Read the latest news from the Montana Farm Bureau Federation AgNews Wire:
February 16th, 2011: Gen. Wesley Clark: Farmers on Frontline of National Security
This article is part of a new “Hold the Thin Green Line” campaign by “The Hand That Feeds Us”, a website highlighting farm policy facts. Click here for The Hand That Feeds Us website and look for more op-eds and releases to follow! When the United States rationed food during World War II so citizens [...] Continue reading . . .
February 14th, 2011: MFBF Celebrates Food Check-Out Week
You Can Stretch Your Grocery Dollars and Eat Healthy, Too Concern about the cost of a healthy diet being out of reach remains on the minds of many Americans as the nation continues to work through serious economic woes. However, according to an Agriculture Department study, the cost of eating healthy hasn’t changed as much [...] Continue reading . . .
February 10th, 2011: Montana Farm Bureau members attend national conferences in Orlando
Citrus and sunshine greeted a group of Montana Farm Bureau members who attended the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference Feb. 5-7 in Orlando, Fla. Other MFBF members attended the National Leadership Conference that preceded the YF&R event. The theme “Engage. Act. Win.” was captured in many of the seminars and workshops in [...] Continue reading . . .
January 26th, 2011: Farm Bureau: Inaction on FTAs is Hurting U.S. Economy
The inability of Congress and the administration to move three stalled free trade agreements is hurting U.S. economic growth, testified American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman before the House Ways and Means Committee. Combined, the Korea, Colombia and Panama agreements would add an additional $3 billion to the U.S. economy through agricultural trade. Once [...] Continue reading . . .
January 21st, 2011: MFBF: Grazing fee decision by Adminstration good for ranchers
A lawsuit, Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Dept. of Interior, and petitions filed by five environmental groups was denied this week by the Obama Administration. The Montana Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) has been one of the intervenors in the case. The decision was made in response to the activist groups asking the government to [...] Continue reading . . .
January 21st, 2011: Montana Farm Bureau members find AFBF convention educational, exciting—and snowy
Twenty-six Montana Farm Bureau members were among the 5,500 farmers and ranchers nationwide who traveled to Atlanta for the 92nd American Farm Bureau Annual Convention January 9-12 in Atlanta, GA. Members participated in young farmer and rancher activities, attended educational sessions, enjoyed hearing from Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe and heard the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture [...] Continue reading . . .
January 19th, 2011: AFBF Comments on Regulatory Reform
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation Regarding President Obama’s Executive Order on Regulatory Reform WASHINGTON, D.C., January 19, 2011—“The American Farm Bureau Federation welcomes the President’s focus on reforming the regulatory process. Today, farmers, ranchers, and countless other business owners face a long list of federal requirements that are eroding their bottom [...] Continue reading . . .
January 17th, 2011: MFBF Photos from the 2011 AFBF Annual Meeting
View photos of MFBF members attending the 2011 AFBF Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia January 8-11, 2011. Continue reading . . .
January 15th, 2011: AFBF Calls for Strong Farm Safety Net, EPA Oversight
ATLANTA, January 12, 2011—Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting voted to maintain a strong farm income safety net and urge greater oversight of regulatory actions by the Environmental Protection Agency. As Congress prepares to draft a new farm bill later this year and in 2012, the delegates reiterated their support for extending [...] Continue reading . . .
January 14th, 2011: MFBF applauds AFBF Lawsuit against EPA
ATLANTA—The Montana Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) applauds the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) for filing a lawsuit in federal court to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s pollution regulatory plan for the Chesapeake Bay. “We all want a clean and healthy Chesapeake Bay,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman. “This lawsuit is about how we get there. [...] Continue reading . . .