WASHINGTON, D.C., January 25, 2012 – The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging congressional members to oppose legislation that would restrict the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry. In letters to Senate and House members, AFBF said the legislation would handicap veterinarians and farmers in their efforts to maintain animal health and protect the nation’s food supply.READ MORE

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 24, 2012 – The American Farm Bureau Federation today strongly criticized a bill pushed by the Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers to implement an agreement they reached to replace decades of science-based animal care practices with strict government control.... READ MORE

HONOLULU, January 11, 2012 – National farm policy should be rewritten this year to establish a program that protects farmers from catastrophic revenue losses by using a flexible combination of fiscally responsible tools, said voting delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd Annual Meeting.... READ MORE

HONOLULU, January 9, 2012 – Farmers need to commit their time, energy, money and best thinking if they want to stop the proliferation of federal regulations that threaten their businesses, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce official said today at the American Farm Bureau Federation 93rd Annual Meeting.... READ MORE

HONOLULU, January 9, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack delivered a clear message to farmers and ranchers attending the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd Annual Meeting.... READ MORE

The president set out his 2012 agenda in his State of the Union address. American Farm Bureau Director of Public Policy explains where agriculture fit into that agenda in this report from AFBF’s Johnna Miller.... LISTEN

The old saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. American Farm Bureau Trade Specialist Dave Salmonsen says that by trying to consolidate the nation’s trade efforts, they may actually break the U.S Trade Representative’s Office. AFBF’s Johnna Miller explains why that would be bad news.... LISTEN

Congress will debate loads of issues this year. AFBF President Bob Stallman discusses the ones the organization deems most important for 2012. AFBF’s Johnna Miller reports.... LISTEN

More than 6,000 people, mostly Farm Bureau members, attended the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd Annual Meeting, held in mid-January. About a dozen of the attendees, all active in social media, volunteered to blog about their experiences. ... READ MORE

What does a farmer do when he or she needs an idea for a rarely used cut of beef?  They ask a creative local chef, of course. ... READ MORE

Someone has convinced farmers and ranchers to start talking. That’s kind of a crazy proposition, especially since sometimes they really don’t care to get into the communication thing too much. ... READ MORE