News
2/08/10 (Mon)
Check out the Weathering Change Highlights
The YF&R Leadership Conference, held January 29-31 at the Holiday Inn, Riverside, in Minot, was a resounding success with more than 140 people in attendance from across the state.
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Follow calving season on Cows_Life
Mark and Val Wagner of Monango are livestock producers and in an effort to better inform the public about what they do on their farm, they "tweet" about it on Twitter. In addition to Val's tweets on Wagfarms, the Wagner's also take you inside the life of a heifer on their companion Twitter site, Cows_Life.
Read Article2/03/10 (Wed)
Playing it safe is theme of NDFB Week
“Playing it Safe with Farm Safety,” is the theme for this year’s celebration of North Dakota Bureau Week, March 7-13. To help stress the importance of safety with young people, Farm Bureau will be sponsoring a safety placemat contest for children in grades 3-5.
Read Article2/02/10 (Tue)
Entzminger is Cultivation Award winner
Terry Entzminger of Entzminger Dairy near Jamestown was named the 2010 Cultivation Award winner during the North Dakota Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Challenge, held at the YF&R Leadership Conference in Minot, January 29-31.
Read Article2/02/10 (Tue)
Ohio responds to HSUS tactics
It's not about reasonable animal care. It's about power. That was Ohio Farm Bureau's response to the move by the Humane Society of the United States to undo Ohio voter's passage of Issue 2, which developed a livestock care standards board.
Read Article2/02/10 (Tue)
YF&R Ag Challenge finalists named
Four young farmers from around the state were named the finalists in the North Dakota Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Challenge, held at the YF&R Leadership Conference in Minot, January 29-31.
Read Article2/02/10 (Tue)
YF&R Cultivation Award winner named
Terry Entzminger of Entzminger Dairy near Jamestown was named the 2010 Cultivation Award winner during the North Dakota Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Challenge, held at the YF&R Leadership Conference in Minot, January 29-31.
Read Article2/01/10 (Mon)
Ag is bright spot in a bad economy
With the U.S. facing deep economic turmoil and unemployment hovering around 10 percent, it might seem as if there’s little to be optimistic about. Agriculture, however, has helped fortify the economy when it needed it most, as other sectors such as U.S. automobile manufacturing, real estate and construction have contracted and shed workers.
Read Article1/27/10 (Wed)
Get involved in our social networks
If you are an eductor, a young farmer or rancher or someone who just enjoys living in North Dakota, North Dakota Farm Bureau has a social network for you.
Read Article1/27/10 (Wed)
A young farmer responds to the ABC story
Chris Chinn, a fifth-generation young farmer, blogged about the ABC Nightline story "Dark Side of Dairy Farming" that aired last night. "Just last night, my husband missed our daughter's basketball game because our livestock needed his attention. While he was checking on the pigs and cattle, our daughter scored her first ever three point shot at the age of 12."
Read Article1/26/10 (Tue)
38 Senators support Murkowski resolution
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (D-Alaska) has the support of 38 other senators for a disapproval resolution that would block efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
Read Article1/25/10 (Mon)
Ag strikes a nerve with animal activist group
Meatingplace.com reports that agriculture’s efforts to inform the public about the difference between the Humane Society of the United States and local animal shelters was a topic in a newsletter sent to shelter employees by Wayne Pacelle, CEO of HSUS.
Read Article1/25/10 (Mon)
Why do farmers farm
It's the age-old question. Why do farmers farm? Successful Farming’s Agriculture Online (www.agriculture.com) farmers were asked: “What do you like most about farming?”
Read Article1/22/10 (Fri)
Use Action Alert to send message to Sens. Conrad and Dorgan
North Dakota Farm Bureau strongly supports Senator Lisa Murkowski's introduction of a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to disapprove the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Read Article1/21/10 (Thu)
More support for Murkowski resolution
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) announced today that she would co-sponsor a resolution to disapprove the Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Lincoln’s support builds key momentum for an issue that is of vital importance to America’s farmers and ranchers, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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