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Each county Farm Bureau elects its own board of directors and officers. Texas Farm Bureau members are not required to be agricultural producers. Membership is open to anyone interested in supporting Texas’ rural communities and agricultural operations. Farm Bureau members pay annual dues, which cover a variety of member services and benefits. [1]
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] Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Farm Bureau has affiliates in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Each affiliate is a ...
Henry Nelson Pope (1859-1956) was president of the Texas Farmers Union; in 1916, he testified before the United States Congress. National Farmers Union (officially Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America) is a national federation of state Farmers Union organizations in the United States.
This effort failed in Texas where no Agricultural Board was established. In late February 1977 union members began a 420-mile (670 km) march from San Juan, Texas, to the capital at Austin just 11 years after the first Texas farm worker march on Austin. This second march ended on April 2 at the state capitol building.
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.
The board of directors has no less than 14 members, but the actual number can vary. The board’s directors are elected by the voting delegates of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation at their annual meeting. For the purpose of electing directors, the Federation is divided into seven districts made up of each County Farm Bureau.
The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation is part of the American Farm Bureau Federation, established in 1919, and is the nation's largest general farm and ranch organization. State Senator Norris C. Williamson of East Carroll Parish, was among the founders of the Louisiana branch of the federation and served on the first board of directors. [1]
The Fiscal Service replaced the Bureau of the Public Debt and the Financial Management Service effective October 7, 2012, by directive of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. [2] The merger of the two agencies and their data centers saved $415 million. [3] The Bureau manages the government's accounting, central payment systems, and public debt. [4]