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9/12/11 (Mon)
NDFB at Big Iron
North Dakota Farm Bureau will once again be at Big Iron, September 13-15, and it will also be sponsoring the Red River Farm Network tent.
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September 11 is Patriot Day
BISMARCK, N.D. – In accordance with a presidential proclamation, Gov. Jack Dalrymple has declared September 11 as Patriot Day and a Day of Service and Remembrance in the state to mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks carried out against this nation on September 11, 2001.
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Link joins NDFB staff
Ashlee Link of Bismarck joined the North Dakota Farm Bureau staff as Administrative Assistant for the Bismarck office.
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NDFB one of 26 ag groups sending Farm Bill recommendations
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring and 26 agricultural, financial and conservation organizations have told the state’s congressional delegation that crop insurance, agricultural research, trade and a strong safety net are the priority issues for North Dakota in the negotiations leading up to the 2012 Farm Bill.
Read Article9/07/11 (Wed)
Insolvency for the U.S. Postal Service?
Predictions of an imminent collapse of the U.S. Postal Service are not exaggerated, according to the Government Accountability Office. The postal service’s business model is broken, according to the GAO.
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Lands' End promotion starts tomorrow
NDFB member benefits partner Lands' End has a special promotion tomorrow through Friday, Sept 16.
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I Am Agriculture page added to site
North Dakota Farm Bureau added an "I Am Agriculture" page to the site to help people find out more information pertaining to the petition drive to safeguard farming and ranching in the state.
Read Article9/02/11 (Fri)
Acreage reporting data highlits wet spring, changing crops
FARGO, N.D. – Crop acreage reporting data from USDA’s North Dakota Farm Service Agency shows about 23 percent of the state’s available cropland went unplanted in 2011 because of wet field conditions.
Read Article9/01/11 (Thu)
Protect your groundwater day coming
WASHINGTON, D.C. —There is something every person can do to protect groundwater — the largest source of fresh drinking water in the United States and the world—beginning on Protect Your Groundwater Day which is Sept. 13, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Read Article8/30/11 (Tue)
Eating meat can be the green thing to do
Eating meat has been blamed for everything from global warming to obestiy. But a young mother from Kentucky was compelled to write a blog post about how eating meat just might be the green thing to do.
Read Article8/29/11 (Mon)
NDFB once again sponsoring RRFN tent at Big Iron
North Dakota Farm Bureau will co-sponsor the Red River Farm Network tent at Big Iron, September 13-15 at the West Fargo fairgrounds.
Read Article8/26/11 (Fri)
Learn about livestock and farming
Do you wonder how a horse can sleep standing up, how many sweaters the wool from one sheep will make or how milk gets to your table?
Read Article8/25/11 (Thu)
Nomination deadline a week away
If you haven't already done so, consider nominating a deserving individual or family for the 2012 Cultivation Award, by September 1.
Read Article8/24/11 (Wed)
Ag biotech driven by American innovation
An editorial by John Hart - Throughout history, a spirit of innovation has characterized the United States of America. From the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the space race to the computer age, Americans have always been innovators. And innovation has always found a home on the American farm.
Read Article8/23/11 (Tue)
Drain tiling at Big Iron
The North Dakota State University Extension Service will be conducting tile drain field demonstrations at the Big Iron Farm Show in West Fargo on Sept. 13-15.
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