FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In a closely divided vote, the National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors opted to support an … Read More
Author: Hannah Packman
NFU Applauds Passage of Farm Workforce Modernization Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today voted in favor of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan … Read More
Farm Groups Partner to Help Farmers Manage Stress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Recognizing the high levels of stress affecting America’s farmers and ranchers, Farm Credit, American Farm Bureau Federation … Read More
Johnson to Retire from Role as Farmers Union President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – After serving as president of National Farmers Union (NFU) for over a decade, Roger Johnson announced that … Read More
Congress, White House Come to Agreement on USMCA; Farmers Union Board to Assess Final Text Upon Its Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – After many months of negotiations, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced today that … Read More
Farmers Union Urges White House to Replace Aromatics with Biofuels
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Following an initial statement of support, National Farmers Union (NFU) today sent a letter to President Donald … Read More
Stricter Work Requirements Would Cause Hundreds of Thousands to Lose Nutrition Assistance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Despite widespread opposition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it would tighten work requirements … Read More
Replacing Aromatics with Biofuels Would Improve Public Health Outcomes, Decrease Fuel Costs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In a letter sent today, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem – the … Read More
Agriculture Must Be Central to an Economy-Wide Climate Policy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – As they consider policies and legislation to curb the effects of climate change, federal lawmakers should both … Read More
Proposed Rule Betrays Promise to Rural America, Farmers Union Says
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s supplemental proposed rule to compensate for the ongoing misappropriation of small refinery exemptions (SREs) … Read More