Feb. 2008: For the most recent developments on Initiative 300 and the effort to
pass a legislative replacement please
visit this link.
Welcome to the Friends of the Constitution website.
Here you will find out who we are, what we do, and how you can become a member.
You will find information about Nebraska’s first-in-the-nation constitutional
amendment prohibiting non-family farm corporations from owning farmland or
livestock. We’ll tell you why Initiative 300 was adopted, what it’s done for
Nebraska, and what needs to be done now to keep the law intact.
Who We Are: Friends of the Constitution is a nineteen member coalition of
farm, church, and environmental groups concerned about corporate farming. The
groups have joined together to defend and enforce Initiative 300, the state’s
constitutional amendment banning non-family farm corporations.
Chair: Jon Bailey, Center for Rural Affairs
Vice-Chair: John Hansen, Nebraska Farmers Union
Secretary: Laura Krebsback, Nebraska Sierra Club
Treasurer: Norma Hall, Women In Farm Economics
At-Large: David Hansen, Custer County Sustainable Agriculture Society and
Gene Harbsesen, Save Our Rural Resources
Organizational Members
 | American Corn Growers Association |
| CARE (Citizens for Air, Resources, and Environment) |
| Center for Rural Affairs |
| Custer County Sustainable Agriculture Society |
| League of Rural Voters |
| Mid-Nebraska PRIDE |
| Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest |
| Nebraska Catholic Conference |
| Nebraska Chapter—Sierra Club |
| Nebraska Grange |
| Nebraska Lutheran Advocacy |
| Nebraska Farmers Organization |
| Nebraska Farmers Union |
| Nebraskans for Peace |
| Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society |
| Nebraska Wildlife Federation |
| Nebraska—Worth Fighting For |
| Northeast Nebraska Ag Support Group |
| Organization for Competitive Markets |
| Saunders County Livestock |
| SORR (Save Our Rural Resources) |
| WIFE (Women Involved in Farm Economics) |
