What types of services does the Virginia Farm Bureau offer to horse owners?
We are a general farm organization that tries to meet the needs of as many farmers as we can as well as our non-producer, associate members, so most of our services are not developed with a specific commodity in mind. We offer economic services, which are available to all our members, and then non-profit activities through which we interact directly with our producer members. Our economic services range from a wide variety of insurance products, to travel planning services, to eyewear savings, to auto and truck tire sales, to a long-distance phone service program – these are just some of the things we offer. On our non-profit side, we have an awful lot to offer to the equine industry. Weve got considerable staff resources with a lot of experience and expertise. We are used to interacting and working cooperatively with commodity organizations, government agencies, our land-grants, private sector companies and organizations, we bring one more voice to the table. We do this on the local,
