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The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is the national umbrella group for its state-based counterparts.

Farm Bureau is an independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization governed by and representing farm and ranch families united for the purpose of analyzing their problems and formulating action to achieve educational improvement, economic opportunity and social advancement and, thereby, to promote the national well-being. Farm Bureau is local, county, state, national and international in its scope and influence and is non-partisan, non-sectarian and non-secret in character. Farm Bureau is the voice of agricultural producers at all levels.

In 1919, a small group of farmers from 30 states gathered in Chicago and founded the American Farm Bureau Federation. Their goal – speaking for themselves through their own national organization. Farm Bureau soon became the voice of agriculture at the national level.

“The purpose of Farm Bureau is to make the business of farming more profitable, and the community a better place to live. Farm Bureau should provide an organization in which members may secure the benefits of unified efforts in a way which could never be accomplished through individual effort.” – Statement originally approved by Farm Bureau members in 1920.

While issues and challenges have changed for America’s farmers and ranchers over the past eight decades, the mission and goals of Farm Bureau have remained true to that spirit. Farm Bureau members have become more vocal in speaking out on issues of concern for the nation’s farmers and ranchers.

Contents 1 Personnel 2 Contact details 3 Articles and resources 3.1 SourceWatch articles 3.2 References 3.3 External resources 3.4 External articles

Personnel

• President, Bob Stallman
• Former President, Dean R. Kleckner

Contact details

600 Maryland Ave. SW
Suite 1000W
Washington DC 20024
Phone: (202) 406-3600
Fax: (202) 406-3602
Web: http://www.fb.org/

Articles and resources

SourceWatch articles

• Alliance for Energy and Economic Growth
• Meat & Dairy industry
• Meat Promotion Coalition

References

External resources

External articles

• Bill Berkowitz, Farm Bureau Is a Front, ZMagazine, 1 November 2000.
• Scotty Johnson and Sam Husseini, Right-Wing Business in Farmer's Overalls, Extra!, September/October 2000.

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