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As a member Minnesota Farm Bureau you are entitled to the following member savings:

Automobile
Extra Rewards

Family Entertainment
Family Health
Farm and Business
Financial Services
Hotel
Telephone Services


The Voice of Agriculture May 2013 Benefits page


Automobile

GM

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GM Business Choice Offer 2012

NEW GM PRIVATE OFFER PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT
GM Membership Verification Instructions


Eligible Farm Bureau members in Minnesota can now receive a $500 discount on each qualifying 2011, 2012 or 2013 model year Chevrolet, GMC or Buick vehicle they purchase or lease. This Farm Bureau member exclusive is offered for vehicles purchased or leased through Farm Bureau’s—GM PRIVATE OFFER at a participating GM dealerships.

Twenty-seven GM models are part of the program, including the Chevrolet Silverado HD, honored as the 2011 Motor Trend Truck of the Year. A broad range of other pick-up trucks, SUVs, sedans and crossovers also are included in the program.

To qualify for the offer, individuals must have been a Farm Bureau member for at least 60 days prior to the date of delivery of the vehicle selected. Members may receive the incentive for the purchase or lease of multiple vehicles, including fleet vehicles purchased through GM’s National Fleet Purchase Program. This incentive is stackable with other retail incentives. Contact dealership for full details. Program details and eligibility guidelines are available by contacting your state Farm Bureau. To print your certificate, visit www.fbverify.com/gm.

AAA

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Farm Bureau members receive up to 20% discount off AAA membership , applies to new and renewal . Waiver of $10 enrollment fee for new members. For more information on this exclusive program for MFB members, contact AAA at 800-677-2227. Be sure to mention that you are MFB member and refer to Group #M875.

AAA Benefits and Pricing


Avis Car Rental

Save 5-25% on daily, weekend and weekly rates. For information and reservations, call 800-331-1212 or log onto www.avis.com. Mention your Avis worldwide discount number: Minnesota Farm Bureau, A298823.




Extra Rewards

Theft and Arson Reward Service

Rewards individuals up to $1,000 for offering information leading to the arrest and conviction of
persons committing theft, arson or vandalism to property belonging to Farm Bureau members.
Forms are at your County Farm Bureau office or call 651-768-2114.

Member Protector Policy

No-cost Accidental Death Insurance
Another service provided by Farm Bureau membership is an accidental death insurance policy for the member,
spouse and unmarried children younger than 22 years and living at home. The maximum amount of the policy is
up to $2,000 for the member and spouse, and $1,000 for the children. For more information call 651-768-2114.

Exceptions to the Accidental Death Coverage
Accidental death coverage does not cover:
1. Accidents involving motor vehicles on public roads or highways;
2. Suicides;
3. War, riots or insurrections;
4. Illness, disease or treatment of such;
5. Harm while committing an assault or felony; and
6. Food poisoning, bacterial poisoning or infections.

MFBF’s “The Voice of Agriculture”

A FREE subscription to Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation's monthly newspaper that includes legislative updates,
feature stories, columns from the field, health and wellness tips and various other articles pertaining to the agricultural industry.

Family Entertainment

Great Wolf Lodge-Wisconsin Dells, WI

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A Perk for the Whole Pack! A 10% savings off best available room rates and includes up to 4 Waterpark Passes. Visit greatwolf.com or call 800-559-9653 to make reservations.

Use corporate code: MNFB551A. Offer guaranteed when reservations are made 30 days prior to arrival date.

Limited time offer: Save 20% on all reservations booked by April 22.

2013 Promotional Flier

Water Park of America, by Mall of America, Bloomington

Located inside the Radisson Hotel Bloomington, near Mall of America and soaring 90 feet above the Twin Cities’ skyline, Water Park of America entertains both the young and young at heart. Surf on Minnesota’s only Flow Rider Surf Simulator, catch a wave in the Lake Superior wave pool or challenge your fears in America’s longest indoor family raft ride at ten stories tall and over a mile long! The Water Park of America offers a spa, two restaurants, 5,800 sq ft arcade, cafe, wireless internet and much more.

