Farm Compliance

Frontier Equipment Expands Hay Tool Lineup

Written by John Deere
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Lenexa, Kansas - Frontier Equipment announces an addition to its expanding lineup of hay tools with the introduction of a new line of hay tedders. The new Frontier TD24 Series Tedders give hay producers an efficient way to gently and thoroughly dry their crop prior to baling. Two models are available, the TD2418, and TD2427.
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NCGA Urges Growers to Push for Waterways Infrastructure Funding as Economic Stimulus

Written by NCGA
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Washington, DC - As both houses of Congress take action this week on an economic stimulus bill, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) urges its members to contact their congressional delegations to seek funding for waterways infrastructure funding on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.
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Farm Bureau Urges Agriculture Rural Focus in Stimulus Bill

Written by AFBF
Monday, 26 January 2009
Washington, DC - An economic stimulus bill up for consideration by lawmakers must include investment in programs that will strengthen American agriculture and rural life, the American Farm Bureau Federation said today.
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Deere & Company Joins Business Leaders in Proposed Climate Action Plan

Written by Farm Compliance
Saturday, 17 January 2009
Moline, Illinois - Robert W. Lane, chairman and chief executive officer of Deere & Company, joined other business leaders in Washington D.C. to unveil the U.S. Climate Action Partnership's "Blueprint for Legislative Action." The blueprint is a comprehensive and detailed set of integrated policy recommendations for developing legislation that would create an environmentally effective and economically sustainable national climate protection program.
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NCGA Congratulates Newly Announced Members of House Agriculture Committee

Written by NCGA
Saturday, 17 January 2009
Washington, DC - The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) congratulates the newly selected members of the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee for the 111th Congress. The committee is composed of 28 Democrats and 17 Republicans, with one vacancy to be filled.
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