Ionia County Farm Bureau Inc

“Fbi office agreement 15,300 bcbs service revenue 6,847 farm bureau ins promotion 2,421 barry county farm bureau rent 1,800 bcbs promotion 1,441 total 27,809”

“Expenses office supplies 385 telephone 480 business charges 170 insurance 1,326 field communications 968 farm bureau promotion exp 834 farm bureau ins promotion 11 bcbs promotion 1,145 mfb grant expenses 2,851 scholarships 250 equipment depreciation 612 nrcs grant expense 365 program 4,359 organization 3,712 total 17,468”

“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,”