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By Brittany Jablonsky Happy Food Day, everyone! Last week we celebrated World Food Day with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, but today, Oct. 24, is Food Day here in the United States National Farmers Union has always believed that everyone who eats should care about their food, where it comes from, how it’s … Read More

By NFU government relations staff Yesterday NFU celebrated World Food Day, an annual event hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to encourage attention by all nations to the importance of food security and agricultural production, and to the global struggle against malnutrition and poverty. World Food Day is always an … Read More

In conjunction with National Cooperative Month, we will be featuring a series of posts detailing the recent work Farmers Union members have done in western Africa through the Farmer-to-Farmer program. Erin Schneider, a Wisconsin Farmers Union member, recounted her time abroad. By Erin Schneider Farm Visits and Horticultural Techniques Well, how exactly do you farm … Read More

By Mike Stranz, NFU Government Relations Rep. Almost 72,000 people attended the 2012 World Dairy Expo (WDE) in Madison, Wisconsin, last week. National Farmers Union had a booth in the exhibition hall, strategically placed near the free samples of cheese and butter, and had a great deal of foot traffic pass by during the five … Read More

In conjunction with National Cooperative Month, we will be featuring a series of posts detailing the recent work Farmers Union members have done in western Africa through the Farmer-to-Farmer program. Erin Schneider, a Wisconsin Farmers Union member, recounted her time abroad. By Erin Schneider The Assignment: Project in support of Organizational Development, Horticultural Techniques with … Read More

In conjunction with National Cooperative Month, we will be featuring a series of posts detailing the recent work Farmers Union members have done in western Africa through the Farmer-to-Farmer program. Erin Schneider, a Wisconsin Farmers Union member, recounted her time abroad. By Erin Schneider Rain, heat, traffic, frogsong, coupled with the steamy smell of ocean … Read More

By Stephanie Brase When I was younger, and someone would ask me what I’d like to become, my reply was “I don’t know yet, –but I definitely don’t want to work in an office!” That was an attitude that I kept through the years. And, lo and behold, I ended up applying for an internship … Read More

By Anya Gandy & Jan Ahlen The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) keeps United States’ energy dollars where they belong,  powering America’s economy. With RFS we have reduced our dependence on foreign oil from 60 percent in 2005 to 45 percent today. And the potential benefits from advanced biofuels are even greater. Switchgrass alone has been … Read More

National Farmers Union, as part of a coalition with eight other organizations, wrote the following Brief: EPA’s 2017‐2025 Light Duty Vehicle Rule Discourages Alternative Fuel Use 25x’25 Partners Brief While there are a number of obstacles impeding further growth in alternative energy, few are as critical as the joint EPA/NHTSA proposed rules establishing light-­‐dutyvehicle GHG … Read More