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9/02/11 (Fri)
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.
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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.
Read Article8/22/11 (Mon)
My American Farm site expands with new game
As far as professions are concerned, farming and ranching are among the most challenging. A new interactive online game offered by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, “The Ultimate Challenge,” delivers key lessons about agriculture while providing a fun gaming experience.
Read Article8/11/11 (Thu)
AFBF pleased by DOT guidance on ag transportation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Farm Bureau Federation is pleased the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration listened to farmer and rancher concerns regarding changes to agricultural transportation regulations and commercial drivers license provisions.
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Project Safe Send by the numbers
BISMARCK – Nearly 95 tons of unusable pesticides were collected and transported out of North Dakota in 2011 through Project Safe Send.
Read Article8/05/11 (Fri)
Feeding Families, Meating Needs
Feeding Families, Meating Needs is an effort by the YF&R group to help provide meat to families in need across the state. They are urging those who can, to make either meat or monetary donations to the program.
Read Article8/02/11 (Tue)
NDFB petitions for Constitutional Amendment
North Dakota Farm Bureau has submitted language to the North Dakota Secretary of State for an initiated measure to place a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot safeguarding farming and ranching in the state.
Read Article7/29/11 (Fri)
Flood fighting farmer featured in Focus, online
North Dakota Farm Bureau's official bimonthly publication Focus is now posted online, and features a story on flooding fighting farmer, Paul Thomas.
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