American Farm Bureau Federation sent a similar letter to President Obama a few weeks ago.
Both the Farm Bureau Federation and Family Business Institute oppose a higher estate tax.
Their incentive is mainly economic, says Rosemarie Watkins of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Farm parents, their children, and the American Farm Bureau objected strenuously to the proposed new rules.
On some estate tax proposals, Farm Bureau Federation and Family Business Institute have interests that are aligned.
Farm Bureau Federation would support a weaker estate tax, such as the one in the Obama deal.
The American Farm Bureau Federation and others had challenged the legality of the reintroduction program in the lawsuit.
Tamara White, director of commodities for the Illinois Farm Bureau, travels around the state discussing the issue with farmers.
It also was backed by several agriculture organizations including the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association and American Farmers.
In 1997 the Farm Bureau and other groups sued to have wolf reintroduction declared illegal under the Endangered Species Act.
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Even the cost of an average Thanksgiving dinner increased by 13 percent this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
"Let's not let the Farm Bureau ruin a good thing, " said Bob Ferris, Species Conservation Director for the Defenders of Wildlife.
The California Farm Bureau says every industry has a few bad actors.
Mr. SCOTT BULLING (Crop Insurance Manager, Oklahoma Farm Bureau): They may have their hay insured for, say, somewhere 20 dollars per round bale.
Still pending before an appeals court in Denver is another Farm Bureau-inspired lawsuit against wolf reintroduction in the Yellowstone ecosystem and central Idaho.
The American Farm Bureau Federation says most cases of wolf predation can't be proved and that ranchers' losses were actually 20 times higher.
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The lobby includes associations such as the American Farm Bureau Federation, the Business Roundtable, the National Retail Federation and the US Chamber of Commerce.
Scott Bulling is crop insurance manager with the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
Republicans, who set the agenda for the hearing, invited witnesses from the National Association of Manufacturers, FedEx, MetLife, Ford Motor Company and the American Farm Bureau Federation.
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Kentucky Farm Bureau Chief Bill Sprague told Clinton farmers are afraid to borrow and make long-term plans because of the controversy over a proposed national tobacco settlement.
In the upcoming appeal, a panel of judges will hear oral arguments from the Wyoming Farm Bureau and Bruce Babbitt from the Department of the Interior, among others.
For the time being the wolves appear safe from further court challenge, though the Farm Bureau says an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is still a possibility.
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Downes' ruling came in a suit brought by the Wyoming Farm Bureau which was concerned that the program might set a precedent that would weaken protection for endangered species.
"There probably is ... zero risk of any of these pesticides in the food supply, " said Adam Sharp, director of governmental relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation.
The American Farm Bureau argued in the initial suit that the wolf introduction program failed to address the concerns of farmers and ranchers, and represented overzealous regulation by the government.
Dean Norton, president of New York's Farm Bureau and a dairy farmer in Genesee County, said fruit and vegetable growers as well as dairy farmers have been suffering from a shortage of labor.
"We are working diligently on the final details on the important details of the wage and cap and are hopeful, but have not agreed to anything, " said Kristi Boswell, director of congressional relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Cattle ranchers and the Farm Bureau.
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Born in Iowa and raised on his grandfather's chicken farm, Deming joined the US Census Bureau in 1939 and, after the second world war, was sent to Japan to advise on a census that was taking place there.
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