Water Park of America will honor a Sunday-Friday water park general admission rate of $15 per person per day or Saturday $20 per person per day. Rates are subject to applicable sales taxes. All admission into the water park is based on daily availability.

Water Park of America Ticket Form

Radisson Hotel Bloomington by Mall of America

Save 25% off of standard overnight room rates. Mention Promotional Code “FARM” to redeem. All rates are subject to availability and blackout dates. Show your Farm Bureau membership card or a copy of the printed flyer to redeem these discounts.

Visit www.waterparkofamerica.com for access to discounts and monthly promotions exclusive to Farm Bureau members in Minnesota.


Valleyfair

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Valleyfair is the place for family fun. With over 75 rides and attractions, including live shows, Soak City
Waterpark and the all-new Planet Snoopy TM, there's fun for all ages! Plus you get all this for one great price!

Purchase tickets at home 24 hours a day at

https://shopcf.accesso.com/clients/cedarfair/affiliate/login.php?m=2818&ec=1100

Enter MNFARM as the username and BUREAU as the password.

Check out their website at valleyfair.com.

2013 Order Form

Minnesota Zoo

$2 adult and $1 child off zoo admission and $1.00 off IMAX Theatre admission. To get your discount card,
call 651-768-2114. www.mnzoo.org


Nikelodeon Universe

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All day wrist band discounted tickets may be ordered by calling 651-768-2114 or sending in the order form listed below. Tickets may be ordered online. See instructions for ordering listed below. www.nickelodeonuniverse.com

Nickelodeon Universe Order Form

Instructions for Ordering Tickets Online


SEA LIFE Aquarium - Mall of the America

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With an amazing 300 foot ocean tunnel, 30 display tanks and more than 10,000 sea creatures the aquarium is the perfect stop for family fun! To get any closer you would have to get wet! Discounted daily admission wristband allows unlimited re-entry. Tickets may be ordered online. See order form for instructions. Call 651-768-2114.

2013 SEA LIFE Aquarium Order Form

Xcel Energy Center

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Farm Bureau members can enjoy discounts to events via www.xcelenergycenter.com/MNfarm. The site is updated as new events are announced so visit the site often. If you do not have internet access, call 651-768-2114.


Family Health

Anytime Fitness, LLC

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Farm Bureau members in MN (MNFB) and their immediate family members are eligible to enjoy the following at participating Anytime Fitness clubs: 10% off standard monthly fees; 50% off standard enrollment fees*; Free, 7-day trial passes offered to members who bring proof of their membership to an Anytime Fitness club (one pass per person). Anytime Fitness honors health care fitness incentive programs. *Valid at participating locations. For a complete list of club locations, visit www.anytimefitness.com.

Anytime Fitness Flyer

Stroke Detection Plus

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Stroke Detection Plus is a mobile vascular screening company that provides Farm Bureau members a $35 savings on preventive tests to help identify those at high risk for stroke, vascular disease or osteoporosis. For more information call 877-732-8258 or log on to strokedetectionplus.com

May 6- Klein Bank, Chanhassen, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
May 7- Klein Bank, Waconia, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
May 8- VFW, Madison, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
May 9- Klein Bank, Buffalo, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
May 28- American Legion, Melrose, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
May 29- VFW, East Grand Forks, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
May 30- Holiday Inn Express, Bemidji, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
May 31- Historic Holmes Theatre, Detroit Lakes, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.


ScriptSave

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Farm Bureau members, especially those with limited or no insurance coverage, can save on brand name and generic prescription purchases at local pharmacies by using their ScriptSave card. Visit www.scriptsave.com and log in using Group Number 941. Go to the card services page, click on option to enroll and enter requested information. Print out your card or call 1-800-700-3957 to request your card.

ScriptSave Flyer
ScriptSave General FAQs
ScriptSave Prescription Card
Who Uses ScriptSave?

