The name Farm Bureau means something across North Carolina and the United States. Farm Bureau is synonymous with integrity, family values, honest work and a tradition of service.
In North Carolina, Farm Bureau has emerged as a powerful force for agriculture and for our rural residents. As a leader in our state, then, Farm Bureau bears [...]

The year 2011 will go down as a challenging one for Farm Bureau—both for our farmers and for our insurance company. From the tornadoes and hail storms in the spring to the drought during the summer on to Hurricane Irene’s appearance in the fall, both industries—agriculture and insurance—took a hit.
Our farmers epitomize resilience and determination—as [...]

It’s been one year since North Carolina Farm Bureau launched Healthy Living for a Lifetime. To date, the initiative has provided free health screenings for more than 2,000 farmers and rural residents across 25 counties. The results have confirmed the health issues of rural North Carolina are both pervasive and severe.
Because the state’s greatest asset [...]

April was a difficult month for many residents of North Carolina due to the rash of severe storms and tornados that ripped through the state, claiming lives, homes and businesses.
On April 4 and 5, thunder and hail storms affected thousands of our members near or in Charlotte, Greensboro, Forest City and Hickory. Property damages alone [...]

By the time you read this, the U.S. national debt of more than $14.2 trillion has likely shattered the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. About 95 percent of the world’s population will still be living outside of the United States. And international trading opportunities with billions in potential income at stake are still being debated [...]

Farm Bureau was on the scene when the North Carolina General Assembly convened its 2011-12 legislative biennium at noon, Jan. 26.
This year’s long session will find the state’s 47 newly elected legislators acquainting themselves with the people, issues and rules that govern our state and its laws. The session will also provide many opportunities
for Farm [...]

Other than oxygen, water and food are the most important elements to living and doing so in a healthy manner.
While Farm Bureau is considered an expert, grassroots source for developing policy concerning food, we are also heavily involved in planning for water sources in the state, as well as making sure our members remain able [...]

As 2010 draws to a close, it appears that we may have begun to recover from the economic blows delivered in 2008 and 2009. We are well aware, however, that many of our members are still hurting. We look for reassurance that the future will prove more secure.
North Carolina Farm Bureau seeks to offer a [...]

Current science-based research is now showing the cheapest way to slow global warming may be through the sustained and increased funding of agricultural research.
Today’s farmers are under intense pressure to grow more on fewer acres, reduce their impact on the environment under more expensive-to-implement regulations, and satisfy consumers needs, all while trying to earn a [...]

The U.S. food industry has made it so convenient for our society to eat that many consumers are disconnecting from the land and plugging into something else.
This disconnect is happening as the result of the success of the American food industry. It is the fact that we’ve made it so easy to grab a meal [...]