Ionia County Farm Bureau Inc

“Fbi office agreement 20,703 bcbs service revenue 6,352 farm bureau ins. Promotion 2,602 bcbs promotional reimburse 1,188 barry county farm bureau rent 900 total 31,745”

“Expenses office supplies 534 telephone 1,035 business charges 100 office equipment depreciation 102 shredding service 75 equipment depreciation 1,741 nrcs grant expense 987 insurance 1,452 field communications 1,301 promotion 205 farm bureau ins promotion 419 bcbs promotion 724 contributions 270 organization 4,036 program 15,874 total 28,855”

“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.”