Dental Care Advantage

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Minnesota Farm Bureau members, who pay a $40 annual subscription fee, can carry a discount card that is recognized by doctors and pharmacies which entitle members to a 20-55% reduction in the cost of dental procedure, prescriptions, most eye care, and most chiropractic care. For more information www.amdps.com or 888-540-9488. There are 1,891 dentists in Minnesota participating in this program. Most major pharmacies (like Walgreens and Wal-mart) accept the discount for prescriptions (1,017 sites). Click here for a provider look up.

2012 Dental Care Advantage information and application

QualSight LASIK

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Minnesota Farm Bureau members can save on vision correction through the QualSight LASIK program.

Please call 1-877-507-4448 for a doctor near you and learn how you can save 40% to 50% off the national average price for traditional LASIK. QualSight doctors are credentialed, Board Certified, and use the latest FDA technologies.

The QualSight LASIK program offers significant savings at over 800 locations nationwide. Call QualSight LASIK toll free at 1-877-507-4448 to take advantage of this outstanding Farm Bureau benefit or visit www.QualSight.com/-MNFB

HOURS (CST): Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Member Information Sheet

ClearValue Hearing

Exclusively for Farm Bureau Members- receive up to 55% off pricing on hearing instruments.
Supplements existing insurance and Medicare. Free hearing aid tests, two-year manufacturer
warranty, free one-year battery supply and Siemens Digital instruments. Before purchasing
call 888-497-7447 or visit www.clearvaluehearing.com.

Farm & Business

NEW! Case IH

Farm Bureau members will receive a manufacturer’s incentive discount of $300 - $500 depending on the tractor or implement acquired. Members should negotiate their best deal with their preferred Case-IH dealer and then add the manufacturer’s incentive discount to the bottom line. There is no limit to the number of incentive discounts that a Farm Bureau member may use so long as it’s no more than one per unit acquired and the acquisition(s) is/are made for their personal and/or their business use.

The incentive discount(s) is/are shown on invoice as a subtraction from the best-negotiated price of the acquired unit(s).

Eligible individual, family or business members will receive the following manufacturer discounts on purchases of the listed products:

Farmall Compact tractors (A & B) $300 per unit

Farmall Utilities – C, U, & J series $500 per unit

Maxxum Series and Farmall 100A series $500 per unit

Self-propelled windrowers $500 per unit

Large square balers $500 per unit

Round balers $300 per unit

Small square balers $300 per unit

Disc mower conditioners $300 per unit

Sickle mower conditioners $300 per unit

Case IH Scout $300 per unit

A current Member Verification Certificate must be presented to the Case-IH dealer IN ADVANCE of product delivery to receive the incentive discount. Incentive discounts cannot be awarded after the product has been delivered. Visit fbverify.com/case for a Member Verification Certificate.


Farm Bureau Direct Marketer

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Minnesota Farm Bureau will be publishing its 2013 member-to-member direct marketing listing, the Farm Bureau Marketer, in the May edition of the Voice of Agriculture. The directory will be distributed to nearly 30,000 Farm Bureau member families in Minnesota as their “Farm Fresh” guide. This is a great way for Farm Bureau members to sell their fresh, processed or value-added agricultural products to consumers.

Farm Bureau Marketer categories include, but are not limited to trees, dairy products, eggs, farm tours, fruits, vegetables, popcorn, wool and wool products, wine, fresh cut flowers and meat products. Note: Farm Bureau Marketer will not include listings of livestock or breeding stock.

Applications are being accepted. This is free of charge as a Farm Bureau member benefit.

To promote your direct marketer business and products to thousands of Farm Bureau members around Minnesota, you must first be a member. Join online at fbmn.org. Then, complete the form below and send it to Judy Pilcher at Minnesota Farm Bureau. The deadline is March 25.

