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7/29/13 (Mon)
How does Farm Bureau gets its position on issues?
County Farm Bureaus are gearing up to take positions on issues in a process the organization calls policy development.
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Japanese beetles traced to Minnesota nursery
BISMARCK – Infestations of Japanese beetles in four North Dakota cities have been traced to a Minnesota-based nursery.
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NDFB set to move
NDFB is getting new digs in Bismarck. Click on the headline to learn more and hear an audio from NDFB Executive VP Jeffrey Missling.
Read Article7/19/13 (Fri)
The future of agriculture
An editorial by Stewart Truelsen - “The farmer, if not absolutely rich, is at least independent,” according to one assessment of the state of American agriculture.
Read Article7/15/13 (Mon)
NDFB supports House Farm Bill version
The NDFB board of directors met on Friday, July 12, and agreed to support the House version of the new five-year farm bill that N.D. Congressman Kevin Cramer was instrumental in getting passed.
Read Article7/11/13 (Thu)
AFBF blog rebooted
The FBlog has been re-launched, with contributions from a diverse roster of Farm Bureau member bloggers. Today’s post, “Why Biotech Works” was written by Jeff VanderWerff...
Read Article7/10/13 (Wed)
Project Safe Send
BISMARCK - Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies and homeowners can bring their unusable pesticides to any of the scheduled collections as Project Safe Send gets underway.
Read Article7/09/13 (Tue)
AFBF files suit to protect farmers' privacy
Protecting farmers’ and ranchers’ right to privacy is a top priority, said the American Farm Bureau Federation, which took legal action recently to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from publicly releasing personal information about thousands of farmers and ranchers and their families.
Read Article7/08/13 (Mon)
NDFB Newsline visits with national ag education winner
NDFB Newsline visits with national Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture winner Mary Kensok.
Read Article7/03/13 (Wed)
Freedom isn't free
Brian Kalk, retired from the U.S. Marine Corps, reminds us to thank those who served in uniform as we celebrate our country's 237th birthday...
Read Article7/02/13 (Tue)
AFBF seeks ruling on farmyard stormwater
The American Farm Bureau Federation on Monday asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia to determine that livestock and poultry farmers do not need Clean Water Act discharge permits for ordinary stormwater runoff from their farmyards.
Read Article7/01/13 (Mon)
Fireworks safety this holiday season
Former NDFB Safety Coordinator Gail Bakko shares a few fireworks safety reminders as we approach the 4th of July holiday...
Read Article6/28/13 (Fri)
Dairy Month Did You Know?
According to researchers at the University at Buffalo and University at Manitoba, a diet rich in low-fat dairy products decreased insulin resistance in a study of healthy adults.
Read Article6/25/13 (Tue)
AFB Foundation releases educational guides
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has released two new educational guides to accompany the books “Beef in the Story of Agriculture” and “Beef an A-Z Book.”
Read Article6/24/13 (Mon)
Death Tax Repeal Act gets the job done
The American Farm Bureau Federation supports legislation introduced in both the House and Senate that would permanently repeal the estate tax.
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