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1/31/14 (Fri)
Ag producers income tax deadline coming soon
Agricultural producers have until March 3, 2014, to file their 2013 income tax returns without penalty if they have not made estimates.
Read Article1/28/14 (Tue)
Life of a farmer
The Peterson Brothers Life of a Farmer theme song. Check it out by clicking on the headline.
Read Article1/27/14 (Mon)
Cramer calls for OSHA fine dismissal
BISMARCK, N.D. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer responded to reports of excessive regulatory fines being imposed on small farming operations by calling on U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to cease such action.
Read Article1/24/14 (Fri)
NDFB Foundation assists Atlas blizzard victims
Updated with audio: The North Dakota Farm Bureau Foundation and several county Farm Bureaus have donated more than $7,500 to the South Dakota Farm Bureau Cares fund.
Read Article1/23/14 (Thu)
The Food Police
Picture yourself in the future, the not too distant future, on a bright summer day. You are grilling hot dogs at a picnic with your family in a park. You pay little attention to the drone flying overhead. It’s probably a UPS or FedEx drone making a package delivery. But it’s not. It’s the food police...
Read Article1/20/14 (Mon)
Outdoor Heritage Fund grants disbursed
NDFB's representatives on the Outdoor Heritage Fund Advisory Board, Eric Aasmundstad, talks about his perceptions of the funds granted and what he'd like to see in the future...
Read Article1/17/14 (Fri)
Office Depot January specials.
Office Depot has some great January specials for Farm Bureau members!
Read Article1/16/14 (Thu)
From precision ag to big data
Precision ag is being replaced with “Big Data” and “AgInformatics” as sources of innovation in agriculture.
Read Article1/14/14 (Tue)
YF&R couple featured in Agweek
Travis and Dana Dagman, Young Farmer and Rancher Committee members from District 3, were featured in Agweek.
Read Article1/13/14 (Mon)
Hog hunting
Val Wagner, North Dakota blogger, farmer, mother of four boys and NDFB P&E Chairman went hog hunting in Texas.
Read Article1/13/14 (Mon)
Nodakers in Texas
We have a few highlights from the AFBF Convention on our NDFB Facebook page. Check them out.
Read Article1/10/14 (Fri)
Blogging from AFBF Convention
NDFB Promotion and Education Committee chair Val Wagner will be blogging from the 95th annual AFBF Convention this weekend.
Read Article1/09/14 (Thu)
New year, new resolve
Fourth-generation farmer Glen Cope of Missouri shares his thoughts on the new year and how it brings new resolve for farmers and ranchers....
Read Article1/07/14 (Tue)
379 million pounds
According to a statistic on the GMOAnswers.com website, that is the reduction in pesticide applications in the United States from 1996 to 2009 as a result of GMO use.
Read Article1/06/14 (Mon)
AFBF convention preview
NDFB Public Information Specialist Lisa Davis shares what will be happening during the American Farm Bureau Federation 95th annual convention, coming next week.
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