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November 11, 2013 - Farmer beats EPA

By American Farm Bureau Federation Poultry and livestock farmers declared victory on Wednesday when a federal court ruled in favor of West Virginia poultry farmer Lois Alt in a lawsuit she brought against the Environmental Protection Agency. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia ruled that […]


November 7, 2013 - Oregon rallies behind fire-damaged Hazelnut farm in record time

Oregon rallies behind fire-damaged Hazelnut farm in record time Natural Resource News Note: Would you believe a local hazelnut farming operation in Oregon was hit with a damaging fire and found itself back on its feet within three weeks. This is the story of Mid Valley Ag Dryers who has […]


November 6, 2013 - GMO label law failing 45%

Yesterday evening results on the Washington State Farming GMO label law from KING-5 News: The measure was failing 45 percent to 55 percent with more than 980,000 ballots counted Tuesday night.”We’re delighted with the vote tonight,” said Dana Bieber, a spokeswoman for the No on 522 campaign. Voters “gave a […]


November 5, 2013 - GMO farm measure vote today — see the ads

Below are four interesting Measure 552 ads taking different viewpoints on the local Washington State Measure 522 on GMO labeling that has caught the attention of the nation.


November 4, 2013 - Coos-Curry FB wins national farm award

By Oregon Farm Bureau Coos-Curry County Farm Bureau receives national award Coos-Curry County Farm Bureau recently received a national County Activities of Excellence award from the American Farm Bureau. The CAE program acknowledges exceptional grassroots projects, events, and activities at the county Farm Bureau level. Only 24 county Farm Bureaus […]


November 1, 2013 - House panel passes FUELS Act

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Passes the FUELS Act The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) appreciates the action taken this afternoon by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in passage of the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act (H.R. 311). This bi-partisan legislation, sponsored in […]