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Why Become a Member of Riverside County Farm Bureau?
Farm Bureau’s work is only possible with the support of a strong and growing membership. By joining Riverside County Farm Bureau, you help strengthen our voice as we advocate for farmers, ranchers, landowners, agricultural businesses, and rural communities throughout Riverside County.
Your membership supports the continued protection and promotion of local agriculture, while also connecting you to a network of people who care about the future of farming and ranching.
For additional information or to request a membership application, please contact the Riverside County Farm Bureau at (951) 684-6732,
or email us at President@RiversideCFB.com.
Farm Bureau membership gives you a voice in the issues that affect agriculture, private property, and rural communities. Through organized grassroots advocacy, members help guide Farm Bureau’s work on local, state, and national policy matters.
Riverside County Farm Bureau’s local policy direction is established by its Board of Directors, while broader state and national policy positions are shaped through Farm Bureau’s delegate process. This member-driven structure ensures that Farm Bureau’s advocacy reflects the real concerns and priorities of farmers, ranchers, landowners, and agricultural businesses.
Legislative and regulatory advocacy continues to be one of Farm Bureau’s most important services. By becoming a member, you help strengthen the voice of agriculture and support the ongoing work needed to protect the future of farming and ranching in Riverside County.
The strength of Farm Bureau depends on its members. A strong and growing membership allows us to continue serving as a trusted voice for agriculture and rural Riverside County.
Membership Privileges
Why become a member
of the Farm Bureau?
"When you join Riverside County Farm Bureau, you become part of a strong network of farmers, ranchers, agricultural businesses, and community members who care about the future of agriculture in Riverside County.”
What does a Farm Bureau
membership cost?
"Membership helps support the work we do every day to protect, promote, and preserve local agriculture through advocacy, education, and community engagement. Your support allows Farm Bureau to stay involved in issues that matter.”
How does a Farm Bureau
membership pay?
“Your membership helps fund programs and projects that educate the public about the value agriculture brings to Riverside County, from food production, jobs, and economic strength.”
Government Advocacy
Members are involved in the process of government through organized action.
Farm Bureau volunteer leaders and staff work within the formal guidelines of published policies. Changes to policies are adopted each year by a House of Delegates. Local policies are established by the Riverside County Farm Bureau Board of Directors.
Members rank legislative activities among the most important of Farm Bureau’s services.
Policy decisions are made by County Farm Bureau directors and state delegates and by
California Farm Bureau district directors, all of whom are bona fide farmers.
Policy Development
Farm Bureau employs an internal structure of Commodity, Policy, Advisory and Special Issue Committees to identify, analyze and respond to issues. These committees develop and review proposed changes to Farm Bureau published policies.
The California Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee accepts donations and makes contributions to political campaigns of candidates who support agriculture.
Memberships
Riverside County Farm Bureau is a member of the Grassroots ESA Reform Coalition, Southern California Water Committee, and Property Owners Working for Environmental Responsibility.
Endangered Species issues
Farm Bureau seeks to protect private property rights while also protecting the environment. Since establishing a Natural Resources Program in 1992, Riverside County Farm Bureau has earned a reputation as an advocate for common-sense changes to the Endangered Species Act and related laws and regulations.
