BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

Farm Bureau is unique. We’re an organization guided and directed by our members – teachers, farmers, community leaders, husbands, wives and parents and business owners – each one concerned about their children, families, communities and making Iowa a great place to live and work.

We exist to serve members because we share the values they hold dear – like hard work, love of community, a passion for the land and a belief rooted in faith and family. Our services and programs and benefits don’t materialize out of thin air. They are not based on chance or happenstance – they are rooted in the causes, concerns and needs that are important to our members based on their beliefs and values.

The need for affordable and accessible health care is a good example of this shared connection. Farm Bureau helps connect members to a health care offering that is second to none. From high quality health care insurance through Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield to a suite of supplemental health care products and services, members receive the lowest prices available on all of their health care needs. But the savings don't stop there. Members also have access to a diverse portfolio of life, disability income and long-term care insurance and annuity products. In addition, property-casualty insurance for homes, business, auto and farm and ranch is offered through Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company.

Members also want to save money on purchases they make all year long. Farm Bureau members enjoy a broad assortment of valuable member-benefits. Members receive discounts on prescription drugs, hearing health care, laser vision correction,GM vehicles, Internet access. Members receive their choice of publications (Farm Bureau Spokesman or Family Living) and can access money-saving benefits via a one-of-a-kind solutions based web site, iowafarmbureau.com.

Member benefits abound if you’re a farmer, from free access to AgriVisor market advisory services to comprehensive marketing programs through Farm Bureau’s Professional Education for Farmers seminars. We’re also leading efforts to open and create new markets for Iowa commodities, increase production and consumption of renewable fuels like ethanol, wind and biodiesel and helping farmers become owners and investors in value-added enterprises. Finally, we represent the needs of farmers at the local, state and national level by being a respected voice for rural Iowa on important policy issues – from trade to taxation to regulation.

For more than 85 years, Farm Bureau has been helping Iowans on the farm, in school, in business and in life. Members benefit from being involved in many organizational programs including leadership development, young farmers and women’s activities. Members are also involved in economic growth, educational improvement, environmental protection, legislative, commodity, crime prevention and media and public relations efforts.

A Farm Bureau membership pays. Every day, more than 153,000 Iowans are connecting to Farm Bureau’s exclusive programs and discounts. To join, stop by your county Farm Bureau office, log on to iowafarmbureau.com or call 866-598-3693.