
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation  A four-county leadership program in Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson and Tuscarawas counties, and a farmer-inventor in Belmont County have won national awards from American Farm Bureau Federation! What's Farm Bureau doing in your county? Find out in our County Blogs!
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National Farm-City Week kicked off in Indianapolis with a symposium on animal welfare issues. Panelists including Roger Berry, field director for the Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska, and Mike Baumgarner of the Ohio Farm Bureau’s Center for Food and Animal Issues, outlined strategies producers can tak...e to effectively tell their stories to the non-farming public. While opponents of animal agriculture, such as activist groups, are skilled at evoking emotion in consumers, producers can do the same thing, the panelists said.Read More
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President Barack Obama signed a Presidental Proclamation declaring Nov. 20-26 as National Farm-City Week. Recognizing America's farmers and ranchers, it reads in part: "Their connections with urban and suburban communities are critical to our economy and to the nourishment of our people. During National Farm-City Week,... we express gratitude for the contributions of our Nation's farmers and ranchers, and we rededicate ourselves to providing all Americans with access to healthy food, and thus, a healthy future."Read More
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Carol Will be having an economical Thanksgiving with locally grown vegetables and meats, thanking God for allowing me to be a part of this great nation and living to have harvested well in His name.

American Farm Bureau Federation Sen. Bob Bennett shows off one of the "Don't CAP Our Future" farm caps he received at Utah Farm Bureau's annual meeting. (Thanks, Matt Hargreaves.)

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Farm Bureau calls on the administration to provide prompt disaster assistance to farmers and ranchers who have been hit with wet weather, late-planted crops and delayed harvest. http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=n ewsroom.newsfocus&year=2009&file=nr1119c .html

Kathy Byrne WTG President Stahlman...great to see you in NJ!

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Sure, Thanksgiving and Christmas and the New Year are all right around the corner, but what we're getting excited about at Farm Bureau is our annual meeting in Seattle! http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=n ewsroom.newsfocus&year=2009&file=nr1112b .html

American Farm Bureau Federation A CNN segment features the results of AFBF's annual Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Survey, with Economist Jim Sartwelle explaining why consumers will pay an average of 4 percent less this year at the grocery store for the feast.
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ATLANTA (CNN) - If you've been stressing about how much it's going to cost you to cook Thanksgiving dinner this year, a new survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation may offer a sigh of relief.

American Farm Bureau Federation The folks at the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board once again bring you a collection of Christmas cookie recipes, along with baking tips and butter facts.
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Every day between November 27th and December 25th, you'll get a new recipe along with tips for cooking and baking with pure and natural butter.

American Farm Bureau Federation Meet Stephen Bailey, a Mississippi sweet potato farmer and the latest person to be profiled in our "Meet A Farmer" series on the Voice of Agriculture web site. Thanks, Stephen, for sharing your story.
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Bailey Family Farms is comprised of Stephen, Kisha, Britton (7), and John Rivers (3) Bailey. The farm began in 2006 exclusively as a sweet potato operation. Over the last three years we have expanded into a diverse operation including wheat, milo, soybeans, pumpkins and sweet potatoes. ...

American Farm Bureau Federation Former AFBF Young Farmer and Rancher Chair Townsend Kyser featured in ad for farm-raised catfish.
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American Farm Bureau Federation Montana Farm Bureau vice president Bruce Wright was interviewed for this article in the Economist. Great job, Bruce!
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AMERICA will not pass a cap-and-trade law in time for the global climate-change summit in Copenhagen next month. To understand why, it helps to ask a farmer. Take Bruce Wright, for example, who grows wheat and other crops on a couple of thousand acres near Bozeman, Montana. ...




























