Articles tagged under: American Farm Bureau

Dealing With the Labor Shortage

Published January 26, 2024

Agriculture is not immune to the workforce challenges nationwide. Labor was part of the discussion during the American Farm Bureau Federation voting delegate session. While seasonal workers are hard to find, year-round immigrant labor is also needed. “Whether that’s on…
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A Changing Dairy Market

Published November 26, 2023

American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist Roger Cryan is seeing a fundamental shift in the U.S. dairy markets. “There’s been so much construction of cheese plants, it’s led to an ample supply of cheese.” Outside of Mexico, export demand for…
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Drought Blamed for Contraction of the Cattle Herd

Published January 21, 2023

American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Bernt Nelson says weather is the main driver of consolidation on the cattle industry. "We started in a back-to-back drought situation that urged consolidation in the cattle industry and inflation just spurred it on." The…
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Farm Bureau Delegates Complete Policy Book

Published January 12, 2023

American Farm Bureau Federation Vice President Scott VanderWal oversaw the resolution process at the group's annual convention. "Our delegates voted to modernize the Farm Bill by expanding baseline funding and developing more flexible disaster relief programs. They also voted for…
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AFBF Honors Moore

Published January 9, 2023

Former American Farm Bureau Federation Executive Vice President Dale Moore was presented the group’s Distinguished Service Award. Moore served in that role from 2018-to-2022. Moore was chief of staff for four agriculture secretaries and was the staff of former Kansas…
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Farm Bureau Committees Welcome New Members

Published December 21, 2022

The American Farm Bureau Federation has appointed five new members to its Promotion & Education Committee. That list includes North Dakota farmer Nate Schlief. Members were also appointed to the AFBF Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee for 2023-2025. Jason and…
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More Work Needed on Opioid Misuse

Published December 14, 2022

A new national poll determined 60 percent of adults in rural areas are more aware of the opioid crisis than they were five years ago. Forty-two percent of those surveyed said they someone who is or has been addicted to…
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Judge Reverses Trump Era ESA Policy

Published July 6, 2022

A California federal judge rejected a policy change made by the Trump Administration in 2019. Economic factors will no longer be considered when determining if a species should be listed as threatened or endangered. The Sierra Club, Earthjustice and other…
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