AFBF Intervenes in Pesticide Lawsuit

Posted by Chad Vorthmann on Mar 31, 2011 in Legal | 0 comments

The American Farm Bureau Federation, along with other agriculture groups, has filed a motion to intervene in federal court in a lawsuit aimed at imposing needless restrictions or bans on pesticide use. AFBF filed in Center for Biological Diversity v. Environmental Protection Agency, a suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The Center for Biological Diversity’s...

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Colorado on Fire

Posted by Chad Vorthmann on Mar 31, 2011 in Rural Life, Wildlife/Environment | 0 comments

Fires raged across Colorado this week, fueling concerns about a repeat of the devastating 2002 fire season. On Thursday alone 11,000 new acres were burned in three separate fires east of 1-25. A fire of more than 1,600 acres in Douglas County forced the evacuation of more than 8,500 people between Parker and Franktown. Farther out on the plains, the town of Karval was threatened by a 5,100 acre...

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Shawcroft Testifies Before Congress

Posted by Chad Vorthmann on Mar 31, 2011 in Farm Bureau, National Affairs | 0 comments

CFB President Don Shawcroft testified before the House Natural Resources Committee today in Washington D.C. During the hearing titled “Harnessing American Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices: Impacts on Businesses and Families,” Shawcroft told the assembled Representatives that Americans are experiencing sticker shock at the gas pump these days, but high fuel costs...

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