Priority Issues

Each November during the MFBF Annual Meeting, the organization adopts policy resolutions based on agricultural issues raised by members at the local level across the state.

Following this process, the MFBF Board of Directors establishes priority issues for the legislative session, underscoring those issues most essential to the strength and vitality of agriculture for the upcoming year.

The grassroots framework of Minnesota Farm Bureau's policy development process makes us unique in the fact that our work is truly member-driven and bipartisan in nature. 

This amplifies members' voices and provides guidance towards the implementation of solutions that can make a difference in members' livelihoods and an overall impact to agriculture. 

Family Farm Legacy

Ensuring policies and resources support farm families in passing land, knowledge and opportunity from one generation to the next. 

Rural Economic Vitality

Advancing initiatives that grow rural businesses, improve infrastructure and empower local communities.

Environmental Stewardship

Supporting science-based land and livestock conservation practices that protect natural resources while keeping farms productive and sustainable. 

Energy & Farmland Preservation

Balancing renewable energy policies with the long-term protection of Minnesota’s agricultural lands. 

National Policy

The Minnesota Farm Bureau is a part of the American Farm Bureau Federation, comprised of 50 state Farm Bureaus and Puerto Rico. Together we make a strong presence for agriculture in Washington, D.C. Every year, Farm Bureau members in more than 2,800 counties meet to discuss and vote on policies affecting their farms, ranches and communities. Those policies then set the agenda for their state Farm Bureaus and ultimately AFBF.

AFBF works to support the following principles in guiding the development of programs in the next Farm Bill:   

  • Maintain funding commitments to current farm programs;
  • Maintain a unified farm bill which includes nutrition programs and farm programs together; and 
  • Prioritize funding for risk management tools which include both federal crop insurance and commodity programs.

Farm Bureau also looks at additional federal legislative and regulatory issues that affect farmers and ranchers including:

  • Sustainability
  • Regulatory Reform
  • Right to Repair
  • Labor
  • Tax Reform
  • Comprehensive US Energy Policy
  • Infrastructure
  • Innovation
  • Farm Policy

Learn more about federal issues on the AFBF website.