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America’s
Agricultural Angst

In this high-tech information age few look to the most basic industries as sources of national economic power. Yet no sector in America is better positioned for the future than agriculture – if we allow it to reach its potential. read more in FB News»

Health Care is Personal for Rural America

Throughout the health care debate Farm Bureau has focused on two issues that are a make-it-or-break-it deal for producers and rural America: reducing health care costs and improving rural access to health care. read more »

AFBF Asks Ag Committees to Back Aggressive Trade Agenda

Combined, the Colombia, Panama and Korea free trade agreements represent almost $3 billion in increased U.S. agricultural exports. read more »

New York Farmer: Ag Key to Empowering Haitians

Charles Hurd, of Clintondale, N.Y., made eight trips to Haiti between 2006 and late 2008. read more in FB News»


Current News
-Statement Regarding EPA Announcement of Final Renewable Fuel Standard Rule
-AFBF Asks Ag Committees to Back Aggressive Trade Agenda
-AFBF Urges Congressional Leaders to Expedite Passage of Trade Agreements
-Statement Regarding President Obama's State of the Union Address
-Reply Letter by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, to Three Scientists Who Wrote AFBF Regarding Climate Change Policy


State Roundup
   Farmers, Ranchers Protest Yellow Tail Wine
     -Nebraska Farm Bureau
  Gramercy Sugar Refinery Groundbreaking
     -Louisiana Farm Bureau
  Green, Slimy Stuff Holds Great Potential
     -Oklahoma Farm Bureau

Migrating the Sheep
When you hear “ranching,” cattle most likely comes to mind but in the open spaces of eastern Arizona it is just as likely to mean sheep! Driving sheep from desert floor to the mountains of Arizona is a yearly ritual for Duane Dobson and family.
America’s Heartland is a public television show devoted to telling the stories of the people of agriculture. The American Farm Bureau is pleased to sponsor the program.