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According to the USDA, First Lady Michelle Obama and the Surgeon General, it should be fruits, veggies, whole grains, protein and a glass of milk. Thursday, a new food icon was unveiled that will serve as a reminder to help … Continue reading →

If not, now you can! Starting today, 11,000 U.S. restaurants that serve Braveheart Black Angus Beef will be able to assure diners a guarantee of quality about their premium Angus beef through DNA TraceBack®, the nation’s first-of-its-kind assurance of quality … Continue reading →

Great news from USDA! It’s lowered its recommendation for the final internal temperature for cooking pork roasts, chops and tenderloins. The old number was 160 degrees – the new one is 145 degrees – with the requirement that you let … Continue reading →

For the second year, the Nebraska Farm Bureau is a sponsor of the 10/11 Can Care-a-van, Nebraska’s largest effort to collect food for local food pantries, food banks and rescues. In 2010, thanks to the participation of many County Farm … Continue reading →

Nebraska Farm Bureau is seeking its members’ best photos in the 2011 “It’s Your Shot!” photo contest. Enter your photo in the competition to win cash prizes or a digital camera, and see your photo in “Nebraska Farm Bureau News” … Continue reading →

Jordan Dux, Nebraska Farm Bureau national affairs coordinator, is today’s Farm Bureau Blogger. The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers released a draft “guidance document”  April 27 that looks amazingly like the Clean Water Restoration Act, which Congress failed to … Continue reading →

It’s hard to be against anyone or anything that’s working to bring broadband access to the last acre of rural America. Like other business people, farmers have been wanting the same high-speed access others enjoy almost since Al Gore founded … Continue reading →