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12/29/11 (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.

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12/28/11 (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.

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12/27/11 (Tue)

Storm of estate taxes threatens farm country

Two recent news reports contained troubling year-end news for farm families.

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12/21/11 (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...

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12/20/11 (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!

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12/19/11 (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.

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12/16/11 (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.

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12/15/11 (Thu)

NASS reinstates ag estimate programs

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has announced the reinstatement of several estimate programs it recently discontinued.

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12/13/11 (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.

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12/12/11 (Mon)

Follow us on Facebook and find out...

What fast food chain will be featuring farmers? What is the Humane Society of the United States doing on the public policy and advocacy front?

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12/09/11 (Fri)

NDFB Scholarships now online

Students pursuing a graduate degree, high school students preparing for college and undergraduates majoring in agriculture should consider applying for North Dakota Farm Bureau scholarships.

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12/08/11 (Thu)

Ag producers should do tax planning

NDSU Extension Farm Economist Ron Haugen says agricultural producers should do tax planning before the end of the year based on the information known at this time.

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12/07/11 (Wed)

Youth Leadership Conference

NDFB's Youth Leadership Conference will be held January 27-28, 2012 in conjunction with the Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference...

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12/06/11 (Tue)

AFBF urges House to bite the dust

WASHINGTON, D.C – The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging congressional members to pass H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act, when it comes before the full House later this week.

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12/05/11 (Mon)

Oppose Elkhorn Ranch on National Register of Historic Places

The State Historic Preservation Office is accepting public comment on a proposal to place the Theodore Roosevelt Elkhorn Ranch on the National Register of Historic Places. NDFB members adopted policy at the 2009 House of Delegates to oppose any such effort.

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