ND Legislative Report
In the North Dakota Legislative Report, NDFB Director of Public Policy Pete Hanebutt discusses property tax reform. Click here.
Articles tagged under: Pete Hanebutt
Restrictions Sought for Unauthorized Drone Surveillance on Farms
One of the bills on the table in North Dakota Legislature is House Bill 1429 which would restrict and penalize drone aircraft from flying over homesteads and farmland in the state. NDFB Director of Public Policy Pete Hannebut spoke in…
Support for Less Regulation, More Trade Opportunities
Private property rights and taxes dominated the policy meetings at the NDFB Annual Meeting. Public Policy Director Pete Hannebutt said these issues will be advanced to the national level. The NDFB policy book will cover the organization’s priorities "at the…
North Dakota Legislative Report
The North Dakota Legislative session is winding down, and legislators are working through night sessions to get bills done. North Dakota Farm Bureau Director of Public Policy Pete Hanebutt says there are several agriculture zoning bills. Listen to this week's…
North Dakota Legislative Report
The Fufeng project in Grand Forks prompted the introduction of Senate Bill 2371. North Dakota Farm Bureau Director of Public Policy Pete Hanebutt discusses the implications of foreign ownership of land. Listen to the North Dakota Legislative Report.
Farm Groups Provide Overview on Workforce Issues
Farmers Union and Farm Bureau were both represented in a North Dakota Senate Workforce Development Committee hearing Thursday. North Dakota Farmers Union Government Relations Director Matt Perdue said agriculture makes up one-third of the sole proprietor employment in the state.…
North Dakota Legislative Report
The early days of the session have been "like drinking out of a fire hose." In this week's North Dakota Legislative Report, NDFB Public Policy Director Pete Hanebutt says it has been busy with numerous bills dropping. One of the…
ND Farm Leaders Outline Policy Priorities
Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman joined North Dakota Senator John Hoeven for a farm bill roundtable Friday in Fargo. The feedback was familiar; do no harm to crop insurance, maintain the sugar program and invest in agriculture research.…
Frustration Seen Over AFBF Rules Committee Decision
Policy development is at the heart of the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting, but there is some consternation over possible changes for the delegate session. "Depending on the report from the rules committee is received by the delegates once…
ND Population Shifts Away from Rural Areas
Changes made in the redistricting process in North Dakota during the special session will impact rural areas. "Some districts changed and numbers shifted. Other districts are going away, being reassigned to others," said Pete Hanebutt, Director of Public Policy, NDFB.…
