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AFBF YF&R Conference

February 17-19, 2012

 

NCFB LEAD CA Tour

February 26 - March 03, 2012

 

NCFB Leadership Conference

February 29 - March 1, 2012

Tentative Agenda

 

AGRICULTURE NEWS

• Farmer: Child labor regs need further revision- American Farm Bureau
• Unemployment rate hits 8.3% after hiring burst- Raleigh News & Observer
• Most of N.C. experiencing drought conditions- WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh
• Speakers tout safety of fracking practices- Raleigh News & Observer
• No rise in auto insurance in N.C. this year- Greensboro News & Record
• Farm bill on the move as Senate hearings set- Southeast Farm Press
• Interstate 40 reopening now targeted for Monday- Asheville Citizen-Times
• Feds to help fund N.C. forest restoration project- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
• Number of sick from raw milk from southern Pa. farm rises to 35- Washington Post
• Winston-Salem agribusiness named Exporter of the Year- N.C. Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services
• Government to propose broader exemptions for child labor on the family farm- Washington Post
• One lane of I-40 at rock slide could open by Feb. 14- Asheville Citizen-Times

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