Farm Bureau presidents visit Washington for annual meeting
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation presidents from all 88 counties joined lawmakers and international trade experts in Washington from March 18 to 20 for the 69th annual trip. Ron Pickworth of Lorain County joined 111 peers visiting New Zealand and Japan embassies, meeting with Senators Brown and Portman and touring the USDA. The group heard briefings on biotechnology immigration and the waters of the United States definition, and attended an agriculture issues forum hosted by Speaker Boehner before Capitol Hill visits.
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Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Ohio
Washington
D.C
Lorain County Farm Bureau Federation
Ron Pickworth
Farm Bureau
New Zealand
Japan
U.S
Sherrod Brown
Dcleveland
Rob Portman
Lorain County Farm Bureau Leaders Urge Action on Capitol Visit
Amanda Denes-Diedrick directs Lorain County Farm Bureau as OFBF Executive Vice President Jack Fisher urges members to contact Congress during the annual trip. The Lorain bureau, part of Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, invites inquiries via www.ofbf.org and local contacts at www.northcoastfarmbureau.org or (866) 859-2415.
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OFBF
Jack Fisher
Farm Bureau
Congress
Ofbf.org
Lorain County Farm Bureau
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Ohio
Northcoastfarmbureau.org
Lorain
City OF Elyria
Court Street
Elyria
Bird flu curbs Iowa egg and poultry exports
Des Moines Iowa international buyers pull or restrict purchases of U S egg and poultry from affected Midwest counties as H5N2 outbreaks kill millions of birds. Some nations ban entire states while others require heat treatment. 110 countries keep trade open and officials foresee possible easing after containment. Minnesota and Wisconsin declare emergencies to curb spread.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Turkey
China
Russia
South Korea
Thailand
United States
Mexico
Japan
Canada
Minnesota
U.S
Hong Kong
Honduras
Kazakhstan
Qatar
Jim Sumner
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Joelle Hayden
Mark Dayton
Wisconsin
U S plans to cut farm carbon emissions and boost efficiency
Federal agriculture officials unveiled voluntary programs for farmers ranchers and foresters to cut greenhouse gas emissions boost carbon capture and storage and improve productivity. The plan relies on the 2008 farm bill and offers grants loans and technical help while highlighting methane and fertilizer reductions and reforestation.
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Detroit
Barack Obama
Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
Michigan State University
Obama
Vilsack
U.S
Congress
China
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Brinda
Elyria City Hall
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Sun
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Jim Inhofe
Oklahoma
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
White House
Brian Deese
America
USDA
Kevin W. Fowler
Lansing State Journal
U.S. Agriculture
Kellogg Center
East Lansing
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