Farm Bureau Direct Marketer Application

Current Farm Fresh Direct Listings

2013 Farm Fresh Direct PDF

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Farm Bureau’s advertising and promotional specialties. Check out their website at fbapparel.com or call John Speck at 847-622-4892.

Small Business Transition

The topic of business transition has long been top-of-mind with farmers and ranchers, but the issue continues to gain momentum as operations grow in size and complexity. With the world changing as it has over recent months, there’s a growing trend for the different generations to want to talk about the future of their operation. But, knowing where to start is not always easy.

We’ve piloted a Web site – www.SmallBusinessTransition.com – that serves as a connection point for current and future farm/ranch owners. It’s a place to gather information and ideas for getting the planning process – and the conversation – started.


AgriPlan/BizPlan

Deduct 100%. Qualifying farmers and small business owners can fully deduct on income tax returns 100% of family health insurance premiums, dental and vision expenses not covered by insurance. Farm Bureau members receive $50 off the first year and $25 for each renewal year following. Call 800-422-4661 . Provider number TAS-00-MNFA. www.tasconline.com


Grainger, Inc.

Grainger Corporate Discount Flier

Grainger GOJO Flier

Grainger, Inc., America's largest supplier, offers more than 220,000 parts and supplies at a discounted rate to Minnesota Farm Bureau members. Grainger, Inc., offers an efficient solution to the need for a speedy and consistent supply of electric motors and other electrical equipment as well as painting, cleaning and other supplies.

Grainger has added FREE FREIGHT on orders placed on-line at www.grainger.com. Members may order supplies online, by phone, fax or by visiting your local Grainger branch. To obtain the 10% discount, contact your local county Farm Bureau office or call the Member Services Department at 888-617-4155 or 877-202-2594 or log onto www.grainger.com. Reference state code #860600410.

Grainger Website and on-line catalog:
www.grainger.com

AgraGate Climate Credits

At AgraGate Climate Credits Corp., our focus is on helping American farmers, ranchers and private forest owners tap into a new revenue stream- the sale of carbon credits from their land. This market is creating a new revenue opportunity for producers with continuously no-tilled fields and newly established grasslands; rangeland that’s been committed to an improvement program; managed reforestation or new plantings on forested land; and on-farm methane digesters. www.agragate.com. Call 866-633-6758.

Financial Services



Farm Bureau Financial Services

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Insurance and Financial Services – The companies of Farm Bureau Financial Services* offer a wide range of competitive products and services to county Farm Bureau members in Minnesota. We can help meet your individual and business needs through all stages of your life with home, vehicle, farm/ranch and life insurance, along with products for retirement and education funding, estate preservation, and more. Contact your Farm Bureau agent or visit our website at www.fbfs.com today for more information.

*Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company, Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company and Western Agricultural Insurance Company, West Des Moines, Iowa

Recruiting Rewards Program

Do you know someone who dreams of owning their own business? The Farm Bureau agent business opportunity is one of the best kept secrets in small business. Agent income is based on effort, not a time card. Agents enjoy flexible hours and the privilege of helping people protect what matters most.

Refer a qualified agent candidate and earn up to $4,000 cash. If your qualified referral contracts with the companies as a Farm Bureau agent, you will be rewarded with $700. Even more can be earned through tier level qualifications, provided the successful agent remains under contract for one year.

For more details about the Recruiting Rewards Referral Program, contact Agency Services at 515-453-3936 or agencyservices@fbfs.com.

Recruiting Rewards Referral Program Brochure

Farm Bureau Bank

Farm Bureau Bank offers Farm Bureau members core banking services including: credit cards, FDIC insured deposit accounts, vehicle loans, residential morgage loans and business lines of credit. To learn more or open an account visit www.farmbureaubank.com.


Hotel


Choice Hotels

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20% off
hotel rates at the following participating hotels: Quality Inn, Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn, Clarion, MainStay Suites, Econolodge and Rodeway Inn. Call 800-258-2847 or visit Choice Hotels for reservations. NEW CODE NUMBER ID# 00209660.

