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6/04/13 (Tue)
Focus online now available
The June-July issue of Focus, NDFB's official newsletter, is now available online. If you currently receive Focus by snail mail, and would like to instead receive the online version...
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Safe Send 2013 dates announced
BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring encourages farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies and homeowners to bring their unusable pesticides to any of the 12 Project Safe Send collections in July.
Read Article6/03/13 (Mon)
FLP workshops are underway
NDFB Director of Special Programs Gail Bakko talks about the Food, Land and People workshops being held for educators this summer in this week's NDFB Newsline.
Read Article5/24/13 (Fri)
Farmers save cattle herd from floodwaters
Pembina County Farm Bureau President Darren Olafson shares his story of helping a neighbor get his cattle herd to higher ground when the Tongue River flooded the area and the nearby dam was in danger of failing...
Read Article5/23/13 (Thu)
Tax reform website launched
TaxReform.gov is a new website dedicated to obtaining input from the American public on tax reform. The site was launched by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.).
Read Article5/21/13 (Tue)
Water festival
Award-winning educator Cheryl Bombenger recently put together a water festival for children at the Holy Spirit school in Fargo.
Read Article5/21/13 (Tue)
From Oklahoma Farm Bureau
We received the following information from Oklahoma Farm Bureau and are passing it along in the hope you can assist where possible:
Read Article5/20/13 (Mon)
NDFB scholarship winners announced
Eleven individuals from around the state have been awarded scholarships through the North Dakota Farm Bureau Foundation.
Read Article5/17/13 (Fri)
NDFB opposed to tying crop insurance to conservation compliance
North Dakota Farm Bureau stands opposed to a decision by American Farm Bureau Federation to link conservation compliance and crop insurance in the farm bill.
Read Article5/15/13 (Wed)
Keep current tax tools
WASHINGTON — Farmers and ranchers need a tax code to manage the risks associated with agriculture while complying with tax liabilities, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Read Article5/13/13 (Mon)
Good weather, get shooting
The NDFB Promotion and Education Committee is holding a video contest and now that the weather is finally starting to cooperate, it's time to get shooting!
Read Article5/10/13 (Fri)
Record corn crop predicted
WASHINGTON, D.C., – The May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report released today by the Agriculture Department shows that a record corn crop is still reachable despite a slow start to planting season, according to American Farm Bureau Federation analysts.
Read Article5/08/13 (Wed)
Pest report from Extension
Each season brings new challenges and pest problems in crop production. One way to stay informed and effectively manage any problem is to sign up for the North Dakota State University Extension Service's weekly "Crop and Pest Report."
Read Article5/06/13 (Mon)
Think safety this spring
Former NDFB safety cordinator Gail Bakko reminds farmers heading out to the fields this spring to take an inventory and make a plan for ensuring safety all season.
Read Article5/03/13 (Fri)
Honeybee report released
The Agriculture Department and Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday issued a comprehensive scientific report on honeybee health.
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