Tag: Farm Bureau
Day one of OFBF trip to Washington: Regulations, and more regulations
Approximately 70 percent of the curent ag workforce are undocumented workers, which is why labor is on the minds of the Ohio Farm Bureau county presidents in D.C. this week.
American Farm Bureau delegates want risk management in farm bill
American Farm Bureau Federation delegates don't support raw milk sales; will push for spending cuts instead of tax increases.
W.Va. poultry grower vindicated: EPA backs off Clean Water permit demand
The U.S. EPA has withdrawn an order demanding that West Virginia poultry grower Lois Alt obtain a Clean Water Act discharge permit for stormwater runoff from her farmyard.
Did Mississippi Farm Bureau railroad state director for opinions?
To hear Fred Stokes tell it, he got carried away "a mite" in a Kansas City news conference Aug. 10 with his explanation of...
Turkey will cost more at most Thanksgiving Day dinner tables
That Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the fixin's will cost a teensy bit more than last year: 28 cents.
Farm Bureaus join W.Va. grower’s lawsuit against EPA discharge rule
American Farm Bureau and West Virginia Farm Bureau granted intervenor status in court case involving poultry grower and the EPA.
Ashland County Farm Bureau honors Marcia Lahmers
Ohio Farm Bureau members in Ashland County get update from Rep. Bob Gibbs; vote on suggested policies.
Farm Bureau asks to join poultry farmer’s lawsuit against EPA
Taking aim at the Environmental Protection Agency in support of a Farm Bureau member, the American Farm Bureau Federation recently filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit concerning EPA's authority to regulate poultry and livestock farms under the Clean Water Act.
AFBF and other plaintiffs file for judgment in Chesapeake Bay case
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency's Total Maximum Daily Load regulation (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay watershed establishes new controls on land use that trespass into territory Congress legally reserved for state governments, according to the opening brief for summary judgment, filed Jan. 27 by the American Farm Bureau Federation in the case, "AFBF vs. EPA."
American Farm Bureau leader: ‘We are the 1 percent’
Farm group hopes its risk reduction program replaces 'shallow loss' in farm bill.
