FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – After several months of negotiations and much fanfare, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. … Read More
Press Releases
Raising Voices Event Prepares Youth for Agricultural Advocacy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – In conjunction with its Fall Legislative Fly-In earlier this month, National Farmers Union (NFU) hosted its first … Read More
Proposed Rule Would Make Millions Vulnerable to Food Insecurity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – A proposed rule to change the eligibility guidelines for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would erode … Read More
380 Family Farmers ‘Fly-In’ to Washington to Advocate Stronger Food and Agricultural Policy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON– After yet another year of depressed commodity prices, uncertainty in export and biofuels markets, rapid consolidation in the … Read More
Farmers Union Board Calls on Administration to Strengthen Agricultural Markets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON– In a pair of unanimously approved resolutions, the National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors called on the administration and … Read More
EPA Must Support Biofuels, Uphold Intent of RFS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON– On behalf of its nearly 200,000 family farmer and rancher members, National Farmers Union (NFU) today submitted public … Read More
Escalating Trade War Exacerbates Weak Farm Economy, Farmers Union Says
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON– In retaliation against the United States’ most recent escalation in an ongoing trade war, China today announced that … Read More
NFU Welcomes Thirteen New Participants for its 2019-2020 Beginning Farmer Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON– Building on over a century of agricultural education, National Farmers Union (NFU) today announced its ninth Beginning Farmer … Read More
Trump Gave Green Light for Hardship Waivers: Reuters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump directly authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) issuance of 31 small refinery exemptions (SREs) … Read More
Coalition Pushes EPA to Reconsider Limits on Higher Ethanol Blends
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2019 WASHINGTON –In a joint petition filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals, a broad alliance of ethanol, agriculture, and clean fuel organizations requested judicial … Read More







