Policy for IFB and AFBF
The Illinois Farm Bureau grassroots policy development process provides every voting member the opportunity to make known their concerns about issues important to them. When properly supported through the grassroots policy development process, these concerns are considered and may be adopted by the voting delegates at the organization's annual meeting each December. (Download the entire 2018 Illinois Farm Bureau policy document here).
That delegate action dictates the direction the organization follows in carrying out its programs each year. It is from this grassroots input and direction that Farm Bureau realizes its strength as an organization serving the needs of our members. These policies become the position for the organization for the upcoming year.
National recommendations are forwarded on to the American Farm Bureau Federation for consideration by the AFBF Resolutions Committee. Policies adopted at the American Farm Bureau Annual meeting by voting delegates from each of the 50 states become Illinois and AFBF's position on national and international issues. To discuss the AFBF Policy Process, please contact rwhitehouse@ilfb.org. (Download the entire 2017 AFBF policy document here).
Your 2018 Policies
2. Activation and Status of Resolutions
5. Agricultural and Vocational Education
6. Agriculture in the Classroom
10. University of Illinois Extension
17. Aboveground Fuel Storage Tanks
18. Agricultural Environmental Protection
21. Drainage and Stormwater Management
30. Organic Nutrient Management
31. Pesticide Application Education And Recordkeeping
32. River Conservancy Districts
33. Rivers, Levees and Floodplains
35. Voluntary Ecosystem Preservation
36. Water Quality and Watershed Projects
43. Governmental Property Acquisition and Ownership
44. Heritage Areas and Corridors
45. Land Use and Farmland Preservation
51. Animal Health and Identification
58. Contract Production and Marketing
60. Big Data E Commerce Privacy And Ownership
61. Development of New Uses and New Markets
64. Farmer Protection for Payment of Grain
66. Industrial Hemp Production
67. Livestock Pricing and Marketing
69. Packers and Stockyards Act
70. Plant Patents and Plant Variety Protection
73. USDA Reporting and Operations
74. Government Conservation Programs
76. Government Economic Policies
79. Risk Management Crop Insurance
81. Communication And Public Image
82. Farm Bureau Relationship with Affiliated Companies
84. Involvement of Members in Farm Bureau
85. Legislative and Agricultural Leadership
87. Uniform Cooperative Agreement
91. Food Quality Protection Act
97. Business Climate in Illinois
98. Compensation of Public Officials
99. Driving Under the Influence
104. Illinois Banking Structure
105. Illinois Department of Agriculture
106. Intergovernmental Cooperation
112. Private Lands Cooperative Initiative
115. Public Employee Collective Bargaining
117. Tort Reform and Insurance Liability
118. Trespass, Vandalism, and Private Land Access
120. Property Tax Administration
128. Transportation-Vehicle Regulations
129. Transportation--Unmanned_Aircraft_Systems
