FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Higher octane fuels like mid- and high-level ethanol blends are mutually beneficial for drivers, farmers, and the environment. Recognizing … Read More
Author: Hannah Packman
Farm Preparedness Checklist for Covid-19
By Melanie Arthur, NFU Intern The Covid-19 pandemic has created new challenges for our food system, especially for those operating or working on farms or in food facilities. To simplify … Read More
Stopgap Funding Provides Important Relief for Farmers, Hungry Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] 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 [email protected] WASHINGTON – During a campaign rally tonight in Mosinee, Wisconsin, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Department of … Read More
A Year After Move, NIFA and ERS Still Woefully Understaffed
By Hannah Packman, National Farmers Union Communications Director A year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) abruptly relocated two of its major research agencies – the National Institute of Food and … 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, [email protected] 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 [email protected] WASHINGTON – For years, beef and pork that was born, raised, and slaughtered in another country but processed in … Read More
One in Eight Meat Plant Workers Has Tested Positive for Covid-19
By Hannah Packman, NFU Communications Director Many years before the coronavirus pandemic, there were concerns that meat plant workers were at high risk of contracting contagious diseases – concerns that have only … Read More
Join Us Next Week for NFU’s Fall Legislative Fly-In
Next week, hundreds of hundreds of farmers, ranchers, and rural residents will gather online to speak directly with their elected representatives and administration officials as part of National Farmers Union’s (NFU) … Read More