Playing with Policy
This event takes place in Topeka and brings KFB members to the state Capitol to learn about policy and meet with elected officials.
What is Day at the Statehouse?
A volunteer at this event may run a station focused on educating grade school students about agriculture or related topics.
What is a Day on the Farm?
This effort by counties, agencies and KFB includes events, donations and grants to fight food insecurity across the state.
What is End Hunger?
The leader of the troops, this position is most notable but also requires the largest investment of time.
What is a county president?
This weekly electronic newsletter keeps Farm Bureau members in Kansas informed about all the latest events, opportunities and news affecting their farms, ranches and communities.
What is KFB E-News?
This state committee manages the policy development process for the organization by hearing members' concerns, researching issues and making policy recommendations to the membership.
What is the Resolutions Committee?
A volunteer for this program could read a book, lead an activity or make a themed snack.
What is Ag in the Classroom?
This annual event happens in May near Hutchinson and supports both the Legal Foundation and the End Hunger program.
What is the Foundations' Golf Tournament?
Not just your average Joe member, these individuals show up monthly and volunteer for county events and activities whenever able.
What are county board members?
Signing up for these will allow you to connect with legislators about key issues for agriculture in just a few easy clicks from a text message when your voice is needed most.
What is an action alert?
These two events happen at ten locations across the state in the spring and fall, giving members an opportunity to voice their concerns, hear updates and give feedback during the KFB policy development process.
What are Issue Surfacing and Listening Post meetings?
Many counties and some districts form committees to give these to young people who are in need and/or planning to study agriculture in their next phase of education.
What are scholarships?
This annual event changes themes each year and raises funds for End Hunger through ticket sales, interactive activities, a dessert dash and this year, a wine pull.
What is the Annual Meeting Fundraiser?
This position may lower the average age of the board.
What is a Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Chair?
Reposting about one of these will generate conversations about friends of Farm Bureau who are running for office.
What is a VOTE FBF endorsed candidate?
This type of state committee works on issues specific to different sectors of our industry.
What is an ag advisory committee?
While not a Farm Bureau activity, members are encouraged to run for this elected office which supports the education of youth in their community.
What is the school board?
Many counties need these to lead or assist with End Hunger fundraisers or events at the local level.
What is a volunteer?
Sure to bring one specific perspective to the board table, this position could be represented by a farmer to chief transportation officer to a banker to chef extraordinaire or any other occupation.
What is a Women's Leadership Chair?
What is an ag fact or photo?
This group of donors meets at the local level to recommend candidates for endorsement by the state VOTE FBF board.
What is a County Evaluation Committee or CEC?
This competition for high school students requires a lot of judges and evaluates young peoples' ability to analyze information, develop plausible solutions and work cooperatively with their peers.
What is the FFA Discussion Meet?
Bang! Bang! This new fundraiser costs you as little as $10.
What is the Ducks Unlimited Gun Raffle?
This position is tasked with listening to members' concerns and following local, state and national decisions to understand their implications for members in the county.
What is a County Policy Chair?
Reposting from this person's social media is not only good will, but good for main street business and the Farm Bureau brand.
Who is your county agent?