FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1654 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – During a speech today in Miami, Florida, President Donald Trump announced plans to roll back an Obama-era … Read More
Press Releases
NFU Supports Bill to Add USDA to Foreign Investment Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1654 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) today introduced a bill to add the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) … Read More
NFU Condemns Trump Administration Approval of Dow-DuPont
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – Perpetuating the disturbing consolidation trend in the agriculture sector, the U.S. Department of Justice today approved the … Read More
NFU, Farm Groups Push for Strong Farm Safety Net
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – Amidst the sharpest decline in the farm economy in well over a decade, National Farmers Union and … Read More
NFU Joins Broad Coalition in Support of USDA Rural Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – Recent efforts by the Trump Administration to weaken and eliminate important rural development work done within the … Read More
U.S. Should Create a Fair Trade Framework That Puts Family Farmers, Ranchers, & Rural Communities First
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – As the Trump Administration navigates a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), National Farmers … Read More
Organic Livestock and Poultry Rules Benefits Family Organic Producers and Consumers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – In an effort to improve the consistency and integrity of organic livestock practices and labeling, National Farmers … Read More
NFU Announces Twenty Participants for 2017-18 Beginning Farmers Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union (NFU) has announced twenty beginning farmers and ranchers from across the United States to … Read More
NFU Urges Immediate Adoption of Farmer Fair Practices Rules
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – The Farmer Fair Practices Rules, a set of three rules that provide very basic protections for farmers … Read More
Family Beef Producers Deserve Better From NAFTA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – On the heels of an announcement that the Trump Administration intends to renegotiate the North American Free … Read More