By Steven Emmen, NFU Intern Farmers and ranchers who are feeding a growing population often think about more. The more crops planted and the more they yield, the more mouths … Read More
Access to Efficiency: Climate Change & Water
What Should Farmers Know About Climate Change? Livestock & Carbon Sequestration
By Jonathan Reinbold, Sustainability, Research & Grant Manager at Organic Valley Here’s an interesting paradox: livestock is both a major contributor to and a solution for excess carbon in the atmosphere, … Read More
What Should Farmers Know About Climate Change? Livestock & Carbon Sequestration
By Jonathan Reinbold, Sustainability, Research & Grant Manager at Organic Valley Here’s an interesting paradox: livestock is both a major contributor to and a solution for excess carbon in the atmosphere, … Read More
U.S. Policy Reversal on Cuba Eliminates Opportunity for Family Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1654 [email protected] WASHINGTON – During a speech today in Miami, Florida, President Donald Trump announced plans to roll back an Obama-era … Read More
NFU Supports Bill to Add USDA to Foreign Investment Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1654 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Amidst the sharpest decline in the farm economy in well over a decade, National Farmers Union and … Read More
Access to Land: Conservation Reserve Program Transition Incentives Program
By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy Administered by the Farm Service Agency, (FSA) the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) awards producers rental payments for taking environmentally sensitive land … Read More
NFU Joins Broad Coalition in Support of USDA Rural Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] 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 [email protected] WASHINGTON – As the Trump Administration navigates a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), National Farmers … Read More