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7/29/10 (Thu)
Record amounts of waste pesticide collected
A record amount of unusable pesticides – 215,594 pounds – were collected and shipped out of North Dakota through Project Safe Send in 2010.
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Bill would help farmers and communities in Bay watershed
The Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act (H.R. 5509) will help farmers while also benefitting communities in the bay’s watershed. The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging the House Agriculture Committee to approve the bill when it comes up for consideration today.
Read Article7/27/10 (Tue)
Fall Route 1000 classes have been scheduled
We know how busy fall gets, so we've scheduled our Route 1000 classes well in advance. Eight classes have been scheduled between November 28 and December 7.
Read Article7/26/10 (Mon)
Kitchen contents bear 'USA' labels
An editorial by Dal Grooms - U.S. manufacturers feel much-maligned by the business press, which consistently points out technology advances and productivity increases in developing markets such as China and India. Yet the National Association of Manufacturers just released a letter it wrote to the U.S. House of Representatives noting, “The United States remains the No. 1 manufacturing economy in the world, producing 21 percent of all manufactured products” in the world.
Read Article7/23/10 (Fri)
"Agvocacy" in Monango
Val Wagner is a wife and mother of four busy boys. She is also a farmer and online "agvocate."
Read Article7/23/10 (Fri)
NDFB urges YES vote on Measure One
North Dakota Farm Bureau is asking North Dakotans to save some of the oil money and vote YES on Measure One.
Read Article7/22/10 (Thu)
Action Alert on Chesapeake Bay bills posted
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works marked up S. 1816, the Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2010. The bill represents an extraordinary expansion of Clean Water Act authority, providing new federal regulatory and enforcement mechanisms that will have a significant impact on agriculture.
Read Article7/21/10 (Wed)
Your connection for savings
As a Farm Bureau member, you can save on desktops, notebooks, TV's, iPods and more at our exclusive member-only PC Connection online store.
Read Article7/20/10 (Tue)
Document life on a farm for Life in a Day
On Saturday, farmers and ranchers are encouraged to capture video of life on the farm and post it as part of Google’s “Life in a Day” project, designed to document the lives of people around the world on one day.
Read Article7/19/10 (Mon)
See you at the fair
North Dakota Farm Bureau will once again be participating in the North Dakota State Fair's annual parade, coming this Saturday, July 24.
Read Article7/16/10 (Fri)
Renew the American Dream with estate tax reform
An editorial by John Hart - Most Americans are taught from their youngest days that hard work and good planning increase the likelihood of a bright and prosperous future. In many ways, this is the American ethos — a key to the American dream.
Read Article7/15/10 (Thu)
Protect livestock against anthrax
North Dakota's second confirmed case of anthrax this year emphasizes the need to get livestock vaccinated against the disease, North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian Charlie Stoltenow says.
Read Article7/14/10 (Wed)
Lincoln, Kyl introduce estate tax reform amendment
Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) introduced late Tuesday an amendment to permanently reform the federal estate tax.
Read Article7/13/10 (Tue)
Seeds of China's growth
An editorial by Stewart Truelsen - When leaders of the G-20 economies got together this summer in Toronto they supported a reduction in government spending and debt, which prompted one reporter to ask, “If these economies all decide to reduce their budget deficits, what will drive global growth?” The answer was China.
Read Article7/12/10 (Mon)
Red River Valley Fair features county FB building
Don't miss Cass County Farm Bureau's Ag Education Center at the Red River Valley Fair going on through Saturday, July 17 in West Fargo.
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