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Celebrate agriculture with Trent Loos
NDSU Collegiate Farm Bureau is sponsoring an ag celebration with Trent Loos next week.
Topic: Events | Publish Date: 4/03/13 (Wed)
No fooling. Our food is safer
Recent figures from the Center for Disease Control show that our food is getting safer. Dr. Richard Raymond, a former Undersecretary for Food Safety at the Agriculture Department, told American Farm Bureau Federation's Newsline he’s puzzled why they’re so cautious about spreading this good news.
Topic: Education | Publish Date: 4/02/13 (Tue)
NDFB Newsline on SB 2211 amendments
North Dakota Farm Bureau lobbyists Eric Aasmundstad talks about the amendments to SB 2211, the animal cruelty bill, in this week's NDFB Newsline.
Topic: Issues | Publish Date: 4/01/13 (Mon)
NDFB issues Action Alert on SB 2211
On Friday March 29, 2013 the House Agriculture Committee passed SB 2211 the animal cruelty bill out of committee 13-0 Do Pass as amended.
Topic: Issues | Publish Date: 4/01/13 (Mon)
Morton County Ag Day
Morton County Farm Bureau had another successful Ag Day event, March 21. This year, NDFB followed a young lady who checked out all the exhibits and displays, not to mention sheep shearing, animals and more. Click on the headline to see the video.
Topic: Education | Publish Date: 3/28/13 (Thu)
GM rolls out new two-year maintenance program
WASHINGTON, D.C., — General Motors is now offering a two-year scheduled maintenance program with the purchase of new 2013 Chevrolet Silverado or GMC Sierra 1500 trucks.
Topic: Benefits | Publish Date: 3/28/13 (Thu)
Food Awareness Day at NDSU tomorrow
NDSU Collegiate Farm Bureau is holding Food Awareness Day event on campus tomorrow.
Topic: Events | Publish Date: 3/27/13 (Wed)
Health care reform making you woozy?
An editorial by Erin Anthony - Three years ago this month President Barack Obama signed into law a sweeping overhaul of our nation’s health care system.
Topic: Issues | Publish Date: 3/27/13 (Wed)
Last Saturday's NDFB hour
Did you hear the NDFB hour on the Saturday edition of the Legislature Today program?
Topic: Issues | Publish Date: 3/26/13 (Tue)
Casselton teacher wins national award
Mary Kensok, a fourth grade teacher at Central Cass Elementary in Casselton, has been awarded the “Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture” award. The award is given to five educators annually at the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference. Kensok will be honored at the conference in Minneapolis in June.
Topic: Education | Publish Date: 3/25/13 (Mon)
Continuing resolution approved
The Senate on Wednesday passed a continuing resolution to keep the government open beyond March 27, when the current continuing resolution expires. The newest CR would fund the government through Sept. 30, 2013, the end of fiscal 2013.
Topic: Issues | Publish Date: 3/21/13 (Thu)
Adequate land ranks as top concern of young farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C., — Securing adequate land to grow crops and raise livestock was the top challenge identified in the latest survey of participants in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers & Ranchers program. That challenge was identified by 20 percent of respondents, followed by burdensome government regulations and “red tape,” which was identified by 15 percent of the young farmers and ranchers responding.
Topic: Issues | Publish Date: 3/19/13 (Tue)
Final Val and Pal airs
The final installment of NDFB's year-long ag awareness radio project, Val and Pal, ends with Val's explanation of why she is a farmer.
Topic: Education | Publish Date: 3/18/13 (Mon)
NDFB Week poster contest winners named
A drawing contest for fourth and fifth grade students was held for North Dakota Farm Bureau Week, March 10-16. Students were asked to draw, “What is agriculture to you?” A winner from each grade level was chosen.
Topic: | Publish Date: 3/14/13 (Thu)
NDFB President responds to Forum editorial
In today's Fargo Forum, North Dakota Farm Bureau was wrongfully accused of backing out on its support of SB 2211, the animal cruelty bill. NDFB President Doyle Johannes submitted the following editorial to the Forum...
Topic: Issues | Publish Date: 3/13/13 (Wed)
