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Texas Farm Bureau membership is working to:

  • Obtain high net income for farmers and ranchers.

  • Ensure right to own and control private property.

  • Develop, expand and protect foreign markets.

  • Reduce ad valorem tax burden.

  • Improve public relations for agriculture.

  • Improve economic services to members.

  • Protect agricultural water rights.

  • Restrict burdensome regulations on agriculture.

Farm Bureau is an independent organization of farm and ranch families who have joined to solve their problems through united action. The Farm Bureau is totally controlled by its members through majority decision and is financed by voluntary dues. The Texas Farm Bureau has more than 450,000 member families in 206 organized counties. It is affiliated with the American Farm Bureau Federation, which has a membership in excess of 6 million member families in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Texas Farm Bureau is responsible for Farm Bureau® membership and programs within Texas.

Policies that guide the organization originate at the grassroots level with each member given an opportunity to participate.  Polices are adopted after discussion and exchange of ideas at county, state and national conventions.

Farm Bureau's structure guarantees membership control. Members originate policies, and through their delegates, control state and national policies and elect officers and directors.

Farm Bureau members get action on policies by expressing their desires to their elected representatives. Legislative staffs in Austin and Washington, D.C. inform lawmakers on Farm Bureau's position, and call for membership action when necessary.

Visit our member benefits and services pages for a detailed listing of all the programs and services we offer.