floyd county farm bureau
ROOTED IN ROME
The Georgia Farm Bureau office serving Floyd County got its roots 85 years ago when farmers from seven counties in Northwest Georgia met to find a way to support the agriculture community across the upper Coosa Valley.
When the group was officially created in July 1937, some 50 farmers representing more than 25 counties came together for the inaugural "Assembly of Delegates." Since then, the organization has grown statewide and now has a central state office in Macon. Farm Bureau has also grown into a leading insurer of agri-businesses and is a proponent of public policy for both small farmers and larger corporate farming interests. "It was established originally to provide insurance for its members. It was originally all farmers," said Cleve Jackson, a Cave Spring beef cattle farmer who serves as the vice-president of the Floyd County unit. "Traditional insurance companies would not provide coverage on the things that farmers needed coverage on, like their farms and equipment." The Floyd County Farm Bureau office, located at 725 East Second Avenue, is in one of Rome's oldest and most historic homes, the
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