FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – Four and half months after the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act stalled in … Read More
Press Releases
Pandemic Revealed Need for Structural Reform in the Food and Farm System, NFU Testimony States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – Pandemic-related disruptions have exposed underlying weaknesses in our food and farm system, National Farmers Union (NFU) President … Read More
NFU Welcomes Introduction of Next Generation Fuels Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – Higher octane fuels like mid- and high-level ethanol blends are mutually beneficial for drivers, farmers, and the environment. Recognizing … Read More
Stopgap Funding Provides Important Relief for Farmers, Hungry Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – With government funding due to run out next week, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed a continuing resolution … Read More
Second Tranche of Pandemic Aid Must Be Distributed Fairly and Equitably, Farmers Union Says
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – During a campaign rally tonight in Mosinee, Wisconsin, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Department of … Read More
Farmers Union, MANRRS Team Up to Strengthen Diversity and Inclusion in Agriculture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2020 WASHINGTON – In light of the fact that racial and ethnic minority groups are vastly underrepresented in agricultural professions, National Farmers Union (NFU) and Minorities … Read More
Farmers Union Welcomes Rejection of Gap Year Waiver Requests
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 14, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – After significant pushback from American farmers and the biofuels industry, the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it would reject … Read More
NFU Urges FTC, USDA to Strengthen Meat Labeling Standards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – For years, beef and pork that was born, raised, and slaughtered in another country but processed in … Read More
ADVISORY: NFU, MANRRS to Formalize Joint Commitment to Foster Diversity and Inclusion at MOU Signing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – In a joint effort to foster diversity and inclusion in agricultural professions, National Farmers Union (NFU) and … Read More
Ethanol Coalition Welcomes Reports of ‘Gap-Year’ Waiver Petition Denials, Denounces Refiners’ Supreme Court Petition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), National Farmers Union (NFU) and American Coalition … Read More






