Women’s Leadership Program State Committee Chairman Duties Women’s Committee Handbook Preside over all official FFBF Women’s Leadership Committee meetings. Represent the Women’s Leadership Program on the Florida Farm Bureau State Board of Directors and report women’s activities to the board. Work with Women’s Program coordinator to develop agendas for State Women’s Leadership Committee meetings. Preside [...]

State Women’s Committee-Vice Chairman Duties Women’s Committee Handbook In the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman assumes the duties of the chairman. Attend annual district planning/training meetings. Attend State Board of Directors meetings every other month. She is a voting member and represents the women of FFBF, not her county. As such, she needs [...]

Women’s Leadership Program District Chairman Duties Women’s Committee Handbook Be knowledgeable in all aspects of the total Farm Bureau program. Attend all scheduled meetings of the State Women’s Leadership Committee. Determine the annual women’s program of work based on local, state, and national issues and concerns. Conduct annual district planning/training meetings. Contact all county women’s [...]

Women’s Leadership Program County Chairman Duties Women’s Committee Handbook The County Women’s Chairman is the vital link between the women in the county, the District Women’s Chairman, and the State Women’s Leadership Committee. She is the spokesperson for her committee and should represent them at Farm Bureau functions. She is responsible to her county Farm [...]

Legislative Process Women’s Committee Handbook The state legislature is divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate has 40 members and is led by the Senate President; the House has 120 members and is led by the Speaker of the House. Both leadership positions are elected by the members of the individual [...]

New Clean Water Rule Signed The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed the new Clean Water Rule (Waters of the United States or WOTUS) on Thursday, January 23. This new rule replaces the 2015 WOTUS rule that has previously been withdrawn by the administration. Florida Farm Bureau staff have [...]