Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Agricultural education: carroll county farm bureau strongly supports learning experiences that take place outside the classroom. We encourage the growth of all individuals thru a variety of skills by education outreach. We hope our involvement in the area will encourage individuals to be prepared for leadership and careers in science, business and technology of agriculture. Strong contributions to the carroll area ffa, coon rapids-bayard ffa, glidden-ralston ffa & ikm-manning ffa groups are presented during national ffa week. This past year, the board donated a significant donation to the loess hills ag in the classroom to enhance our reach of students within the county. We made a $5,000 contribution to the glidden ralston agriculture education program to finish a new school greenhouse. The students grow vegetables for the school lunch program and potting plants for sale to the public. We are proud to have awarded county scholarships to local individuals who plan to continue their education in agriculture. We were also fortunate to have three local farmers participate in the 2025 young farmer conference, a place where young farmers can gain insight thru education and information.

Public policy: carroll county farm bureau board members are vigorous regarding policy development and implementation. Board members invited all county supervisors to the february farm bureau meeting to visit about the yearly county budget as well as road conditions, wind turbines, taxes, and bi-annually public hearings. The september regional board meeting allowed for members to come together and voice their opinions on what state and national issues farm bureau should be addressing. Opinionnaires allow all farm bureau members to voice their thoughts and feelings regarding local, state, and national issues. Resolutions are then presented at the annual meeting in july where members are present to be discuss and amended the proposed resolutions. The adopted resolutions are then accepted by the board and in turn a group of individuals volunteer to participate in the fb response team, contacting legislature on the importance of the issue. Board members completed candidate evaluation forms for all legislative, congressional, and state-wide races and their completed forms were sent to the iowa farm bureau committee. Farm bureau members were fortunate to participate in farm bureau days at the capitol, pre-summer policy, pre-annual district and pac training meetings. Board members attended legislative forums that involve issues within the county.

The company has various programs that are aimed at providing information to members on current agricultural issues through newsletters, meetings, etc. 1,736 members were benefitted in this manner during 2024.