FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2021 Contact: David Schuller [email protected] WASHINGTON – Today, Rob Larew, President of National Farmers Union, testified before the EPA in a hearing for the agency’s … Read More
Press Releases
NFU Welcomes New USDA Guidance on Enforcement of Packers and Stockyards Act Provision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2021 Contact: David Schuller [email protected] WASHINGTON – Today, USDA issued a guidance document on how the Department will enforce the final rule on “Undue and … Read More
INVEST in America Act Passes the Senate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In a 69-30 vote, the U.S. Senate today passed the INVEST in America Act, which would allocate $1.2 … Read More
Omission of High Octane Fuels from Fuel Emissions Standards is a Missed Opportunity, Per Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303.819.8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In its proposed its greenhouse gas emissions standards for passenger cars and light duty trucks, the U.S. Environmental … Read More
NeFU Commends Senate Judiciary Committee for its Hearing on Ag Market Concentration
For Immediate Release July 28, 2021 Contact: John Hansen 402-476-8815 or [email protected] NeFU Commends Senate Judiciary Committee for its Hearing on Ag Market … Read More
Farmers Are Worse Off Due to Unchecked Corporate Power, NFU’s Larew Tells Senate Judiciary Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303.819.8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Family farmers and ranchers have suffered fewer choices, less innovation, lower prices, and poorer treatment due to … Read More
NFU Welcomes Effort to Broaden Disaster Assistance for Farmers and Ranchers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303.819.8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The House Agriculture Committee today approved a disaster bill that would broaden the assistance available to farmers and … Read More
Nebraska Farmers Union Praises Long Over Due Historic Competition Executive Order
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 … Read More
Higher Octane Fuel Standard Would Benefit Drivers, Farmers, Rural Communities, and the Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303.819.8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updates its greenhouse gas emissions standards for passenger vehicles and light duty … Read More
Executive Order a “Monumental Step” Towards Fairer Economy, According to Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303.819.8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – With nearly every industry enduring crushing levels of corporate power, President Joe Biden today signed an executive order … Read More