Articles tagged under: American Farm Bureau Federation
South Dakota Farmer Talks Trade at White House Meeting
Published September 8, 2018
American Farm Bureau Federation Vice-President Scott Vanderwal met with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and a panel of farm group leaders at the White House Wednesday. Vanderwal says President Trump and Vice-President Pence briefly visited the meeting, commenting on the importance…Trump Meets with Ag Leaders
Published September 6, 2018
President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and chief agriculture trade negotiator Gregg Doud sat down with South Dakota Farm Bureau President Scott VanderWal Wednesday. State Farm Bureau presidents from Texas and Illinois were also in…State Breakdown for Direct Payments
Published September 4, 2018
Not surprisingly, the largest soybean production states will receive the largest share of the USDA Market Facilitation Program payments. According to American Farm Bureau Market Intel, Illinois farmers will receive more than $596 million, followed by Iowa at $576 million.…26 States Face WOTUS Regs Again
Published August 17, 2018
Waters of the United States is back in effect in Minnesota and 25 other states. A federal judge in South Carolina has issued an injunction on a recent EPA decision that delayed implementation of the controversial WOTUS rule. Environmental groups…AFBF Promotes Newton
Published July 18, 2018
The American Farm Bureau Federation has promoted John Newton to the role of chief economist. Since 2016, Newton has been the AFBF director of market intelligence.Farm Bureau Leadership Spends Time on Capitol Hill
Published July 13, 2018
All of the state Farm Bureau presidents were in Washington, D.C. this past week for the national board meeting. American Farm Bureau Federation Vice President Scott VanderWal, who also leads South Dakota Farm Bureau, says the Administration did not offer…Hendel Takes AFBF Job
Published July 10, 2018
The American Farm Bureau Federation has named John Hendel as its director of event sales. With Farm Bureau’s ownership of Farmfest and Dakotafest, Hendel is in familiar territory. From 1991-to-2005, Hendel was the show director when those farm shows were…Ag Groups File Amicus Brief in WOTUS Case
Published June 11, 2018
A coalition of 15 agriculture groups, including the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and National Corn Growers Association, has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in North Dakota. A preliminary injunction was approved three years ago in North Dakota,…Preparing for Another Farm Bill Vote
Published June 6, 2018
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway does not anticipate any farm bill amendments when the legislation returns to the House floor. American Farm Bureau Federation Vice-President Scott VanderWal says Conaway is optimistic lawmakers can get "all the mosquitoes shoved into…