Membership in Farm Bureau begins at the basic level, the county. This is where one joins the organization. Every county Farm Bureau is a member of California Farm Bureau Federation. CFBF has 53 county members. The state organization is a member of American Farm Bureau Federation. AFBF has 51 members, the 50 state Farm Federations plus the Farm Bureau representing Puerto Rico. The entire Farm Bureau organization represents 5 million farm families nationwide and nearly 90,000 of them reside in California.

While Farm Bureau does not affiliate itself with any political party, it does have a philosophical belief favoring the private competitive enterprise system, private property rights, and pricing determined by a free marketplace. Farm Bureau favors streamlined government regulation and fair taxation and it encourages its members to support candidates for public office who share these beliefs.

The county Farm Bureau delegates take the concerns and recommendations of its members to the state level by presenting, discussing, and voting on the issues at the California Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting. Issues of national or international interests are then forwarded to the American Farm Bureau Federation House of Delegates.

Kern County Farm Bureau Governing Board and Committees
The Kern County Farm Bureau is divided into three geographic districts and each district is represented by a maximum of eleven directors on the Board of Directors.  The Board meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month with the exception of June, July and August at the KCFB office in Bakersfield, unless otherwise noticed.  Members are always welcome to attend, but it is suggested you contact the office in advance for more information about each month's agenda.  The Annual Meeting for all members is held in October, at which time Officers and Board Members are ratified by those in attendance who maintain an “agricultural" membership.