Farm Compliance

North Carolina Student Crystal Roberts Wins FB Collegiate YF&R Discussion Meet

Written by AFBF
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Washington, DC - Crystal Roberts, a Weaverville, N.C., student at North Carolina State University, won the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2009 Collegiate Discussion Meet held Feb. 8 at the Young Farmer and Rancher Leadership Conference in Sacramento, Calif.
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Food Check-Out Week Evolves to Include Nutrition

Written by AFBF
Friday, 13 February 2009
Washington, DC - Farmer and rancher members of many local Farm Bureaus will reach out to consumers with practical information and tips on how to put nutritious meals on the table with fewer dollars during Food Check-Out Week, February 15-21.
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Countdown to Classic – 14 Days Til Commodity Classic

Written by NCGA
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Grapevine, Texas - In two weeks, soybean, corn, wheat and sorghum growers from around the country will gather at Commodity Classic in Grapevine, Texas, for an experience that will educate, enlighten and entertain. It’s an event that provides benefits for a grower’s farm operation and profitability for years to come.
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National Ground Water Awareness Week Calls for Good Stewardship

Written by AFBF
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Washington, DC - The American Farm Bureau Federation is encouraging the nation’s farm and ranch families to help spread the importance of protecting ground water resources in March. Farm Bureau has teamed up with the National Ground Water Association to promote National Ground Water Awareness week March 8-14.
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Vilsack Establishes the People's Garden Project on Bicentennial of Lincoln's Birth

Written by Farm Compliance
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Washington, DC - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today "broke pavement" on the inaugural USDA The People's Garden during a ceremony on the grounds of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) commemorating the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. The Secretary declared the stretch of pavement permanently closed and returned back to green, and encouraged other Administration officials and the general public to join in to protect the Chesapeake watershed.
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