NDFB Newsline
NDFB Newsline is a weekly audio feature that highlights specific issues important to North Dakota Farm Bureau. Each audio segment runs 1:30 and will be posted each Monday.(Clicking on the link downloads an mp3 file.)
6/17/2013: Weather Woes
Eric Aasmundstad, former NDFB president talks about planting conditions around Devils Lake, and how farmers are dealing with the wet conditions.
6/10/2013: Dairy Month
June is Dairy Month, so we asked a few young people about their favorite dairy foods. What are yours?
6/3/2013: Summer FLP workshops
NDFB Director of Special Programs Gail Bakko talks about the Food, Land and People workshops being held for educators this summer.
5/27/2013: Farmers save cattle from floodwaters
Pembina County Farm Bureau President Darren Olafson shares his story of helping a neighbor get his cattle herd to higher ground when the Tongue River flooded the area and the nearby dam was in danger of failing.
5/20/2013: Scholarship winners named
NDFB Director of Development Joey Tigges talks about the 11 scholarships that were recently awarded by the organization's Promotion and Education Committee.
5/13/2013: Video contest reminder
Spring is finally here! And the NDFB Promotion and Education Committee is reminding everyone to get shooting for the video contest about how agriculture makes your life better.
5/6/2013: Spring safety
Former NDFB safety coordinator Gail Bakko talks about the rush to spring's work on the farm and some important safety points to keep in mind.
4/29/2013: SB 2211 passes
NDFB lobbyist Tom Bodine talks about the passage of SB 2211, the animal care bill.
4/22/2013: Earth Day 2013
On the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day, NDFB President Doyle Johannes talks about the improvements he has made on his farm to protect the soil that feeds us.
4/15/2013: Heger named PAL program participant
Katie Heger of Underwood is one of only 10 young farmers from across the nation who will participate in the American Farm Bureau Federation's Partners in Agricultural Leadership honors program.
4/8/2013: Scholarship deadline approaching soon
NDFB Director of Development, Joey Tigges, talks about the Promotion and Education Committee's scholarship program and the application process.
4/1/2013: SB 2211 passes with amendments
NDFB lobbyist Eric Aasmundstad talks about the amendments to SB 2211 and why the bill, with amendments, would be for animal agriculture.
Older NDFB Newslines can be found on the Media and Downloads page under News & Events
