and the vincennes university jasper campus in jasper, in. Our total attendance of 70. We also offered a virtual ag in the classroom workshop in july. Agriculture in the classroom welcomed over 500 ag teachers and facs educators back to school in august with a classroom resource gift of an indiana ag commodities state map poster, indiana ag mag and a pen. Indiana farm bureau continued its educational impact through junior achievement job spark event. The event was held in the fall creek pavilion at the indiana state fair grounds impacting 13,000 students. Indiana farm bureau provided an agricultural careers exploration activity. In conclusion, the indiana farm bureau agriculture in the classroom reached over 58,000 students with the help of 115 indiana farm bureau volunteers throughout 2025. We were able to engage with 189 teachers through face-to-face professional development which will generate a student impact of 9,500 students.”

“Member education and leadership development in 2024, infb shared information with our members to support their needs in energy, rural viability, water rights and taxation. We supported our members in building relationships with elected officials in an in-person format as well as through virtual events. We continued leadership development programming for our leadership and members and also continued our educational programming by offering sessions on agricultural drainage, understanding contracts and leases, farm succession and estate planning, in addition to diversification, sustainability and marketing to name a few. Infb continued a program to assist farmers with addressing damages to livestock from black vultures through issuing deprivation permits. We also delivered professional development and outreach opportunities that allowed our members to engage in their communities. Volunteers delivered agriculture lessons in-person and virtually to k-12 students, built relationships with local stakeholders and elected officials, provided marketing support for county led programs and initiatives and awarded scholarships to college students. We also highlighted the outstanding work of our young farmers and ag professionals through a competitive awards program. Indiana farm bureau members, including young farmers & ag professionals were able to participate in advocacy efforts at the indiana statehouse. These members had the opportunity to learn about the importance of advocacy on the local, state and federal levels as well as receive leadership development training to enhance their communication skills when communicating with legislators and other key figures within their community. Members participated in leadership training seminars, educational workshops and other special programing. Also continuing in 2024 was training for volunteers and educators involved in infb's ag in the classroom program. Two conferences for farm bureau members and associated groups and individuals were held in 2024. The indiana farm bureau state convention held in 2024 offered educational sessions including ai, technology and the future of farming, tech talks, foreign investment and technology threats, managing strategic risk, planning for the electric grid of the future, growing a business, and farm emergency preparedness. The young farmers & ag professionals conference included sessions such as transitioning the family farm, partnering with your veterinarian, innovation in agriculture, today's ag outlook, niche marketing, financing, advocating vs arguing and four power hour sessions.”

“Indiana farm bureau, inc. Received audited financial statements prepared on the accounting basis used for federal income tax purposes, which is a comprehensive basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the united states of america.”

“The organization has an audit committee that assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit and the selection of an independant accountant. This process has not changed from prior years.”