Newsroom Archive - American Farm Bureau Federation

Farm Bureau Names 2020 Farm Dog of the Year

People’s Choice Pup also Announced

January 19, 2020 | News Releases

The winner of the 2020 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year award is Flint, an Australian shepherd owned by Utah Farm Bureau members Rhett and Beth Crandall.
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New National Poll Shows Impacts of Rural Economy on Farmer Mental Health

May 1, 2019 | News Releases

A strong majority of farmers and farmworkers say financial issues, farm or business problems and fear of losing the farm impact farmers’ mental health, according to a new national Morning Consult research poll.
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Farm Bureau Honors Woody as Farm Dog of the Year

January 13, 2019 | News Releases

Woody, an Australian shepherd owned by Texas Farm Bureau members Joe and Mary Sheeran, is the winner of the 2019 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year award. The American Farm Bureau Federation, with support from Nestlé Purina, recognized Woody and four runners-up at AFBF’s 100th Annual Convention.
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Survey Shows Massive Opioid Impact in Farm Country; Farm Groups Call for Dialogue, Action

November 30, 2017 | News Releases

The opioid crisis has struck farm and ranch families much harder than the rest of rural America, a Morning Consult survey shows.
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