Choice Hotels Savings Card

Spring Promotion Flyer

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NEW! Choice Hotels member benefit - Ascend Hotel Collection.

Ascend Hotel Collection™ is a group of independent hotels for business and leisure travelers who appreciate an upscale hotel with a strong local identity.

Each Ascend™ property a is one-of-a-kind, a reflection of the local culture that enables guests to experience the true flavor of the destination and allows for a richer overall experience, no matter the reason for the trip.

Ascend Hotel Collection guests enjoy the peace of mind they get from a hotel that’s part of a trusted worldwide network, Choice Hotels International®. Ascend Hotel Collection currently boasts over 75 member hotels throughout the United States, Canada, Caribbean and Scandinavia.

Additionally, guests can earn free nights through the award-winning Choice Privileges® rewards program. Choice Privileges allows travelers to earn at 5,500 locations and redeem at all Choice Hotels® properties.

Visit us online at AscendCollection.com or call 800.258.2847. Remember to enter your Special Rate ID and Choice Privileges® number to take advantage of your member benefit while earning points.

Ascend Hotels Fact Sheet

Wyndham Hotel Group

BB_Channel_All.jpg Up to 20% off the best available rate from national hotel chains. Discounts vary by location and time of year and may not be used in conjunction with other discounts. Call 877-670-7088 to make reservations:

Days Inn
Baymont Inns & Suites
Howard Johnson
Ramada
Travelodge
Knights Inn
Wingate Inn
Amerihost
Super 8
Microtel Inn & Suites
Hawthorn Suites

Refer to member benefit #8000002603. Program available at over 4,000 locations.

Visit here: http://wr.wyndhamrewards.com/WyndhamRewards/control/ExtClick?ref_code=MINNFB&page=mbse_advanced_search

© 2012 Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC. All hotels are independently owned and operated excluding certain Wyndham and international Ramada hotels which are managed by our affiliate or through a joint venture partner.

“Best Available Rate” is defined as the best, non-qualified, unrestricted, publicly available rate on the brand sites for the hotel, date and accommodations requested. The discount for some participating properties may be less than 20% off Best Available Rate. Certain other restrictions may apply. To redeem this offer, click our URL link on Organization’s website or call the phone number above and give the agent the ID at the time of reservation. Offer not valid if hotel is called directly; caller must use toll free numbers listed above. Advanced reservations are required. Offer is subject to availability at participating locations and some blackout dates may apply. Offer cannot be combined with any other discounts, offers, group rates, or special promotions. Discounted rates vary by location and time of year. Offer is void where prohibited by law and has no cash value.


Telephone Services


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T-Mobile Special Bonus

Switch to T-Mobile Today- Minnesota Farm Bureau has partnered with T-Mobile to offer cardholders discounts on wireless voice, messaging, and data services. With the T-Mobile Advantage Program, an incredible wireless deal gets even better. You’ll get UNLIMITED, Talk, Text & Web, with no annual contract and no overages.

EVERY line on your account enjoys a 12% service discount on unlimited talk, text and web.

Benefits of the T-Mobile Program:

  • 12% discount off service plans (includes voice, text and e-mail services)
  • Discount applies to ALL lines on the account
  • Small down payment on the latest 4G devices or bring your own phone
  • WAIVED activation fees (savings of $35 per line)
  • FREE Shipping
  • Risk-free, 30-day return policy
  • No Annual Contract
NEW CUSTOMERS or Existing Customers adding a new line of service: Click here to Learn about T-Mobile Specials and order online! or call 1-866-464-8662 option 1 for details. Be sure to mention the promotional code 10100MOFAV and ask for the Minnesota Farm Bureau discount.

EXISTING CUSTOMERS:
Click here to add the discount to your T-Mobile service.



Minnesota Farm Bureau
P.O. Box 64370, St. Paul, MN 55164
Phone: 651-768-2100 Fax: 651-768-2159
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:15 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Friday 7:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
info@fbmn.org