Ionia County Farm Bureau Inc

“Fbi office agreement 15,200 bcbs service revenue 8,999 farm bureau ins promotion 2,507 barry county farm bureau rent 1,200 young farmer earned 930 award mfb 500 bcbs promotion 499 nrcs grant 443 total 30,278”

“Expenses office supplies 298 telephone 430 business charges 170 insurance 1,431 field communications 1,254 farm bureau promotion exp 358 farm bureau ins promotion 887 bcbs promotion 654 mfb grant expenses 2,324 scholarships 250 equipment depreciation 934 nrcs grant expense 789 program 1,911 organization 3,837 total 15,527”

“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 it's scope and influence and is non-partisan, non sectarian and non-secret in character.”

“Public policy - using a grass roots philosophy, voluteer 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 and national level strategy,”

“Changes to bylaws relating to association relationship descriptions, annual meeting dates, board of diretors title, young farmers promotion and education.”