Monterey County Farm Bureau is the private, nonprofit association of farmers and ranchers throughout Monterey county, located on the California Central Coast. Founded in 1917, Farm Bureau serves as a collective voice for farmers and ranchers and provides information, advocacy, benefits and services. Farm Bureau collaborates with other agricultural organizations to fulfill its purpose of working for the solutions to the problems of the farm and ranch, the farm home, water resources, the environment, and the rural community.