Articles tagged under: American Farm Bureau Federation

Wagner Takes On New Role at AFBF Convention

Published January 10, 2026

Monango, North Dakota farmer/rancher Val Wagner is experiencing her first American Farm Bureau Federation Convention as the NDFB president. "Having been part of the Young Farmer and Rancher Program and the Promotion Engagement Program and now seeing it from a…
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Put a Face on Farm Bill Issues

Published January 10, 2026

The 2018 farm bill has been extended three times. Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Vice President Carolyn Olson wants the certainty of a five-year farm bill. "There are policy updates that need to be made." Like other major pieces of legislation,…
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WOTUS Public Comments Submitted

Published January 7, 2026

The public comment period for the Trump Administration’s proposed new definition of waters of the United States is complete. The change is in reaction to the Supreme Court decision in the Sackett versus EPA lawsuit. The American Soybean Association comments…
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AFBF Names Government Relations Director

Published December 17, 2025

Autumn Lankford Higgins is the new government affairs director for the American Farm Bureau Federation. Most recently, she was in a similar capacity for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Before that, Lankford Higgins was with the National Association of State…
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Farm Bureau Leadership to Work on Resolution Process This Week

Published December 13, 2025

State Farm Bureau presidents will be in Washington, D.C. this week to go through the resolutions process ahead of next month's American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting. "The economics of agriculture and where we're at right now will be the…
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Northey to Posthumously Recieve AFBF Award

Published December 12, 2025

During next month’s American Farm Bureau Federation Convention, Bill Northey will be honored posthumously with the organization’s Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award.  Northey served as the USDA undersecretary for farm production and conservation during the first Trump Administration. Northey is…
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NFU, Farm Bureau Welcome Bridge Payment

Published December 8, 2025

National Farmers Union President Rob Larew says the Trump administration’s $12 billion bridge payment plan offers much-needed relief for farmers struggling with volatile markets, high input costs, and trade uncertainty. Larew says the support will help many operations stay afloat…
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The Certainty of a 5-Year Farm Bill Needed

Published November 12, 2025

American Farm Bureau Federation Vice President Scott VanderWal, who is also president of the South Dakota Farm Bureau, said farmers need the certainty of a five-year farm bill. "We already know that fertilizer prices are going to be quite a bit…
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