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10/24/12 (Wed)
Today is Food Day
Today is Food Day 2012. Activist group Center for Science in the Public Interest created this event a few years ago with the goal of sparking “grassroots mobilization for improved food policies.”
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Biotechnology on Dr. Oz
In this week's NDFB Newsline, North Dakota Farm Bureau Director of Development, Joey Tigges, talks about an anti-biotechnology activist and discredited study that appeared on Dr. Oz last week.
Read Article10/19/12 (Fri)
N.D. blogger featured in AFBF editorial
Val Wagner, who blogs and is also on the North Dakota Farm Bureau Promotion and Education Committee, is featured in an editorial by Cyndie Sirekis of American Farm Bureau Federation on "great ideas."
Read Article10/17/12 (Wed)
Measure 3 receives Tribune endorsement
The Bismarck Tribune has endorsed Measure 3.
Read Article10/12/12 (Fri)
Rural votes matter
An editorial by Linda (L.J.) Johnson - The red and blue highlighted U.S. map we see so frequently as election time nears can be disheartening for rural voters. They may rightly begin to wonder if rural votes make a difference in any race where metropolitan areas exist.
Read Article10/11/12 (Thu)
Court allows AFBF to join farmer lawsuit against EPA
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 11, 2012—The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia has ruled that the American Farm Bureau Federation has a right to join in a lawsuit over the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate poultry and livestock farms under the Clean Water Act.
Read Article10/08/12 (Mon)
NDFB Newsline and a taxing situation
A new NDFB Newsline has been posted. In this week's spot, NDFB President Doyle Johannes talks about the impending tax increases for taxpayers if Congress doesn't get down to business during the lame duck session.
Read Article10/04/12 (Thu)
Feeding Families posts video
The North Dakota Feeding Families website has three testimonial videos from individuals explaining why they are voting yes on Measure 3 in November.
Read Article10/03/12 (Wed)
Promotion and education on Facebook
The North Dakota Farm Bureau Promotion and Education Committee has just started a page on Facebook.
Read Article10/02/12 (Tue)
Livestock producers warned of anthrax danger
BISMARCK – North Dakota’s top animal health official is warning livestock producers in areas with a history of anthrax to protect their animals from the disease.
Read Article9/28/12 (Fri)
Focus online now available
The October-November online edition of Focus is now available.
Read Article9/26/12 (Wed)
Antibiotics in meat animals?
Antibiotics in meat animals? Learn the truth from Val in the newest Val and Pal radio spot, airing on eight radio stations across the state.
Read Article9/24/12 (Mon)
CFB President talks about anti-meat fliers on NDSU campus
In this week's NDFB Newsline, Collegiate Farm Bureau President Leah Johnson talks about anti-meat fliers on the North Dakota State University campus.
Read Article9/21/12 (Fri)
Where do the presidential candidates stand on ag?
Every four years, FBNews asks the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees to address the issues that concern farmers and ranchers most.
Read Article9/20/12 (Thu)
Cap gains tax precludes farmers from passing torch
WASHINGTON, D.C., —The American Farm Bureau Federation today urged Congress to reform the capital gains tax because of its detriment to young and beginning farmers.
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