<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Iowa Farm Bureau Top Stories</title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com</link><description>The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation is a grassroots, statewide organization dedicated to enhancing the People, Progress and Pride of Iowa.  More than 153,000 families in Iowa are Farm Bureau members, working together to achieve farm and rural prosperity.</description><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[ Branstad, Northey pleased with rethinking of proposed child labor law ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=52147</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=52147</guid><description><![CDATA[ Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commended the United States Department of Labor after learning that the department has begun to reconsider onerous regulations on youth working on farms. ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:12:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Chairwoman Stabenow Applauds Reversal of Farm Labor Rule ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=52146</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=52146</guid><description><![CDATA[ Early Draft Would Have Banned Many Youth From Working on Family Farms ]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:22:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Century, Heritage farm owners encouraged to apply for award ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=52135</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=52135</guid><description><![CDATA[ Applications due June 1. ]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:18:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Putting on the Pressure: 'No Heat' Way to Zap Pathogens ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=52126</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=52126</guid><description><![CDATA[ In the world of food safety, it's not just about food poisoning outbreaks and recalls. ]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:48:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Ultimately green ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=52105</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=52105</guid><description><![CDATA[ Gary Hoefling fancies himself a bit of a fanatic when it comes to his two passions - keeping John Deere tractors going and giving back to the earth. ]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:01:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ No Limits to the Value of an Agriculture Degree ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=52091</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=52091</guid><description><![CDATA[ Four Midwestern deans of agriculture, addresses a recent Yahoo Education article, "College Majors that are Useless." ]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:55:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Forest City Moving Equipment Business Earns Iowa Farm Bureau's Renew Rural Iowa Entrepreneur of Month Award ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=51568</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=51568</guid><description><![CDATA[ Whether it’s moving massive structures such as wind turbine equipment, hauling out water vessels in Alaska or engineering a unique system to plant trees at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City, HMR Supplies prides itself on solving literally the nation’s biggest  moving and transportation challenges. ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:58:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Farm Bureau Members Agree with Governor ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=51565</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=51565</guid><description><![CDATA[ Farm Bureau members agree with Governor and speak to media about electrical inspection rule. ]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:52:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Proposed Federal Rules Would Limit Kids' Work on Farms ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=51555</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=51555</guid><description><![CDATA[ Tossing hay into cattle pens is the first chore Austin Walter remembers doing on his parents' farm. When he was 9, he got his first lesson in operating a tractor — in first gear only, his dad, Darren, says, "so I could go catch him." ]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:56:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Consumers face higher food costs, thanks to Congress ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=51531</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=51531</guid><description><![CDATA[ Keep Food Affordable Coalition says new bill over-regulates farmers, hurts American families ]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:56:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Governor Branstad States Objection to Electrical Inspections Requirement on Farms ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=51496</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=51496</guid><description><![CDATA[ Governor files a formal objection to rule. ]]> </description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:41:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Iowa Farm Bureau Webinar Discusses 2012 Crop Insurance, Marketing ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=51021</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=51021</guid><description><![CDATA[ As farmers’ costs of production increase, risk management tools, including crop insurance and marketing decisions, are vital to the success of their operations. ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:47:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Blackout: Internet Users Aren't the Only Ones Who Depend on Technology ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50950</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50950</guid><description><![CDATA[ My 14-year-old daughter is a quiet, serious soul who isn’t prone to hysterics or drama, so you can imagine my reaction when I heard a shriek and a ‘slam’ come from her room this week. ]]> </description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:53:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Wapello Family named Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award winner ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50785</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50785</guid><description><![CDATA[ Ryan and Lana Reed, pork producers in Wapello County, win the ag award. ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:50:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Plagges hope to use what they learn to improve their community ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50778</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50778</guid><description><![CDATA[ North Iowa young farmers look forward to a future of farming, community involvement. ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:28:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Organic production growing, says ERS ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50530</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50530</guid><description><![CDATA[ Local and organic foods are increasing in popularity. ]]> </description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:32:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Farm Bureau adopts Iowa policy on Direct Payments ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50103</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50103</guid><description><![CDATA[ Iowa Farm Bureau language adopted in national policy. ]]> </description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:23:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ End to Direct Payments, Changes for Army Corps of Engineers Floodwater Plan, and Crop Estimate Tools Among Key Issues Debated at 93rd Annual American Farm Bureau Federation Meeting ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50102</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50102</guid><description><![CDATA[ In a move which began with Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) voting delegates last year, the nation’s largest grassroots farm organization voted to end direct payments in the 2012 Farm Bill, during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd Annual Convention this week in Honolulu. ]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:45:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Choosing Sanity Over Snails ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50100</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50100</guid><description><![CDATA[ It’s perfectly understandable why so many folks care how farmers care for the land; it doesn’t just need to be protected because it feeds us, but because our fertile soils and watersheds always have and always will be Iowa’s most valuable asset. ]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:32:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Branstad opens door to later rise in gas taxes ]]> </title><link>http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50098</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/article.aspx?articleID=50098</guid><description><![CDATA[ IFBF, advocates cite the need of Iowa's deteriorating roads, bridges. ]]> </description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:45:16 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
