FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 15, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Following the recent escalation of trade tensions between China and the United States that will likely exacerbate the erosion … Read More
Press Releases
Farmers Need Lifeboat to Survive Low Prices, Oversupply Caused by Trade War
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 9, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, [email protected] WASHINGTON – On the heels of unsuccessful trade negotiations with China, the White House is expected to increase tariffs from 10 … Read More
Chronic Oversupply, Depressed Prices Plague Dairy Industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 30, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, [email protected] WASHINGTON – In response to sustained depressed milk prices, chronic oversupply, farm-level consolidation, and a wave of farm closures, the U.S. … Read More
NFU Supports E15 Waiver, Pathway for Mid-Level Ethanol Blends
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2019 Contact: Alexis Dunnum, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In the midst of significant financial stress in the U.S. farm economy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency … Read More
Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar Falls to All-Time Low
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – For every dollar American consumers spend on food, U.S. farmers and ranchers earn just 14.6 cents, according … Read More
NFU Urges Implementation of E15 Waiver, Common-Sense Provisions for Higher Level Blends
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 18, 2019 Contact: Andrew Jerome, [email protected] WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works towards allowing year-round use of E15 gasoline, National Farmers Union (NFU) … Read More
New Ag Census Provides Better Picture of Family Farm Agriculture, NFU Says
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 11, 2019 Contact: Andrew Jerome, [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released the results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture, the most complete set … Read More
Farmers Union Urges Trump Against ‘Disastrous’ Closing of the Southern Border
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2019 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202.314.3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Amidst escalating rhetoric and threats from President Donald Trump to close the U.S.-Mexico border, National Farmers Union … Read More
Leading Farm, Conservation, and Wildlife Groups Unite in Support of Protecting Conservation Funding
Washington, DC, April 2, 2019 – Having succeeded in protecting funding for the Conservation Title in the 2018 Farm Bill, more than 140 leading farm, conservation, and wildlife groups are … Read More
Hearing Highlights Impacts of ERS, NIFA Relocation on Family Farmers, Consumers, Researchers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 27, 2019 Contact: Andrew Jerome, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Highlighting concerns among legislators, farmers, rural residents, consumers and researchers for the proposed reorganization and relocation of two U.S. … Read More