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Farm Bureau office in Pinckney, Michigan 1935 FDR remarks for the American Farm Bureau Federation on agriculture during the Great Depression. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), more informally called the American Farm Bureau (AFB) or simply the Farm Bureau, is a United States–based 501(c)(5) tax-exempt agricultural organization and lobbying group. [1]
The Farm Credit System (FCS) in the United States is a nationwide network of borrower-owned lending institutions and specialized service organizations. The Farm Credit System provides more than $373 billion (as of 2022) [1] in loans, leases, and related services to farmers, ranchers, rural homeowners, aquatic producers, timber harvesters, agribusinesses, and agricultural and rural utility ...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue addresses Farmers Business Network's 2019 Farmer2Farmer Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. The company introduced their first non-GMO corn and soybean seed offerings with F2F Genetics Network in August 2018. [6] Some farmer members have reported saving thousands of dollars through the purchase of FBN seeds ...
FBL Financial Group, Inc. is a financial services holding company, headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FFG. Its primary operating subsidiary, Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company, underwrites and markets a broad range of life insurance and annuities to individuals and businesses.
Bob Kremer (born 1936) is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. From 1999 to 2007, he represented the 34th District in the Nebraska Legislature. Kremer is a farmer and cattle feeder. Kremer was born on January 8, 1936, in Aurora and graduated from Aurora High School in 1953, and Northwestern College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1958.
The Nebraska Farmer was the first agricultural publication in the state and is, at present, one of the oldest run journals in Nebraska. This publication is still highly influential in the making of agricultural policies and procedures in Nebraska and surrounding Great Plains states. It is owned by media company Penton.
The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–246 (text), H.R. 6124, 122 Stat. 1651, enacted June 18, 2008, also known as the 2008 U.S. Farm Bill) was a $288 billion, five-year agricultural policy bill that was passed into law by the United States Congress on June 18, 2008.
Porter (2000) follows the growth of activity among the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) membership and leadership on behalf of the legislation. It was the first farm organization to endorse the McNary–Haugen plan and also supported other groups working toward the plan's passage and paid the costs of sending its president, Charles E. Hearst ...