Missouri Farm Bureau Federation 1616 Missouri Blvd

Legislative programs & policy developmentmissouri farm bureau's legislative staff members represent the interests of missouri farm bureau members every day on national and state policy issues. Mfb has an impressive list of accomplishments including bringing better roads to rural missouri, removing the state sales tax on farm machinery, limiting the growth of state taxes for all missourians, preserving the rights of property owners, working to prevent unreasonable government regulations, and much more. Mfb policy positions are determined by the thousands of missourians who are its members. The resolutions committee meets each year in june to consider current issues and questions for the policy questionnaire that appears in the july issue of show me missouri farm bureau magazine. County farm bureaus review member responses and submit policy recommendations to the resolutions committee. In october, the resolutions committee reviews county recommendations and prepares tentative policy resolutions. At the state annual meeting in december, voting delegates representing county farm bureaus offer amendments from the delegate floor. Delegates vote on all existing and amended policy resolutions.

Promotion & educationto promote agriculture and educate the general public about agriculture's role in today's culture.

The missouri farm bureau federation serves as the statewide organization of over 157,679 member farmers and rural missouri businesses related to agriculture. It serves those members through a field service program, county information systems, promotions & education, membership services, commodity information and services, national legislative information and representation, state legislative information and representation, county secretaries, state fair displays, young farmers programs, vocational agriculture and future farmers of america, collegiate farm bureau, marketing seminars, agriculture in the classroom, farm and rural safety, soybean committee, feed grains and wheat committee, sheep committee, forestry committee, tobacco and agriculture, horticulture, county presidents meeting and washington trip, policy development, farm identification program, 4-h program and reward sign program, among many other services.