FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (November 20, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) joined a broad coalition of 49 groups representing farm interests, equipment manufacturers, banks, insurance companies, credit lenders, and other entities in urging Congressional leadership to keep their promise to American farmers to not cut crop … Read More
NFU Releases Special Thanksgiving Version of Farmer’s Share
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (November 18, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) today released a special Thanksgiving version of its popular Farmer’s Share of the Retail Food Dollar publication. The Thanksgiving version compares the retail value of traditional Thanksgiving food items to the amount the farmer receives … Read More
NFU Opposes Proposed Rule to Allow Beef Imports from Namibia, Cites 2015 Outbreak of Highly Contagious FMD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (November 17, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today urged the administration to oppose a proposed rule that would make Namibia an eligible country to export meat to the United States. Namibia just this year experienced an outbreak of foot-and-mouth … Read More
NFU Salutes Our Nation’s Farmer Veterans
By Zack Clark, government relations representative, National Farmers Union As we honor our country’s military veterans today, we should also reflect on the contributions they have made, or could make, to feeding our nation through agriculture. Today, of the 21.6 million veterans alive, more than six million live in rural America, with a significant portion … Read More
NFU Extols “RFS’ Unqualified Success;” Urges President to Reject Big Oil’s Talking Points, Stay the Course on the RFS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (November 10, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today highlighted the tremendous success of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and urged the administration to reject a recent letter from members of Congress that was revealed to have been drafted by … Read More
Bringing the Brew to Burns
By Tom Bryant, Director of Membership, National Farmers Union Sitting nearly equidistant between the rugged slopes of the Cascade Mountains to the west and the stark beauty of the high desert to the east, the town of Burns has long served as a welcome respite for weary travelers crossing the state of Oregon. Rick Roy and … Read More
NFU Says TPP Will Fail Family Farmers and Ranchers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (November 5, 2015) – The following statement was issued after the release of the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The statement should be attributed to National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson: “After years of negotiating in secret for an enormous … Read More
NFU Calls Yet Another Approval of Massive Meat Industry Acquisition ‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’ for Family Farmers and Ranchers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (November 3, 2015) – The following statement made in response to the announcement of the approval by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of the purchase by JBS SA of Cargill Inc.’s pork unit should be attributed to National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson: … Read More
Organic Agriculture Without the Soil?
By Barbara Patterson, government relations representative, National Farmers Union For years, producers fought for a federal standard for organic to preserve integrity in the label. As a part of the Organic Food Production Act, Congress created the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) to assist in the development of standards for substances to be used in … Read More
Investing in the Future Generation of Agriculture
When it comes to being a beginning farmer, producing food in your first season is only half the battle. Beginning farmers face many challenges such as creating business plans, taking out loans, marketing their products, choosing the right insurance and finding the right resources to access all of this information. The newest USDA New Farmers … Read More