Jackson County Farm Bureau

“Bcbs service revenue 3,860 farm bureau ins. Promotion 2,393 total 6,253”

“Expenses office supplies 325 telephone 2,132 business charges 1,220 office agreement 345 insurance 1,019 field communications 1,197 contributions 590 organization 9,373 program 11,103 bcbs expenses 59 total 27,363”

“Land contract 0 110,000 total 0 110,000”

“Harvest for all 489 1,189”

“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.”

“The by-laws were updated to reflect amended membership requirements, reduction in number of districts, governance provisions for transition from seven districts to three, and qualifications to serve as a delegate.”