2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 49
Commending the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 2, 2026
WHEREAS, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation was incorporated on February 26, 1926, as a voluntary, non-governmental, nonpartisan organization committed to supporting the Commonwealth's agriculture and forestry industries; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation's mission is to advance and improve the agricultural interests of the Commonwealth by uniting the efforts of county farm bureaus and other cooperating associations, organizations, and institutions; and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth is home to 88 county farm bureau organizations that are the members of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, operating more than 100 offices statewide and serving more than 136,000 member households; and
WHEREAS, throughout its history, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation has recognized the value of grassroots policy development and championed legislation to benefit farmers, becoming known as “The Voice of Virginia Agriculture”; and
WHEREAS, since the 1940s, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation has provided leadership, advocacy, and educational opportunities for farm women, and since 1975, it has offered young farmers and farm families programs for networking, business development, and leadership; and
WHEREAS, in 1972, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation began offering grain marketing services to help farmers gain greater value for their commodities through the buying and selling of corn, wheat, soybeans, barley, oats, and milo at competitive market prices; and