This Opinionnaire contains questions on issues which we as a Cedar County Policy Development Committee feel are important to agriculture and the environment we live in. We would like to know your opinions on these questions so that we can accurately reflect the views of the majority when our official policy is adopted. It is important that we, in Farm Bureau, be right when we speak out from the grass roots for agriculture and farm people. Please take a few minutes to read and answer the Opinionnaire and return it to the Tipton Farm Bureau office before July 31. Thank you.

Accountability of Elected Officials (State)

Currently Iowa does not allow for recall elections to remove elected officials outside of court proceedings.

1. Should citizens be able to remove elected officials through a petition and recall election process?

      ______ Yes        ______ No

Income Tax Exemption Parity (State)

2. Should all retired farmers, regardless of how their operation is organized for tax purposes, be eligible to receive the same treatment as retired individuals who elect to exclude their farm rental income from state income tax?

 ______ Yes       ______ No

Hydrogen Exploration (State)

In 2024, a large pool of hydrogen was discovered in Iowa, attracting energy companies hoping to extract hydrogen for viable use. Naturally occurring hydrogen can be used to locally manufacture anhydrous ammonia, or it can be used as a fuel source for power plants, industry or vehicles. If hydrogen is found, landowners...