- NAFEC President Testifies
- Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board Meeting Scheduled
- USGC Announces International Conference
- President Forms Export Promotion Cabinet
- NBB Hails Senate Passage of Biodiesel Tax Incentive
- Visioning the future of soybeans
- Leopold Center celebrates neighbors
- U.S. Soybean Federation Endorses New Plan
- FFA Advisors of the Year honored by Farm Bureau
- Registration open for Corn Untilization Conference
- Competition and Regulatory Workshop Set
- USDA Office of Environmental Markets Moving Forward
- Cattlemen’s Beef Board Appointments Announced
- Pork Board Sets New Vision for Industry
- Heineman Calling On Congress To Block EPA
- AVMA Questions Dropping Animal ID Program
- Modern Marvels TV showcases "Beans"
- R-CALF: Another Canadian BSE Case
- Tainted HVP Forces More Recalls
- Bertrand feedlot ordered to pay fine for discharge
- NACD Testifies on Importance of Technology
- Pathfinder Reservoir Getting A Face Lift This Year
- NFU Participates in Technology Hearing
- Subcommittee Reviews USDA’s IT Systems
- ASA Looks for Quick Final Agreement on bill
- Tax Extenders Bill Passes Senate
Delegates at the 91st American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in Seattle voted to support a balanced federal budget over the next eight years. The delegates said the federal deficit should be reduced each year, reaching a fully balanced budget by 2019. They said that federal spending on government services and entitlements must be reduced. Earlier, delegates voted to oppose cap-and-trade climate legislation.
Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman was re-elected for a sixth two-year term. He is cattle and rice producer from Columbus, Texas, and previously served as Texas Farm Bureau President. In addition, Barry Bushue was re-elected to a second two-year term as AFBF vice president. Bushue is a berry and nursery plant producer from Boring, Oregon, and also serves as Oregon Farm Bureau President. Both re-elections were unanimous.
Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman says, - Congress should focus on renewable energy that is better for the environment and our domestic energy security. But, it should not tie the hands of U.S. producers, whose productivity, historically, has provided the world’s food safety net. We should not shrink U.S. agriculture at the very time when many are concerned about how to feed a growing global population.
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