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1/09/12 (Mon)
Bina advances to Sweet 16
North Dakota Farm Bureau's Young Farmer and Rancher Discussion Meet contestant, Spencer Bina, has advanced to the Sweet 16.
Read Article1/06/12 (Fri)
Destination: Hawaii
A lot will be going on when close to 6, 000 Farm Bureau members gather in Honolulu for the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd annual meeting. They’ll reunite with old friends; attend informative conferences and compete for awards.
Read Article1/05/12 (Thu)
Retail food prices moderate
Retail food prices at the supermarket declined slightly during the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey.
Read Article1/04/12 (Wed)
Look who's talking
An editorial by Julie Murphree -- Someone has convinced farmers and ranchers to start talking. That’s kind of a crazy proposition, especially since sometimes they really don’t care to get into the communication thing too much.
Read Article12/30/11 (Fri)
AFBF Foundation auction online beginning January 2
Each year the American Farm Bureau Federation Foundation hosts a silent auction to benefit agricultural literacy at the AFBF annual meeting. This year the auction will be online.
Read Article12/29/11 (Thu)
Keep tabs on AFBF Annual Meeting from your computer
Anyone not able to attend the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd annual meeting (Jan. 8-11) is encouraged to use social media for updates on events, speakers, awards, elections, Young Farmers & Ranchers competitions and more.
Read Article12/28/11 (Wed)
Report confirms what farmers have been saying
A recent report from the Agriculture Department’s Economic Research Service confirms what farmers have been saying for a while now: there are fewer growers, but they are producing more while using fewer chemicals and less land, labor and water.
Read Article12/27/11 (Tue)
Storm of estate taxes threatens farm country
Two recent news reports contained troubling year-end news for farm families.
Read Article12/21/11 (Wed)
Milestone: 50,000 since 2003
It's widely reported news, today, that North Dakota has reached a population milestone. Read what our governor has to say about it...
Read Article12/20/11 (Tue)
Benefits from A to, well, W
Did you know: Members of North Dakota Farm Bureau can take advantage of a variety of value-added benefits that put money back in their pockets!
Read Article12/19/11 (Mon)
Virtual farm tours
Take a trip to a farm and never leave your computer! North Dakota Farm Bureau has several videos and photos explaining different aspects of agriculture.
Read Article12/16/11 (Fri)
The true spirit of Christmas
They say that charity starts at home. And for nearly 15,000 people in the Washington, D.C. area and beyond, that sentiment was wholeheartedly felt earlier this December as they laid wreaths on graves in Arlington Cemetery.
Read Article12/15/11 (Thu)
NASS reinstates ag estimate programs
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has announced the reinstatement of several estimate programs it recently discontinued.
Read Article12/13/11 (Tue)
New game teaches fact from fairy tale
The popular agricultural gaming site MyAmericanFarm.org just released a new game for students in kindergarten through second grade.
Read Article12/12/11 (Mon)
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