FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – For every dollar Americans spend on their Thanksgiving dinner this year, farmers and ranchers will earn approximately 11.9 … Read More
Press Releases
Alliance Unveils Unprecedented Climate Policy Recommendations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2020 WASHINGTON – An alliance of groups representing farmers, forest owners, the food sector, state governments and environmental advocates today unveiled an unprecedented set of … Read More
Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement is “Shameful,” Farmers Union Says
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The United States today formally exited the Paris Climate Agreement, three-and-a-half years after President Donald Trump pledged to … Read More
Our Nonpartisan and Independent Legislature is Being Drowned in Partisan Spending
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 … Read More
Vote For These NEBFARMPAC Endorsed Candidates
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 … Read More
NFU Welcomes Fourteen Participants to its Beginning Farmer Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – As part of its ongoing efforts to support the next generation of American agriculture, National Farmers Union … Read More
Final Rule Fails to Address Structural Flaws in Conservation Stewardship Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a final rule detailing updates to its Conservation Stewardship Program … Read More
Farmers Union Rebukes Trump’s Refusal to Consider Pandemic Relief
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 6, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, [email protected] Though millions of Americans are enduring unemployment, food insecurity, the possibility of eviction, and other hardships because of the pandemic, President … Read More
Proposed Rule Would Deter Organic Fraud, Strengthen Label’s Integrity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The National Organic Program (NOP) opens economic opportunities and new markets for American farmers – but in … Read More
Stimulus Package Includes Critical Relief for Hungry Americans, Struggling Businesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Four and half months after the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act stalled in … Read More








