Priority Issues

Each year, the Minnesota Farm Bureau Board of Directors identifies priority issues that impact agriculture, farm families, and rural communities across the state.

These issues are developed through a grassroots process, where members raise concerns, discuss solutions, and help shape the organization’s policy focus.

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. 

2026 Minnesota Legislative Session Recap 






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 address federal legislative and regulatory issues that affect farmers and ranchers including:

  • Farm Bill
  • Sustainability
  • Healthier America
  • Labor
  • Tax Reform
  • Fertilizer
  • E15
  • Infrastructure
  • Innovation
  • Farm Policy

Learn more about federal issues on the AFBF website.