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| 25705 | 1/16/2009 2:27:01 PM | Vilsack pledges support for ethanol | Former Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa said that if he is confirmed as President-elect Barack Obama’s agriculture secretary, he would aggressively pursue new fuel sources to produce ethanol, promote locally grown fruits and vegetables and look for ways to increase farmers’ incomes in areas like wind power and organic farming. |
| 25704 | 1/16/2009 2:25:43 PM | Farmers fight bitter cold to care for livestock | A bitter northwest wind bit into Chad Wilkerson’s cheeks as he worked last week to keep water and feed flowing to the hogs and cattle on his family’s farm. |
| 25702 | 1/13/2009 3:51:46 PM | Improving Iowa Roads, Energy Sources and Property Tax Among Farm Bureau Properties in 2009 Legislative Session | Iowa has an enviable role, not only as the nation's leading livestock producer, but also as the number one producer of renewable energy. |
| 25701 | 1/13/2009 2:00:10 PM | Lang To Head American Farm Bureau's Federal Deficit Task Force | Projected $1.2 trillion deficit, low consumer savings, high health care costs and an aging population spark need for national grassroots discussion |
| 25695 | 1/8/2009 4:18:07 PM | Grant Workshops Available for Farmers | Rural development grants are available from the Agriculture Department to assist farmers with the development of renewable energy including wind, methane digesters and solar projects. |
| 25686 | 12/31/2008 10:45:32 AM | Focus on Agriculture | Prices at the Farm and the Store a Big Issue in 2008 |
| 25685 | 12/31/2008 10:36:28 AM | Bumpy Crop: Farming's Sudden Feasts and Famines | As Grain Prices Rise and Fall and Perhaps Rise Again, Growers Struggle to Navigate a New Age of Volatility and High Costs |
| 25678 | 12/19/2008 2:17:33 PM | USDA TO BEGIN TESTING MEAT, POULTRY FOR MELAMINE | Over the next few weeks USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will sample select products on U.S. grocery shelves and test for traces of the industrial chemical melamine. Select meat and poultry products containing milk-derived ingredients such as non-fat dried milk, casein, whey, evaporated milk and milk powder will be tested. The new sampling protocol is the latest of several measures undertaken by the federal government following the deaths of four infants in China linked to consumption of infant formula contaminated with the industrial chemical. |
| 25677 | 12/19/2008 2:10:23 PM | U.S. EXPECTED TO FALL SHORT OF RFS GOAL | The United States is not expected to meet the federal renewable fuels standard of 36 billion gallons of ethanol and biodiesel by 2022, the acting head of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday. In presenting the agency’s annual energy forecast, Howard Gruenspecht said uncertain development of next-generation biofuels made from grasses and wood chips is behind the prediction. |
| 25676 | 12/19/2008 1:58:43 PM | VILSACK, SALAZAR DEMONSTRATE ‘STEADY JUDGMENT’ | VILSACK, SALAZAR DEMONSTRATE ‘STEADY JUDGMENT’---American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman congratulated both former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack on his nomination as secretary of Agriculture and Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) on his nomination as secretary of Interior, crediting both for demonstrating experienced, steady judgment when it comes to working on agriculture-related issues. |
| 25675 | 12/17/2008 1:19:52 PM | IOWA FARM BUREAU HELPS FARM FAMILIES STAY FARMING | IOWA FARM BUREAU HELPS FARM FAMILIES STAY FARMING
THROUGH BUSINESS SUCCESSION SEMINARS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
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| 25674 | 12/17/2008 12:59:08 PM | Vilsack Agriculture Secretary | Vilsack has Opportunity to Elevate Agriculture’s Importance to Nation,
Says Iowa Farm Bureau
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| 25672 | 12/15/2008 9:26:30 AM | New direct attribution rule changes payment limitations | The 2008 Farm Bill was a long time in the making, and one of the big hang-ups involved the payment limitation rules. In the end, the payment limitation rules were not changed too much, with a few exceptions. |
| 25665 | 12/15/2008 9:05:03 AM | Members To Guide IFBF 2009 Policy Development | Thirteen farmers have been selected to guide the Iowa Farm Bureau’s policy development process as members of the state resolutions committee in 2009, IFBF President Craig Lang announced. The farmers will work with county Farm Bureau resolutions committees as they surface and develop policy from the grassroots. |
| 25663 | 12/15/2008 8:19:55 AM | FB to host farm succession workshops | The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will host four workshops in January and February addressing farm business succession. |
| 25660 | 12/11/2008 3:15:59 PM | Teachable Moments | A valuable part of being a parent is taking advantage of those ‘Life Lessons’ when they come along. My daughter had one such lesson this Thanksgiving. |
| 25658 | 12/8/2008 11:21:46 AM | Young Farm Bureau Members Honored for Management and Participation | Lee County farmers Jeff and Paula Ellis were presented Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s (IFBF) 2008 Young Farmer Achievement Award on Dec. 4 at the organization’s annual meeting in Des Moines. |
| 25656 | 12/8/2008 11:19:28 AM | Stilman is Woman In Agriculture Award Winner | Palo Alto County farmer Ann Stillman has won the Iowa Farm Bureau Woman in Agriculture Award. |