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4/21/10 (Wed)
N.D. surface water near pesticide-free
BISMARCK – A five-month, statewide survey of 15 North Dakota rivers found only minimal traces of four widely-used pesticides.
Read Article4/20/10 (Tue)
AFBF responds to error-filled Sunday comic
Dairy farmers across the nation are upset about an error-filled and rhetorically loaded Sunday comic strip aimed at providing facts to kids, and American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman is helping them set the record straight.
Read Article4/19/10 (Mon)
Extension reminder: Moldy grain is a respiratory hazard
Anyone harvesting, drying or handling moldy grain should use respiratory protection, according to Ken Hellevang, agricultural engineer with the North Dakota State University Extension Service.
Read Article4/16/10 (Fri)
NDFB white paper on pesticide drift
When it comes to the proposed changes to the Clean Water Act, farmers and ranchers have a right to be concerned. In 2009, a court's ruling reversed 30 years of EPA practice of not requiring permits for pesticides applied in accordance with pesticide labeling laws.
Read Article4/15/10 (Thu)
Thousands respond to EPA spray drift proposal
The Environmental Protection Agency has received more than 30,000 comments opposing its proposed ban on pesticide spray drift. EPA recently completed a comment period for the spray drift ban.
Read Article4/13/10 (Tue)
AFBF one of many groups urging estate tax relief
The American Farm Bureau Federation joined 28 other agricultural groups in urging the Senate to support permanent and meaningful estate tax relief. In a letter sent Monday to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the coalition warned: “If estate taxes are allowed to be reinstated at the beginning of 2011 with only a $1 million exemption and top rate of 55 percent, the negative impact on our industry will be significant.”
Read Article4/13/10 (Tue)
Members still without power
On April 12, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative held a media event detailing some of the issues they are still facing in restoring power to south-central North Dakota residents following a Good Friday icestorm.
Read Article4/12/10 (Mon)
NDFB Foundation: Additional flood relief donations disbursed
Even after the North Dakota Farm Bureau Foundation ended its Buy a Sandbag for a Buck program for flood relief, donations kept coming in, allowing the foundation to make two additional flood relief disbursements.
Read Article4/08/10 (Thu)
NDFB receives safety grant from Alliance Pipeline
North Dakota Farm Bureau has been awarded a safety grant for $5,000 to assist in Progressive Ag Safety Days, to be held throughout the state this spring and summer.
Read Article4/07/10 (Wed)
Print your prescription card on this site
Farm Bureau members can save an average of 30% on prescription drugs through the Prescription Discount Program. You can print your card for free from this website.
Read Article4/06/10 (Tue)
Young farmers take social media reins
Farmers and ranchers who are actively involved in social media have launched the AgChat Foundation with a mission to empower farmers and ranchers to connect communities through social media platforms.
Read Article4/01/10 (Thu)
Ag Dept. urges cattle producers to verify livestock by age and source
BISMARCK —Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says cattle producers can better take advantage of a growing export market for U.S. beef by enrolling in an age and source verification program.
Read Article4/01/10 (Thu)
Message from the President
North Dakota Farm Bureau President Eric Aasmundstad's editorial, What we believe, featured in our bi-monthly publication, Focus, is also posted on this website. To read the entire editorial click here.
Read Article3/31/10 (Wed)
Minnkota Power Coop to hold transmission meetings
Minnkota Power Cooperative has scheduled a number of landowner meetings regarding the Center to Grand Forks transmission line. The purpose of the meetings will be to provide updated information on the project and to discuss proposed route options with impacted landowners.
Read Article3/31/10 (Wed)
AFBF calls on Congress to nullify EPA's greenhouse gas scheme
Now is the time for Congress to nullify greenhouse gas permit requirements that were announced this week by the Environmental Protection Agency. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, efforts under way in Congress and legal challenges undertaken by state governments are offering corrective paths to undo a very real disaster headed toward farm and ranch families.
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