American Farm Bureau Federation - Revision history

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Claire Robinson at 20:58, 13 November 2008

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Claire Robinson at 20:57, 13 November 2008

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Mary Spowart at 21:39, 19 August 2007

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	The '''American Farm Bureau Federation''' (AFBF) and commonly referred to as the '''Farm Bureau''' is a [[lobbying]] organization in the United States representing farmers and ranchers.		The '''American Farm Bureau Federation''' (AFBF) and commonly referred to as the '''Farm Bureau''' is a [[lobbying]] organization in the United States representing farmers and ranchers.
	==History==		==History==

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 Other bureaus on a county level formed across the country.
-Farmers meeting in [[Saline County, Missouri]] were the first to form a state-wide bureau in 1915.
+Farmers meeting in Saline County, Missouri were the first to form a state-wide bureau in 1915.
 The initial farm bureaus had  a social and educational function furthering the extension service efforts but they developed into a lobbying organization.
-The American Farm Bureau was formally created in 1919 in [[Chicago, Illinois]].  Its initial organization papers said:
+The American Farm Bureau was formally created in 1919 in Chicago, Illinois.  Its initial organization papers said:
 <blockquote>The purpose of Farm Bureau is to make the business of farming more profitable, and the community a better place to live. Farm Bureau should provide an organization in which members may secure the benefits of unified efforts in a way which could never be accomplished through individual effort.

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 *[[Truth about Trade and Technology]]
-== References ==
+==References==
 * [http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=about.home Farm Bureau Historical Highlights, 1919-1994]
 * [http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=newsroom.statefbs Link to state Farm Bureaus]
 * [http://www.fb.org The American Farm Bureau Federation Web site]
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	* [http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=newsroom.statefbs Link to state Farm Bureaus]		* [http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=newsroom.statefbs Link to state Farm Bureaus]
	* [http://www.fb.org The American Farm Bureau Federation Web site]		* [http://www.fb.org The American Farm Bureau Federation Web site]
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		+	[[Category:Food Industry lobby groups]]

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−	See [[Truth about Trade & Technology]]	+	The '''American Farm Bureau Federation''' (AFBF) and commonly referred to as the '''Farm Bureau''' is a [[lobbying]] organization in the United States representing farmers and ranchers.
		+	==History==
		+	The Farm Bureau movement officially started in 1911 when John Barron, a farmer who graduated from [[Cornell University]] and worked as an extension agent in Broome County, New York. He served as a "farm bureau" representative for farmers with the Binghamton, [[New York Chamber of Commerce]]. The effort was financed by the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] and Lackawanna Railroad. The Broome County Farm Bureau soon separated from the Chamber of Commerce.
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		+	Other bureaus on a county level formed across the country.
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		+	Farmers meeting in [[Saline County, Missouri]] were the first to form a state-wide bureau in 1915.
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		+	The initial farm bureaus had a social and educational function furthering the extension service efforts but they developed into a lobbying organization.
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		+	The American Farm Bureau was formally created in 1919 in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. Its initial organization papers said:
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		+	<blockquote>The purpose of Farm Bureau is to make the business of farming more profitable, and the community a better place to live. Farm Bureau should provide an organization in which members may secure the benefits of unified efforts in a way which could never be accomplished through individual effort.
		+	– Statement originally approved by Farm Bureau members in 1920.[http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=about.home]</blockquote>
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		+	The American Farm Bureau Federation relocated its headquarters from Park Ridge, Illinois to Washington, D.C. in 2003.[http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=newsroom.newsfocus&year=2003&file=nr1001.html]
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		+	== Personnel ==
		+	* [[Bob Stallman]], President
		+	* [[Bob Young]], Chief Economist
		+	* [[Mark Maslyn]], Executive Director, Public Policy
		+	* [[Don Lipton]], Director, Public Relations
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		+	==Affiliations==
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		+	==See also==
		+	*[[Truth about Trade and Technology]]
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		+	== References ==
		+	* [http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=about.home Farm Bureau Historical Highlights, 1919-1994]
		+	* [http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=newsroom.statefbs Link to state Farm Bureaus]
		+	* [http://www.fb.org The American Farm Bureau Federation Web site]