FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (March 31, 2015) Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (March 31, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today expressed concern over the exclusion of … Read More
Month: March 2015
NFU Joins Diverse Coalition Urging Congress to Reject COOL, GIPSA Riders in 2016 Ag Appropriations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (March 30, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) joined a diverse coalition representing family farmers, ranchers, consumers and … Read More
NFU Audio: Roger Johnson on COOL
March 27, 2015 – NFU President Roger Johnson talks COOL on the heels of his testimony to the House Livestock & Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee.
Farmers Union Officials Granted Audience with Pope; Vatican Leaders to Discuss Importance of Family Farming and Ranching
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (March 25, 2015) – Five Farmers Union state presidents and National Farmers Union’s (NFU) chief counsel were granted an … Read More
NFU Urges House Agriculture Committee to Review Recent COOL Study, Allow WTO Process to Play Out
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (March 25, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today presented the findings of a recent … Read More
NFU Salutes National Ag Day; Organization Well Positioned to “Drive the Future of Agriculture” for Family Farmers, Ranchers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (March 18, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson saluted National Ag Day and said that … Read More
NFU Concludes 113th Anniversary Convention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WICHITA, Kan. (March 17, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) concluded its 113th Anniversary Convention today in Wichita, Kansas. The … Read More
2015 Special Orders of Business
Family Farming and COOL Family Farming and RFS Family Farming and Trade Policy Family Farming and Transparency in Livestock Markets Family Farming and Cotton in the 2014 Farm Bill Family … Read More
EPA Administrator McCarthy Tells NFU EPA Is on the “Hot Seat” over WOTUS, RFS; Thanks NFU for Constructive Feedback During Rule Making Process
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WICHITA, Kan. (March 16, 2015) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy promised the agency would soon … Read More
Secretary Vilsack Announces $97 Million to Expand Access to Support Farmers Markets, Farm to School Efforts and Rural Economies while Expanding Risk Management Tools for Specialty Crops, Limited-Resource Farmers; Says Congress Needs to Leave the RFS Alone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WICHITA, Kan. (March 16, 2015) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today announced $97 million in programs to … Read More