page_title: Illinois Farm Bureau
section_title: Organization and mission
hierarchical_section_title: Illinois Farm Bureau / Organization and mission
caption_attribution_description: English: Illinois Farm Bureau is a grassroots, statewide organization dedicated to enhancing the people, progress and pride of Illinois and its farming community.
context_page_description: The Illinois Farm Bureau is a nonprofit U.S. organization controlled by farmers who join IFB through one of the 96 county Farm Bureaus in Illinois. The organization's legal name is the Illinois Agricultural Association. IFB was founded in 1916 by a group of farmers who met at the University of Illinois to discuss the need for agricultural education, better information for farmers, and more effective farming practices. Today, IFB represents two out of three Illinois farmers. It is a member of the American Farm Bureau Federation. IFB is the founder of Country Financial.
context_section_description: The Illinois Farm Bureau is a cooperative, grassroots organization that aims to be a voice for the farmer in local, state and national affairs. Farmer leadership is responsible for Illinois Agricultural Association (IAA) activities. Illinois Farm Bureau's mission is to improve the economic well-being of agriculture and enrich the quality of farm family life.  
  In 1922, at the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, "a system of statewide cooperatives, insurance companies, and other agricultural-related businesses were established to ensure adequate and reasonably priced supplies and service under control of farmers." Thus began the formation of the family of companies as we know it today. Affiliated organizations under the cooperative umbrella known as the family of companies, along with Illinois Farm Bureau, are: AgriVisor Services Inc, COUNTRY Financial, GROWMARK, IAA Credit Union, IAA Foundation, Illinois Farm Families, Illinois Milk Producers Association, Illinois Specialty Growers Association, Illinois Wheat Association and Prairie Farms Dairy.
  Farm Bureau's mission statement is "To improve the economic well-being of agriculture and enrich the quality of farm family life."
  The Illinois Farm Bureau home office is located in Bloomington, Illinois.
caption: Illinois Farm Bureau is a grassroots, statewide organization dedicated to enhancing the people, progress and pride of Illinois and its farming community.
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