Agriculture and rural communities need strong leaders. American Farm Bureau Federation works in collaboration with state staff to provide free or low cost in-person and online learning opportunities to build rural community and advocacy leaders.

FARM BUREAU LEADERS

Online Learning
Strategic Planning
State Board Training

FOUNDATIONAL TRAITS

Emotional Intelligence
Exploring Personal Strengths
Managing Change
Goal and Vision Setting

ADVOCACY LEADERS

Compelling Storytelling
Influence through Media
Influence on the Hill
Engage Key Stakeholders

FARM BUREAU LEADERS

• Online Learning
• Strategic Planning
• State Board Training

FOUNDATIONAL TRAITS

• Emotional Intelligence
• Exploring Personal Strengths
• Managing Change
• Goal and Vision Setting

ADVOCACY LEADERS

• Compelling Storytelling
• Influence through Media
• Influence on the Hill
• Engage Key Stakeholders

American Farm Bureau Federation works in collaboration with state staff to provide free or low cost in-person and online learning opportunities to build rural community and advocacy leaders.

Farm Bureau University

Learning is no longer confined to four walls and formalized training. Farm Bureau University allows Farm Bureau members to learn through interactive experiences online when and where they want. Farm Bureau members can log onto FB University from a desktop computer in their office or on an iPad in the field.

Board Essentials

Online training for county board members to develop skills and acquire knowledge as a Farm Bureau leader.

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FB Builder

An evaluation tool for your county Farm Bureau to assess on eight building blocks of organizational health.

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Advocacy Skills

A virtual training program designed to build skills in consumer, media, and political advocacy.

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How to Register

Any member can register for free at university.fb.org. New users need to register for an account and type in the correct code. The member code is “statefb” replacing state with the two-letter postal abbreviation. For example a New York Farm Bureau member’s code is “nyfb.”

For questions about Farm Bureau University and Farm Bureau Board Essentials, contact any member of the AFBF Learning & Development team.

Top Issues

Farm Bill Trade Sustainability Regulatory Reform Rural Broadband Labor

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