Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is a general
farm organization made up of members providing legislative support, information, and services
to Pennsylvania's farmers and rural families since 1950.
Legislative Representation
The Farm
Bureau provides members with representation in Washington
and Harrisburg concerning legislation. The Farm Bureau
is based on a grass roots structure whereby county Farm Bureaus
and their leaders develop and implement policy to be determined
at an annual meeting each year.
Issues which Farm Bureau has represented members on includes: farmland
preservation, commodity pricing, tort reform, property tax reduction,
health insurance reform, Sunday hunting, water rights and wildlife
management, to name a few.
Information
Monthly publications and newsletters are produced to keep members
informed as to legislative and organizational changes.
Services
Farm Bureau provides members with contracted services such as:
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In addition, PA Farm Bureau also has the MSC Business Services division for members needing
tax and payroll preparation, business software and computers, accounting,
legal advice and consulting specifically geared toward the agricultural industry.
Education
Community education programs outlining the importance of agriculture
to everyone is pursued by programs in schools, ag days, farm shows
and county events.
Six Mobile Ag Ed Science Labs travel across the state taking agriculture education to classrooms for grades K-12.
Ag scholarships are available for the Penn State School of Ag and Delaware Valley
School of Ag through the PA Friends of Ag Foundation.
Who is Farm Bureau?
Farm Bureau is made up of regular
and associate members.
Only regular (farming and farm-related) members
set the policies of the organization and its activities through grassroots policy development. Only regular members are permitted to hold office and vote on policies.
Associate members may participate in and take advantage of all Farm
Bureau programs, except policy
development.
Policies adopted by the regular membership control PFB
at all levels. It is through policy development that the first step
is taken to develop effective programs for agriculture. Policy execution
is conducted by an active lobbying effort with county and state Farm
Bureau leaders and the cooperation of the PFB staff.
PFB is the recognized spokesman for
its members in the PA General Assembly and the U.S. Congress. It is
actively involved in both legislative and regulatory activities of
government at the county, state and national levels by working to enact
policies adopted by the membership.
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