News & Information
Farm Bureau works hard to keep members up-to-date with their industry and the environment in which it operates. Click any of the links below for timely information.Nebraska Farm Bureau Radio Programs
- National Agriculture Week PSA
- 2-9-10 FB View – Foreign Ethanol Sources
- 2-4-10 Focus-Antibiotic Use
- 2-2-10 FB View – Regulating Greenhouse Gases
National Agriculture Week is March 14-20, 2010.
With reports Brazil has failed to produce enough sugarcane to meet its ethanol demand - Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis joins us to discuss the question surrounding U.S. dependencies on Brazilian sugarcane ethanol.
The report runs 2:33.
The media is increasing the attention given to the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture. Nebraska Farm Bureau’s Tina Henderson tells us the agriculture industry is trying to clear up some of misconceptions about Antibiotic Use in Animal Agriculture in the following report. The report runs 2:42.
Some members of Congress are trying to prevent the EPA from regulating green house gases under the clean air act. With me to talk more about this issue is Rick Krause, American Farm Bureau climate change specialist. The report runs 2:55.
News Releases
- Nebraska Farm Bureau to Senators: Repeal the Water Checkoff
- Senate Resolution Would Keep EPA from Overreaching, Harming Agriculture
- Nebraska Farm Bureau Names 2010 Leadership Academy Members
- Nebraska Farm Bureau’s “Top 5 Ag Issues of 2009”
HIghlights of Nebraska Farm Bureau's testimony in support of LB 689, which would repeal the state's water checkoff on corn and grain sorghum.
Farm Bureau President Keith Olsen explains why a Senate Resolution of Disapproval to put the brakes on EPA is a good thing.
The members of the 2010 Farm Bureau Leadership Academy are announced, with an overview of the academy program.
Nebraska Farm Bureau lists what it considers the Top 5 Ag Issues of 2009
Nebraska Farm Bureau News
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
The New Look of Nebraska Farm Bureau News;Climate Bill, Federal Debt Top Concerns of AFBF Delegates; Massachusetts Election Has Impacts for Health Care, Climate Change; The 2009 Blizzard Through the Tweets of Two Farmers; Snow Angels: Farmers Help Dig Out; Nebraska Farm Bureau Honored for Excellence; Find Out What's Cooking; Effects of Extreme Weather on Our Landscapes Remain To Be Seen; 10 Winter Skin Care Tips
Farm Bureau: Entire State Has a Stake in Irrigation; Farm Bureau Delegates Re-Elect Nelson as First Vice President, Select 3 Board Members; Dustin Ladenburger Honored As YF&R Achievement Winner; WalkingWorks Program Helps Improve Your Health and Physical Fitness; Hamilton County's Zach Hunnicutt Wins Farm Bureau Discussion Meet; NFBF Annual Convention photos; Apply Now for Scholarships and Education Loans; GM Program Ends Jan. 4, 2010; What Should You Do With Your Real Christmas Tree?
Health Care Reform: Bad Medicine; Budget Balancing; Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation Achieves High Goals in 2009; Climate Change Legislation Is Moving, FB Members Need To Act Now; Former State Sen. Roger Wehrbeing Chosen for 2009 Silver Eagle Award; Sweet Sensation! A sweet story of sugar beets and how one Nebraska grower produces sugar for our holiday baking.
Climate Change Bill Presents Cloudy Forecast; Johanns' Career in Public Service Benefits Agriculture; New Discount Program Helps Cut Costs; 2009 NFBF Annual Convention Schedule of Events, Speaker Bios and Photos and Registration; Nebraska Farm Bureau Calling for Leadership Academy Applications; Sugarbeet Growers Wonder If They Can Plant Their 2010 Crop; Nebraska Farm Bureau: 4 Steps Will Help State's Livestock Development