• History:

    Green Lake County Farm Bureau is working for you!


    Conduct a Fair Food stand.
    Award $50 savings bond to 4-H Key Awards winners.
    Sponsor FFA students to attend FFA Farm Forum.
    Organize a variety of Ag in the Classroom presentations.
    Conduct an agricultural essay contest for 4th and 5th graders.
    Will award two $500 scholarships to high school seniors annually.
    Active Young Farm & Agriculturalist members that participate in Discussion Meet and Achievement Award contest.
    Active Women's committee.
    Delegates represent the county at WFBF Annual Meeting.
    Board members attend Ag Day at the Capitol.
    Provide property tax relief (saving farmers $350 million in 2007) through the use of value assessment law.
    Defended your Right to Farm by supporting the Sawyer Co. cranberry grower sued in a nuisance lawsuit.
    WFBF is against EPA's tax proposal on emissions from livestock.


    History of Farm Bureau:


    The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation (WFBF) was organized by a group of farmers in Waukesha on May 27th, 1920 and incorporated in December, 1920. The farmers wanted to have an organization controlled by farmers to represent them on legislative issues and to provide farm marketing, business and planning consultation and services.
    Since then, WFBF has evolved into one of the most effective voices for farmers in Wisconsin and is the state's largest general farm organization representing the needs and interests of all farmers for all commodities. There are 43,000 member families that belong to one of 61 county Farm Bureaus, all run by board of directors. County Farm Bureaus are involved in a variety of legislative or promotional activities. Members join for various reasons: to support legislative and public relations efforts, to qualify for member benefits or to support WI farm families.
    WFBF is a voluntary, non-governmental organization financed and controlled by the voting member families. The members elect delegates who in turn elect a Board of Directors of eleven people. One district director from each of the nine districts, together with the Women's Committee Chair and the Young Farmers Chair, make up the Board of Directors.