How do I get involved in helping to create and impact Farm Bureau policy?
Your County Farm Bureau meets on a monthly basis. The best way to raise awareness of an issue or a policy concern is to let the County Farm Bureau Board of Directors know your concern. This can either be done in writing or by attending the board meeting and addressing the concerns. Most often the area program director is also in attendance at the meetings and they might ask for more specific information, which they can forward on to one of three people at the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation working on local, state and national issues. The resources of the Farm Bureau are a huge benefit to membership. Many county Farm Bureaus are very active on local issues and have followed-up by coordinating informational meetings to educate others in the community, legislature and government agencies. One-on-one discussions with state agency commissioners have helped to result in a clear understanding of the concerns that often pit a producer against a regulator.
