what we’re all aboutwe are a membership-based organization, and we pride ourselves on amplifying the voices of missouri farmers. we represent our members at the legislatures in jefferson city and washington, d.c., as well as through involvement with state and federal regulatory agencies.founded in 1915, missouri was the first state farm bureau in america, and it remains one of the strongest. with over 143,000 member families across the state of missouri, no organization has a deeper grassroots base. every one of missouri’s 114 counties has a local farm bureau organization and at least one local farm bureau office.our network of volunteer leaders actively advocates for policy changes, ballot initiatives, and political candidates to make missouri more friendly to its #1 industry, agriculture. our annual meeting at the lake of the ozarks draws over 1,000 attendees to debate and adopt policy, hear from national expert speakers, and spend time with likeminded friends.all missouri farm bureau policies are written and voted upon by grassroots volunteer members, not paid staff. our legislative team then works throughout the year advocating on behalf of our members to implement these policies.we have over 100 years of history advocating for missourians, but we still believe missouri’s future is brighter than ever.member loginvisit our member portal to access your membership card and exclusive membership discount codes. member portaljoinfor just $30 a year, you can receive access to hundreds of discounts on products and services you use every day! learn morequick linkscontactcareer opportunitiesmedia resourcesfleet vehicles for saleprivacy policysearch,todd haystodd hays, of monroe city, is vice president of the missouri farm bureau federation. he was first elected vice president in 2010, and previously served on the board of director’s 2nd district seat representing northeast missouri.before serving on the board for six years, hays was appointed mofb young farmer and rancher (yf&r) chairman in 2003, serving in an advisory capacity on the board for one year.hays is a fifth-generation farmer. together with his wife, rosanne, they operate a crop and livestock farm, managing a 600-sow herd and finishing hogs for market, in partnership with rosanne’s mother and brother. the hays’ son, donnie, returned to the farming operation after earning his college degree and manages the sow operation. donnie and wife, ashley, live in monroe city. the hays also have a daughter, juliana, who is a junior at the university of missouri.the hays are marion county farm bureau members and todd is a board member. he has served as county vice-president and county yf&r chairman. at the state level, he serves as chairman of both farm bureau’s resolutions and farm-pac review committees. community involvement includes the knights of columbus, ffa alumni and monroe city agri-leaders. hays has been a member of the monroe city r-1 school board. commodity group involvement includes the pork and cattlemen’s producers, and soybean and corn growers.in 1984 hays received the ffa state farmer degree and in 2004 was named a ffa honorary chapter farmer. in 1997 he was the missouri outstanding young farmer.color photo