FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – During a ceremony held today at the White House, President Donald Trump signed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) … Read More
Month: January 2020
Tenth Circuit Court Strikes Down EPA Small Refinery Exemptions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2020 DENVER –In a decision that is expected to broadly impact the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) approach to granting small refinery exemptions (SREs) under the … Read More
Rule Provides Clearer Definition of “Waters of the United States”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – In a final rule released today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps … Read More
NFU Applauds Senate’s Passage of USMCA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today voted 89-10 in favor of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), moving the trilateral deal … Read More
First Phase of U.S.-China Trade Deal Finalized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – In an effort to ease tensions between their two countries, President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier … Read More
NFU Urges Strengthening of Conservation Stewardship Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Department of Agriculture works towards 2018 Farm Bill implementation with the introduction of the … Read More
Livestock Competition Rule Unlikely to Provide Needed Protections to Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – More than two years after failing to finalize a set of rules to protect American family farmers … Read More