Manatee County Farm Bureau

Mission and Vision

The Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s mission is “to increase the net income of farmers and ranchers, and to improve the quality of rural life.” The vision of the FFBF is “Florida Farm Bureau will be the most effective, influential and respected Farm Bureau in the nation. To truly be recognized as Florida’s Voice of Agriculture.”

Florida Farm Bureau is the Voice of Florida Agriculture

This year, Florida Farm Bureau Federation celebrates more than 78 years of service to agriculture. With more than 142,000 members, Florida Farm Bureau is our state’s largest agricultural organization. Sixty county Farm Bureaus constitute the grassroots structure of our organization. We represent farm owners who produce all 300 of the state’s agricultural commodities, regardless of their scope of operations or location. Agriculture in Florida is second only to tourism in economic importance.