One of my old capitol sources told me that the multi-million-dollar *
company--*Farm Bureau Insurance generates over 90% of total operational
revenues--but it* *is controlled by the lobbying group, and that Farm
Bureau Insurance folks "hate it that they are captives of the IFB
Federation."
BW
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 11:04 AM, KENNETH LARSON <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The problem with the Farm Bureau is that much of the public think of it
> as some authority on Agriculture.. They are really "Just an Insurance
> Company" trying to push some agenda that they think will benefit
> "members"... Most folks understand that "State Farm" has little to do with
> farming..so if we could transfer that insurance company image to the Farm
> Bureau that would be a first positive step... Another problem is that the
> Name Bureau implies some governmental agency..... ala Federal Bureau of
> Investigation or whatever........
>
> Has anyone found an actual agricultural research arm of that "Insurance
> Company" in those buildings falsely labeled .... "Farm Bureau"?
> Marketing, Yes... so when they make claims they are like most Republican
> groups.. like the Chamber of Commerce.... they cite NO Authority or
> unbiased research... Science is still important to agriculture.. If they
> think that fixing wash out areas is a problem.. citing how grassed water
> ways reduce the tons of silt in Iowa's streams and artificial lakes can
> help debunk FB claims. The Black Gold flowing into the Gulf of Mexico this
> year as in past years is Iowa's Heritage.. Does anyone have figures on how
> much silt now rests at the bottom of Red Rock and Saylorville Lakes? it
> did not appear there without cause..
>
> Ken Larson, Ph.D.
> Ames, Iowa 50014
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:10:45 -0500
> From: [log in to unmask]
>
> Subject: Re: DM Register--thank you Francis Thicke
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
>
> Or have Mitt Romney offer the $10,000.
>
> Wally Taylor
>
> We could probably offer a prize of, oh, $10,000
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Witt <[log in to unmask]>
> To: IOWA-TOPICS <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 8:49 am
> Subject: Re: DM Register--thank you Francis Thicke
>
> How about a contest? Can anyone document an example of Iowa Farm Bureau
> lobbying where they *weren't *trying to hoodwink the public?
>
> We could probably offer a prize of, oh, $10,000--confident that no one
> will collect.
>
> BW
>
> On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 5:35 AM, Phyllis Mains <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> **
> Farm Bureau trying to 'hoodwink' the public
> Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill’s argument against linking
> conservation compliance to crop insurance subsidies is based on a fallacy
> (“Farmers’ Concerns Are Not Imaginary,” Feb. 5).
> The centerpiece of Hill’s argument against conservation compliance is that
> it would make fixing a gulley on a no-till field disruptive of field
> operations because it “requires prior Natural Resources Conservation
> Service approval, which is often a two- or three-day process.” That sounded
> incorrect to me, so I checked with an NRCS official, and he concurred that
> it is simply not true that prior approval is needed to fix a gulley on a
> no-till field.
> The Farm Bureau should simply acknowledge that they would like to receive
> federal subsidies without obligation for conservation, rather than try to
> hoodwink the public with a disingenuous argument.
> — Francis Thicke, Fairfield
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