Farm Bureau

White House Caves On Controversial Regulations

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: White House, Farming, Labor, Video, Child Labor, Agriculture, Labor Department, Farmers, Farm Bureau, Denny Rehberg, Sarah Palin, Deregulation, Regulation, Barack Obama, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Facing political pressure from Republicans and farming groups, the White House has decided to scrap rules proposed last year that would ...

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Why EPA Needs to Take Charge of Cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay

Gary Liberson, PhD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Farming, Fishing Industry, Water Pollution, Chesapeake Bay, Epa, Farm Bureau, Green News

Tip O'Neill (D-MA), the former Speaker of The House (1977-1987), used to say: "All politics is local." This quote screams out as a cacophony when o...

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Is It Worth Cleaning the Chesapeake If There Are No More Watermen?

Gary Liberson, PhD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water, Farm Bureau, Chesapeake Bay, Oysters, Fishermen, Doi, Rockfish, Epa, Green News

Biologists and regulators are trying to save the Chesapeake Bay, but in doing so they are endangering the local waterman to such a degree that by the time the Bay is saved the fisherman will be gone.

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REPORT: Facebook Forked Over Millions For Fb.com

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farm Bureau Domain, American Farm Bureau, Farm Bureau, fb.com, Facebook, American Farm Bureau Federation, Technology News

In the 21st Century, Shakespeare might ask, "What's in a domain name?" To the 6 million-member American Farm Bureau Federation, the answer is a lot of...

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An Open Letter to the Missouri Farm Bureau

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition B, Dog Breeders, Humane Society of the United States, Farm Animals, Pets, Puppy Mills, Agriculture, Farm Bureau, Missouri, Cage Free Eggs, Dogs, Politics News

Last week, Missouri voters approved Proposition B, requiring that large-scale commercial breeders provide in a year's time sufficient space for dogs, ...

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Back from the Brink in Missouri: Prop B to Bring End to Puppy Mill Cruelty

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prop B, Puppy Mills, 2010 Elections, Farm Bureau, Missouri, Puppies, Arizona, Nra, Dogs, Wildlife, Politics News

I feel a deep sense of relief today, with victory on the puppy mill ballot measure in Missouri behind us. As the votes from rural counties were being ...

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Your Dog Wants You to Vote

Mary Ann West | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition B, Usda, Humane Society of the United States, Farm Bureau, Missouri Federation of Animal Owners, Puppy Mills, Ballot Measure, Backyard Breeders, Hsus, Dogs, Politics News

Why should you care what happens at the Missouri puppy mills, you ask? With one in every four dogs purchased at U.S. pet stores coming from Missouri dog factories, every state that sells dogs has suffered the negative effects.

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Arizona, California, Missouri and North Dakota Voters: Animals Need You

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Prop B, North Dakota, California, Prop 21, Prop 109, 2010 Elections, Farm Bureau, Arizona, Nra, Hunting, Puppy Mills, Missouri, State Parks, Animal Protection, Dogs, Wildlife, Politics News

The next few hours are critical for the future welfare of countless hundreds of thousands of animals -- from dogs to wildlife. Please join me in the w...

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"Hot in Kansas City" - And the Rest of Missouri

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition B, Animal Cruelty, Betty White, Puppy Mills, Cockfighting, Farm Bureau, Missouri, Puppies, Agribusiness, Dogs, Robocalls, Politics News

Today, Betty White left a warm and positive phone message (listen here) with about a half million Missouri women voters in support of Prop B -- a diff...

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Ohio Landmark: Behind the Animal Welfare Agreement

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Factory Farming, Ballot Initiative, Farm Bureau, Cockfighting, Agriculture, Farm Animals, Battery Cages, Veal Crates, Ted Strickland, Animal Welfare, Gestation Crates, Puppy Mills, Ohio, Downer Cows, Exotic Animals, Animal Protection, Factory Farms, Green News

In an agreement forged Wednesday, we were able to come to an agreement where all three parties have committed to recommend the enactment of a series of eight landmark reforms on animal welfare.

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Agreement Reached on Ohio Animal Welfare Reforms

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exotic Animals, Factory Farming, Farm Animals, Agriculture, Farm Bureau, Ohio, Factory Farms, Downer Cows, Gestation Crates, Veal Crates, Ted Strickland, Animal Welfare, Puppy Mills, Cockfighting, Battery Cages, Animal Protection, Green News

I just stepped away from a press conference in the Cabinet Room of Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland where he, Ohio Farm Bureau official Jack Fisher and I announced a historic agreement on animal welfare in the state.

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Another Assault on the SOLE Food Movement

Kurt Michael Friese | Posted 05.25.2011

Causing no end of difficulties in our national discourse is the steadfast belief held by both the right and the left that everything is either right o...

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American Farm Bureau Aims To Kill Climate Bill

New York Times | Kate Galbraith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Farm Bureau, Climate Change, Climate Bill, Global Warming, Farm Bureau, Green News

The politically influential American Farm Bureau, the self-described "national voice of agriculture," has outlined a new campaign effort to derail Con...

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