03-05-15 Inside the RMFU w/Ben Rainbolt: NFU Convention Preview, CO/NM/WY Legislative Progress, Industrial Hemp and More…

To listen to the interview with RMFU Ex Director Ben Rainbolt click the mp3 audio link below… 

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Ben Rainbolt, RMFU Executive Director

(BARN Media & CoAgNews Network – Briggsdale, CO) March 5, 2015  – Joining me Inside the BARN on the Colorado Ag News Network for this month’s Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Radioline Report is RMFU Executive Director Ben Rainbolt, discussing several topics including:

• Thoughts regarding the CFVGA Conference, Gov’s Forum on CO Agriculture & the CO Ag Hall of Fame (CLICK to watch Webcast Archives of those events)
• The growing interest in ag education…Poudre FFA Program revived
• The 113^th National Farmers Union Anniversary Convention in Wichita, KS March 13-15
• CO/NM/WY Legislative progress
• Recapping RMFU’s Legislative Drive-in” in both  NM and CO
• Industrial Hemp
• March 18th is National Ag Day : the CO Ag Council’s activities @ the State Capitol in Denver
• FINAL THOUGHTS

To learn more about the Rocky Mountain Farmers Uinion – CLICK HERE

01-05-15 Inside the RMFU with Harrison Topp: Youth Development and Beginning Farmer/Rancher Programs and More…

To listen to the interview with RMFU’s Harrison Topp, click the mp3 audio link below… 

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(BARN Media & CoAgNews Network – Briggsdale, CO) January 5, 2015  – Joining me Inside the BARN on the Colorado Ag News Network for this month’s Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Radioline Report is Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Membership Field Representative Harrison Topp, discussing several topics pertaining to youth development & beginning farmer / rancher programs @ RMFU. Harrison, first off, tell our listeners about yourself, your background, and what eventually led you to become a part of the RMFU…

• Topp’s background
• RMFU’s Beginning Farmer/Rancher Programs
• Upcoming RMFU Events
• 2015 NWSS – RMFU’s booth in the Hall of Education
• Upcoming RMFU Youth events
• & More…

To learn more about the Rocky Mountain Farmers Uinion – CLICK HERE

12-04-14 Inside the RMFU with Ben Rainbolt: Convention Recap, Beef Checkoff, Farm Bill Meetings and more…

To listen to the interview with RMFU Ex Director Ben Rainbolt click the mp3 audio link below… 

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Ben Rainbolt, RMFU Executive Director

(BARN Media & CoAgNews Network – Briggsdale, CO) September 4th, 2014  – Joining me Inside the BARN on the Colorado Ag News Network for this month’s Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Radioline Report is RMFU Executive Director Ben Rainbolt, discussing several topics including:

• RECAP of the 2014 RMFU ‘AgriCULTURE’ Convention
• Possible Second Beef Checkoff
• Upcoming Farm Bill Informational Meetings in December across Colroado
• & more…

To learn more about the Rocky Mountain Farmers Uinion – CLICK HERE

09-04-14 Inside the RMFU with Executive Director Ben Rainbolt: NFU Fly-in, COOL, TPA, RFS, Midwest Rail Issues, Beef Checkoff and MORE…

To listen to the interview with RMFU Ex Director Ben Rainbolt click the mp3 audio link below… 

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Ben Rainbolt, RMFU Executive Director

(BARN Media & CoAgNews Network – Briggsdale, CO) September 4th, 2014  – Joining me Inside the BARN on the Colorado Ag News Network for this month’s Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Radioline Report is RMFU Executive Director Ben Rainbolt, discussing several topics including:

• NFU’s Fly-In this weekend
• COOL
• TPA
• RFS
• NFU’s decision regarding Beef Checkoff Working Group
• and much more…

To learn more about the Rocky Mountain Farmers Uinion – CLICK HERE

07-10-14 Inside the RMFU with Bob Kjelland: Waters of the US, Commodity Prices, Aging Ag Workforce, CO Farmers Markets and MORE…

To listen to the interview with RMFU’s Director of Communications, click the mp3 audio link below…

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Bob Kjellan, RMFU’s Director of Communications

(BARN Media & CoAgNews Network – Briggsdale, CO) July 10th, 2014 – On this month’s edition of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union’s Radioline Report inside the BARN on the Colorado Ag News Network I will be visiting with RMFU’s NEW Director of Communications Bob Kjelland. Kjelland discusses several topics including:

• EPA’s “Waters of the US” proposed final rule and the RMFU’s “They Don’t Talk For Me” ad campaign
• The recent slide of ag commodity prices
• NFU’s Solution to the Aging Ag Workforce Problem
• Colorado’s Farmers Markets
• & Much More!

