Tuscola County Farm Bureau

“Fbi service agreement 16,202 bcbs service revenue 12,591 rent 10,106 bcbs promotional reimburse 4,623 farm bureau ins. Promotion 4,288 office billings 344 total 48,154”

“Expenses office agreement 8,605 office supplies 1,008 telephone 1,372 business charges 837 office equipment depreciation 276 insurance 1,737 field communications 2,144 promotion 2,113 farm bureau ins promotion 1,879 bcbs promotion 2,920 communications 57 contributions 1,218 organization 11,899 program 9,949 total 46,014”

“Payroll liabilities 350 0”

“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.”

“Article iv - board of directors, sections 1 and 2, were amended to: section 1. Number of directors and basis of representation. The business, property and affairs of this corporation shall be managed by a board of directors not to exceed ten (10) in number. For the purpose of representation the county shall be divided into three (3) districts. Districts shall consist of the following townships respectively: district 1 - dayton, elkland, ellington, elmwood, fremont, kingston, koylton, novesta and wells townships district 2 - arbela, denmark, gilford, juniata, millington, tuscola, vassar, and watertown townships district 3 - akron, almer, columbia, fairgrove, indianfields, and wisner townships one director shall be elected from each district. In addition, there shall be five (5) directors elected at-large within the county. There shall be elected a representative nominated by the farm bureau promotion and education committee and a candidate shall be nominated and elected to represent the farm bureau young farmers. Section 2. Election of directors. Election of all directors shall be by vote of the membership at the county farm bureau annual meeting. Directors shall be known as district directors and directors at-large and shall be elected for three-year terms.”