FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 dthews@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 29, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after receiving news of the District … Read More
Month: July 2014
Huffington Post: NFU Takes on Multinational Meat Merger
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 dthews@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 29, 2014) – NFU President Roger Johnson today took his argument directly to consumers in a Huffington Post op-ed explaining … Read More
NFU, Illinois Farmers Union Announce Strong Support for Chicago Ordinance Offering E15 at Self- Service Pumps
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 dthews@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 28, 2014) – National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson and Illinois Farmers Union President Norbert Brauer today underscored their organization’s … Read More
More Than 80 Farm, Consumer, Rural and Faith-Based Organizations Call on Justice Department to Extend Review of Proposed Tyson-Hillshire Merger
For Immediate Release Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 dthews@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 24, 2014) — Today, a coalition of 82 farm, ranch, consumer, rural and faith-based groups sent a letter demanding that … Read More
Let’s Keep COOL this Independence Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 dthews@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 2, 2014) – More than 74 million Americans plan to celebrate our nation’s independence this weekend by enjoying a barbecue. … Read More
Aging Farm Population Opens Door For Beginning Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 dthews@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 1, 2014) – In celebration of the United Nations’ 2014 International Year of Family Farming, this month National Farmers Union … Read More