Additional Information and links regarding the EPA’s proposed Final Rule on the “Waters of the US”:

Comment period extended thru October

• The Interpretive Rule and the Applicability of the Clean Water Act, Section 404(f)(1)(A) language: http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-03/documents/cwa_section404f_interpretive_rule.pdf
• The Federal Register notice for the Interpretive Rule: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-04-21/pdf/2014-07131.pdf
• Info on how to submit comments:
• http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/wetlands/CWAwaters.cfm, under the Agriculture heading and the Interpretive Rule bullet.
• Common Q&A for the Interpretive Rule: http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-04/documents/interpretiverule_qa.pdf

The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union: Serving family farming and ranching since 1907…Learn more online @ www.rmfu.org

05-08-14 Inside the RMFU with Bob Kjelland, the NEW Director of Communications…

To listen to the interview with RMFU’s NEW Director of Communications, click the mp3 audio link below…

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Bob Kjellan, RMFU’s Director of Communications

(BARN Media & CoAgNews Network – Briggsdale, CO) May 8th, 2014 – On this month’s edition of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union’s Radioline Report inside the BARN on the Colorado Ag News Network I will be visiting with RMFU’s NEW Director of Communications Bob Kjelland. Kjelland discusses several topics including:

• Kjellands Background
• 2014 Farm Bill Explanation Tour RECAP
• 2014 RMFU Summer Camps this June
• RMFU’s sponsorship of CO FFA awards/events
• & MORE

The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union: Serving family farming and ranching since 1907…Learn more online @ www.rmfu.org

03-04-14 Inside the RMFU with President Kent Peppler…Gov’s Forum, CO Ag Hall of Fame, NFU Convention & MORE…

Kent Peppler RMFU President

(BARN Media & CoAgNews Network – Briggsdale, CO) February 4th, 2014 – Joining me Inside the BARN on the Colorado Ag News Network for this month’s Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Radioline Report is RMFU President Kent Peppler of Mead, CO, discussing several topics including: the Farm Bill, CO Legislative Issues & much more…

To listen to the interview with RMFU President Kent Peppler, click the mp3 audio link below…

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To learn more about the Rocky Mountain Farmers Uinion – CLICK HERE

02-05-14 Inside the RMFU with President Kent Peppler…Farm Bill, CO Legislative Issues & MUCH MORE…

Kent Peppler RMFU President

(BARN Media & CoAgNews Network – Briggsdale, CO) January 5th, 2014 – Joining me Inside the BARN on the Colorado Ag News Network for this month’s Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Radioline Report is RMFU President Kent Peppler of Mead, CO, discussing several topics including: the Farm Bill, CO Legislative Issues & much more…

To listen to the interview with RMFU President Kent Peppler, click the mp3 audio link below…

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To learn more about the Rocky Mountain Farmers Uinion – CLICK HERE

12-05-13 Inside the RMFU with President Kent Peppler…Farm Bill, Convention, 2013 Recap, 2014 Preview & MORE…

Kent Peppler RMFU President

(BARN Media & CoAgNews Network – Briggsdale, CO) December 5th, 2013  – Joining me Inside the BARN on the Colorado Ag News Network for this month’s Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Radioline Report is RMFU President Kent Peppler of Mead, CO, discussing several topics including: the Farm Bill, the recent RMFU Convention and Peppler will also take a look back at 2013 and a look ahead at 2014 from his perspective for the RMFU…

To listen to the interview with RMFU President Kent Peppler, click the mp3 audio link below…

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To learn more about the Rocky Mountain Farmers Uinion – CLICK HERE