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11/01/13 (Fri)
Happy 124th North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Jack and First Lady Betsy Dalrymple will attend the christening of the USS North Dakota (SSN-784) Saturday, November 2 in Groton, Conn., as North Dakota celebrates 124 years of statehood.
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I am agriculture
And Happy Halloween, bovine style. Burleigh County Farm Bureau member Heather Lang shared this unique photo on our I Am Agriculture Facebook page. (Click on the headline for the photo.)
Read Article10/30/13 (Wed)
Whatever you do, don't milk the cow
This blog post, written by Harmony Cox for the FBlog, tells it like it is on the farm. Click on the headline to read the post.
Read Article10/28/13 (Mon)
Wet fall impacts hay quality
Shields-area rancher Ken Koch talks about how the wet fall has impacted hay quality in this week's NDFB Newsline...
Read Article10/26/13 (Sat)
Is the oil crisis over?
An editorial by Stewart Truelsen - The energy crisis is behind us, right, or is it just taking a breather as it has from time to time? The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that the United States is expected to be the largest producer of petroleum and natural gas in 2013, surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Read Article10/24/13 (Thu)
Poultry grower prevails against EPA
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 24, 2013 – Poultry and livestock farmers declared victory on Wednesday when a federal court ruled in favor of West Virginia poultry farmer Lois Alt in a lawsuit she brought against the Environmental Protection Agency.
Read Article10/22/13 (Tue)
Collegiate FB President interviewed on Loos Tales
Dickinson State University Collegiate Farm Bureau President Steph Bohrer was interviewed by Trent Loos, recently.
Read Article10/21/13 (Mon)
Trent talks ag advocacy
Radio personality Trent Loos spoke to students about agricultural advocacy at Dickinson State University last week. NDFB Newsline caught highlights from that talk...
Read Article10/17/13 (Thu)
Consumer confusion
According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, most people believe that the majority of today's farms are large corporate-owned farms.
Read Article10/16/13 (Wed)
Loos to speak at Collegiate FB DSU event
Radio personality Trent Loos will be talking about agriculture advocacy to students at Dickinson State University this Friday.
Read Article10/15/13 (Tue)
Farmers are losing their hearing
The results of Marjorie McCullagh's HEAR on the Farm research project, show farmers are losing their hearing at alarming rates.
Read Article10/14/13 (Mon)
Rancher explains cattle losses
Cattle rancher and blogger Val Wagner, who also chairs the NDFB Promotion and Education Committee, shares insights into how unpredictable weather impacts ranchers and the cattle they care for.
Read Article10/11/13 (Fri)
When cattle die from snowstorms
Some producers in southwestern North Dakota lost livestock due to last weekend's unseasonal blizzard. In South Dakota, the losses were catastrophic, making national headlines.
Read Article10/10/13 (Thu)
$500 incentive extended to all GM models
Effective immediately the standard $500 Farm Bureau incentive available to members for acquiring eligible GM vehicles has been extended to include Buick Encore and Chevrolet Volt models.
Read Article10/08/13 (Tue)
Doing farm research
Have you ever taken a nice country stroll and noticed that some corn and soybean fields appear to have perfectly even stripes occurring all the way across them?
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