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Friday is Earth Day
The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970, and is often credited for launching the modern environmental movement. The passage of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and other environmental laws soon followed the first Earth Day 41 years ago.
Topic: Education | Publish Date: 4/18/11 (Mon)
NDFB Safety Picture Contest winner named
A third-grader from Bismarck is the winner of North Dakota Farm Bureau’s 2011 safety picture contest.
Topic: Education | Publish Date: 4/15/11 (Fri)
NDFB adds fbapparel to list of benefits
Gone are the days of searching through dog-eared catalogues or trying to make sense of complicated product websites. You don’t have time to waste, so fbapparel does the work for you!
Topic: | Publish Date: 4/15/11 (Fri)
Federal government spending per person
Dr. Bob Young, the American Farm Bureau Federation’s chief economist, provides an interesting and useful breakdown of the federal budget, taxes and the deficit in the April issue of AFBF’s Crop Market Update. According to Young, the federal government spends $11,475 for every man, woman and child in the United States.
Topic: Issues | Publish Date: 4/14/11 (Thu)
Vaccinate cattle against anthrax now
Now is the time to have livestock vaccinated against anthrax. "Cattle should to be vaccinated before they're turned out into the pasture," says Charlie Stoltenow, North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian.
Topic: Education | Publish Date: 4/13/11 (Wed)
Educators can save on workshop cost
Educators interested in attending a North Dakota Food, Land and People workshop this summer have an opportunity to save $25.
Topic: Education | Publish Date: 4/11/11 (Mon)
Help NDFB get an ag literacy display
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is sponsoring a competition for state Farm Bureaus to promote the www.myamericanfarm.org agricultural literacy resource.
Topic: Education | Publish Date: 4/08/11 (Fri)
Farm American race car hits the speedway
Furniture Row Racing, which is spearheading the Farm American program,announced that the team's No. 78 NASCAR Chevrolet will showcase the Farm American colors for the first time this season at this weekend's Samsung Mobile 500 Sprint Cup race (April 7-9) at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
Topic: Education | Publish Date: 4/07/11 (Thu)
AFBF urges participation in Japan relief efforts
The American Farm Bureau Federation is encouraging its members to donate to the American Red Cross International Disaster Relief Fund in support of Japan relief efforts, following the aftermath of the recent earthquake and tsunami that has overwhelmed the country.
Topic: Leadership | Publish Date: 4/06/11 (Wed)
Form 1099 repeal great news
Action by the Senate today passing a bill repealing the onerous Form 1099 requirement is great news for America’s farm and ranch families, according to American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman.
Topic: Issues | Publish Date: 4/05/11 (Tue)
Coming this Saturday...
The 2011 debut for the Farm American race car will be at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9! It will be broadcast on the FOX television network at 7:30 p.m.
Topic: Education | Publish Date: 4/04/11 (Mon)
Statement from AFBF regarding passage of HR 872
Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation President, issued the following statement: "The American Farm Bureau Federation is pleased that the House has approved H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011.
Topic: Issues | Publish Date: 4/01/11 (Fri)
It's no joke: Fuel costs hit farmers hard
Americans are experiencing sticker shock at the gas pump these days, but high fuel costs are hitting America’s farmers and ranchers especially hard. According to testimony presented on March 31, by the American Farm Bureau Federation, government figures show farmers this spring will pay almost 85 percent more than they paid in 2000 just to plant their crops.
Topic: | Publish Date: 4/01/11 (Fri)
Action Alert on wildlife depredation posted
You've probably seen the photos. Hundreds of deer in farm yards, eating and bedded down in the hay. Sometimes, they are starving.
Topic: Issues | Publish Date: 3/31/11 (Thu)
Pesticide permit deadline extended
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has approved a request made by the Environmental Protection Agency to extend the deadline requiring a Clean Water Act permit for pesticide users to Oct. 31 from the previous deadline of April 9.
Topic: Issues | Publish Date: 3/30/11 (Wed)
