North Dakota Farm Bureau

Congress passes farm bill

5/15/2008

Members of the House and Senate voted for the bipartisan farm bill conference report, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. According to AFBF, President Bush intends to veto the ...

Turbulent futures markets challenging farmers

5/15/2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While financial and risk-management decisions always have been challenging aspects of farm and ranch work, extreme volatility in commodity markets in recent months has made these jobs even more difficult for farmers, even as prices have soared. During a Capitol Hill hearing, American Farm Bureau Federation President ...

Grunefelder receives scholarship

5/14/2008

With plans for a career in pharmacy, Katlyn Grunefelder, Kintyre, is pretty happy with the $1,000 college scholarship she was recently awarded by Dodge division and Schumacher’s Inc. of Linton. “It’s going to help a lot,” she laughs. “I didn’t think my chances were very good because I figured Farm ...