By Adam Pauley, NFU Intern Here on the Climate Column, we’ve been talking about how milder winters due to climate change are contributing to greater pest pressures. Farmers are turning new … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted down a “skinny repeal” of parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) last … Read More
By Adam Pauley, NFU Intern Last week on the Climate Column, we noted that milder winters caused by climate change are lengthening the lives of frost-sensitive pests, increasing pest pressure … Read More
By Adam Pauley, NFU Intern Last week on the Climate Column, we noted that milder winters caused by climate change are lengthening the lives of frost-sensitive pests, increasing pest pressure … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2017 Contact: American Antitrust Institute: Diana Moss, 720-233-5971, [email protected] Food & Water Watch: Kate Fried, 202-683-4905, [email protected] National Farmers Union: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106, [email protected] Washington … Read More
By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy In NFU’s Climate Column, we’ve discussed a number of practices, including cover crops and no-till, that can build soil fertility with … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Family farmers and ranchers are enduring a severely depressed farm economy, with projections pointing to a prolonged … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In advance of an imminent vote in the U.S. Senate on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved its fiscal year (FY) 2018 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, which will guide … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing … Read More