In January 2019, voting delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th annual meeting recommended to the AFBF board of directors that the organization convene a Farm Bureau- and producer-led coalition to review methods to restructure and modernize the current Federal Milk Marketing Order system.
Farm Bureau is the voice of agricultural producers at all levels.The Foundation is creating agriculturally literate citizens through our educational programs, grants, scholarships, classroom curriculum, and volunteer trainings. The Arab Oil Embargo of 1973 led to long lines at American gas pumps and sparked interest in producing fuel from corn, then known as Gasohol. Farm Bureau blamed inflation on government spending for the Vietnam War and Great Society programs, not food prices. A declaration at the beginning of the convention said, “This country needs the sound, conservative common-sense of the farmers expressed in a collective and organized way.” AFBF defended farmers responsible and proper use of pesticides and deplored exaggerations of widespread misuse and threat to public health.Both President Richard Nixon and Vice-President Spiro Agnew attended the 50th anniversary of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Chicago. President Nixon clamped an embargo on export sales of soybeans because of dwindling supplies. The Farm Bureau legacy includes leadership within local communities, advocacy on rural issues, public service and outreach, agriculture literacy and environmental initiatives that protect the environment and preserve its productive beauty for the next generation to utilize and enjoy.Having a voice – a seat at the table and an impact on policy – is critical. Strong winds scoured the land lifting “black blizzards” of loose soil in what became known as the Dust Bowl. By then economic conditions for farmers were improving.The AFBF Annual Convention was underway in Chicago on December 7, 1941, when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. Farm Bureau exposed the regimentation of farmers and staggering cost to taxpayers, and the plan was dropped. AFBF joined the Ag for NAFTA coalition, which was instrumental in getting the trade agreement passed in 1993. Skip to main content. Farm Bureau took the lead in drafting the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, the first piece of New Deal legislation. Federal monetary policy curbed runaway inflation but led to sky-high interest rates. Farm Bureau continues to evolve to serve the needs of members and their families on and off the farm or ranch. The organization's primary goal is to promote and represent the interests of its agricultural members within the state of Michigan.. The Farm Bloc, a bipartisan group of senators and congressmen, first met in Farm Bureau’s Washington D.C., office in 1921.