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7/15/13 (Mon)
NDFB supports House Farm Bill version
The NDFB board of directors met on Friday, July 12, and agreed to support the House version of the new five-year farm bill that N.D. Congressman Kevin Cramer was instrumental in getting passed.
Read Article7/11/13 (Thu)
AFBF blog rebooted
The FBlog has been re-launched, with contributions from a diverse roster of Farm Bureau member bloggers. Today’s post, “Why Biotech Works” was written by Jeff VanderWerff...
Read Article7/10/13 (Wed)
Project Safe Send
BISMARCK - Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers and applicators, government agencies and homeowners can bring their unusable pesticides to any of the scheduled collections as Project Safe Send gets underway.
Read Article7/09/13 (Tue)
AFBF files suit to protect farmers' privacy
Protecting farmers’ and ranchers’ right to privacy is a top priority, said the American Farm Bureau Federation, which took legal action recently to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from publicly releasing personal information about thousands of farmers and ranchers and their families.
Read Article7/08/13 (Mon)
NDFB Newsline visits with national ag education winner
NDFB Newsline visits with national Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture winner Mary Kensok.
Read Article7/03/13 (Wed)
Freedom isn't free
Brian Kalk, retired from the U.S. Marine Corps, reminds us to thank those who served in uniform as we celebrate our country's 237th birthday...
Read Article7/02/13 (Tue)
AFBF seeks ruling on farmyard stormwater
The American Farm Bureau Federation on Monday asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia to determine that livestock and poultry farmers do not need Clean Water Act discharge permits for ordinary stormwater runoff from their farmyards.
Read Article7/01/13 (Mon)
Fireworks safety this holiday season
Former NDFB Safety Coordinator Gail Bakko shares a few fireworks safety reminders as we approach the 4th of July holiday...
Read Article6/28/13 (Fri)
Dairy Month Did You Know?
According to researchers at the University at Buffalo and University at Manitoba, a diet rich in low-fat dairy products decreased insulin resistance in a study of healthy adults.
Read Article6/25/13 (Tue)
AFB Foundation releases educational guides
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has released two new educational guides to accompany the books “Beef in the Story of Agriculture” and “Beef an A-Z Book.”
Read Article6/24/13 (Mon)
Death Tax Repeal Act gets the job done
The American Farm Bureau Federation supports legislation introduced in both the House and Senate that would permanently repeal the estate tax.
Read Article6/21/13 (Fri)
Lonesome Goat Ranch
What better way to celebrate the first day of summer than to feature a video of a couple of young goat ranchers?
Read Article6/18/13 (Tue)
FB Auto Buying Program
Did you know? North Dakota Farm Bureau members have a better way to buy a new or used vehicle through the FB Auto Buying Program.
Read Article6/17/13 (Mon)
Planting progress
This week's NDFB Newsline features former NDFB President Eric Aasmundstad talking about planting progress in the Devils Lake area.
Read Article6/14/13 (Fri)
The Western Producer visits eastern farmers
NDFB Leadership Development Assistant Conor Smith gave Ed White from The Western Producer a tour of eastern North Dakota's wet fields a few weeks ago.
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