Nebraska Farmers Union Praises Long Over Due Historic Competition Executive Order FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Hansen 402-476-8815 Office or 402-580-8815 Cell www.nebraskafarmersunion.org July 9, 2021 LINCOLN, NE – Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) praised President Joe Biden’s historic Executive Order on Competition and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s announcements in Council Bluffs, Iowa … Read More
Nebraska Farmers Union Opposes Longer Mail Delivery Times FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Hansen 402-476-8815 Office or 402-580-8815 Cell www.nebraskafarmersunion.org June 23, 2021 LINCOLN, NE – Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) sent written remarks to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) yesterday opposing their proposal to permanently slow down First-Class Mail delivery. The letter also supported National … Read More
Nebraska Farmers Union Asks Public Service Commission to Withdraw Keystone XL Pipeline Route Approval FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Hansen 402-476-8815 Office or 402-580-8815 Cell June 15, 2021 LINCOLN, NE – Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) sent a letter to the Public Service Commission that respectfully requests they take immediate action to withdraw its route approval … Read More
Nebraska Farmers Union Lists Wins and Losses In 2021 Legislative Session FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Hansen 402-476-8815 Office or 402-580-8815 Cell www.nebraskafarmersunion.org June 8, 2021 LINCOLN, NE – Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) testified on 50 bills in the 2021 legislative session, supporting 37 and opposing 13 bills. 13 bills NeFU supported became law, … Read More
For Immediate Release Contact: John Hansen 402-476-8815 December 7, 2020 [email protected] Nebraska Farmers Union 107th Annual State Convention Completed LINCOLN (December 7, 2020) – Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) held their 107th annual state convention in farm homes and offices across the state December 4th using the ZOOM platform. The convention theme was: “107 Years of … Read More
For Immediate Release October 28, 2020 Contact: John Hansen 402-476-8815 or [email protected] Our Nonpartisan and Independent Legislature is Being Drowned in Partisan Spending Lincoln, NE-Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) is sounding the alarm over the tidal wave of unprecedented partisan spending on nonpartisan races on everything from the Legislature … Read More
Nebraska Farmers Union PAC Announces General Election Endorsements For Immediate Release October 23, 2020 LINCOLN, NE – Today is the last day to register to vote and to request a vote-at-home ballot in Nebraska. If you’re already registered to vote (but didn’t request a ballot), you can still vote early at your County Election Office. … Read More
For Immediate Release September 29, 2020 For more information: Contact Tim Marshall 402-305-9201 [email protected] Nebraska Rural Radio Association postpones annual meeting Citing concerns with public gatherings and the on-going Covid-19 situation, the Nebraska Rural Radio Association announced that they have postponed their November annual membership meeting until early in 2021. “We want to continue … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2020 Contact: John Hansen, 402-476-8815 [email protected] Twenty-four Nebraska Farmers Union Farmers and Ranchers Join Fight for Stronger Food System at NFU’s Fly-In WASHINGTON – As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, National Farmers Union’s traditional fall Fly-In has been converted into a virtual event. Twenty-four Nebraskans are registered to participate … Read More
For Immediate Release Contact: John Hansen 402-476-8815 Office or 402-580-8815 Cell www.nebraskafarmersunion.org July 28, 2020 Lincoln, NE – Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) is asking the Nebraska Legislature, especially those with meatpacking plants, poultry processing plants, or meat processing facilities in their Legislative District to work with Senator Tony Vargas as he asks the Legislature to … Read More