Van Buren County Farm Bureau Inc

“Rent 20,498 bcbs service revenue 3,772 farm bureau ins. Promotion 2,401 bcbs promotional reimburse 40 total 26,711”

“Expenses office supplies 787 telephone 608 business charges 110 office equipment depreciation 517 small equipment purchase 888 office equipment repair 163 intranet 1,072 insurance 1,605 field communications 1,201 promotion 882 bcbs promotion 845 contributions 15 organization 4,601 program 13,068 fb insurance promotional 150 scholarship 500 total 27,012”

“Farm bureau is a free independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization of farm families united for the purpose of analyzing their problems and formulating action to achieve educational improvement, economic opportunity, and social advancement and thereby promote national welfare. Farm bureau is local, statewide, national and international in its scope and influence and is non-partisan, non-sectarian, and non-secret in character.”

“Public policy - using a grass roots philosophy, volunteer members formulate current and emerging agricultural issues into areas of interest. Membership, with a unified voice, provides direction to the state organization. The state-wide organization then develops a local, state & national level strategy.”