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Kern County Farm
Bureau 801 South Mount Vernon Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93307 (661) 397-9635 (661) 397-3403 - FAX |
Farm Bureau is a voluntary, non-governmental, bi-partisan organization of farmers, designed to accomplish cooperatively that which they cannot do individually. Farm Bureau helps farmers to help themselves.
Individual farmers and their families belong to the County Farm Bureaus. The 53 County Farm Bureaus in California are members of the California Farm Bureau Federation, which in turn is a member of the American Farm Bureau Federation, along with 48 other State Farm Bureaus and Puerto Rico.
This means that by payment of annual dues to Kern County Farm Bureau, a Farm Family or supporter is eligible to participate in the services and benefits of these various units of the nation's largest farm organization. Frequently, these services and benefits cannot be measured in dollars and cents.
County Farm Bureaus generate recommendations which are thoroughly discussed by farmers at the California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. The Farm Bureau then applies its resources to implementing the community based ideas.
The Statewide program is administered by a Board of Directors elected from the 21 Farm Bureau Districts in California and implemented by the executive officers and the professional staff.
Matters of national interest go on to the American Farm Bureau Federation as recommendations for consideration.
Kern County Farm Bureau® is a member of California Farm Bureau Federation, a statewide organization of farmers and ranchers with 53 member county Farm Bureau organizations covering 56 California counties. California Farm Bureau Federation is a member of American Farm Bureau Federation®, a national organization of farmers and ranchers with member state Farm Bureau organizations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Kern County Farm Bureau programs and services, unless otherwise indicated, are available only to members of Kern County Farm Bureau. The political and other positions expressed in these pages are those of Kern County Farm Bureau on various issues as they relate to Kern County. The positions of the state Farm Bureau organization collectively are expressed through California Farm Bureau Federation, whose website can be found at http://www.cfbf.com. The positions of the national Farm Bureau organization collectively are expressed through American Farm Bureau Federation, whose website can be found at http://www.FB.org.
FARM BUREAU and FB are registered service marks owned by American Farm Bureau Federation.