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4/25/12 (Wed)
Grainger saves FB members, well, a bunch!
Last year, Farm Bureau members across the nation saved more than $7.6 million through the special Grainger discount for Farm Bureau members.
Read Article4/24/12 (Tue)
Three farmers talking
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance, of which American Farm Bureau Federation is a member, recently posted a video with three Indiana farmers asking them questions about everything from farming methods to common misperceptions...
Read Article4/24/12 (Tue)
BSE statement from AFBF President
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2012— “American beef and dairy products are safe. The safeguards our government has in place to detect any incidence of this disease are clearly working. The report of a cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, discovered during the pre-rendering process, is proof that our detection system works.
Read Article4/23/12 (Mon)
Have you heard the latest Val and Pal?
Why do they do that? If you aren't a farmer, you might wonder why farmers and ranchers do some of the things they do. We want to help you understand by giving you the answers straight from a farmers' mouth! Listen to Val and Pal on the radio every Monday morning between 7:30 and 8 a.m.
Read Article4/20/12 (Fri)
Produce and protect
American farmers are growing more and feeding more people with each passing decade. And they are doing it on fewer acres, with improvements to our environment.
Read Article4/19/12 (Thu)
Modern agriculture: More, with less
Think "big ag" is destroying our environment? Check out this graphic. It reveals just how much more farmers and ranchers are doing with less.
Read Article4/18/12 (Wed)
As we approach Earth Day
Sunday, April 22 is Earth Day. In commemoration of the day, we thought we'd share some of the ways that farmers and ranchers are making our Earth a better place to live by doing more with less...
Read Article4/17/12 (Tue)
Food prices settling down
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s Marketbasket Survey for the first quarter of 2012 shows retail prices were up about 7 percent from last year at this time and from last quarter. However, the news is not all bad said John Anderson, an AFBF economist.
Read Article4/16/12 (Mon)
NDFB President talks crop insurance and budget cuts
In this week's NDFB Newsline, NDFB President Doyle Johannes talks about the importance of crop insurance and says further cuts should not be made...
Read Article4/13/12 (Fri)
April 17 is Tax Freedom Day
Tax Freedom Day 2012 arrives on Tuesday, April 17 this year, four days later than last year due to higher federal income and corporate tax collections.
Read Article4/12/12 (Thu)
Reminder of spring savings at Choice Hotels
There is still just under a month to go on Choice Hotels' spring savings opportunity for Farm Bureau members.
Read Article4/11/12 (Wed)
Soybeans drive the market
The U.S. soybean market is benefitting from a poor South American crop this year, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
Read Article4/10/12 (Tue)
Miss America video posted
A video from Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan's talk on the North Dakota State University campus has been posted.
Read Article4/09/12 (Mon)
Enjoy that tax break while it lasts
An editorial by Lynne Finnerty - If you haven’t filed your 2011 tax return, time is running out. This year’s April 17 deadline is just around the corner.
Read Article4/04/12 (Wed)
Federal judge tells activists to do their homework
Federal Judge William Nickerson recently heard pre-trial motions in the case of Maryland poultry farmers Alan and Kristin Hudson, who are fighting a federal lawsuit brought by environmental groups alleging that their chicken waste has polluted a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.
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