Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2018 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today voted 86-11 in favor of its bipartisan Farm Bill, also known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. The National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors unanimously supported the Senate’s efforts when the bill was first introduced. Rob … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2018 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today voted 86-11 in favor of its bipartisan Farm Bill, also known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. The National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors unanimously supported the Senate’s efforts when the bill was first introduced. Rob … Read More

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2018 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed increasing the renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) by 3 percent in 2019, from 19.29 billion gallons to 19.88 billion gallons.  The proposal would maintain the current 15-million-gallon target for … Read More

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved its version of the 2018 Farm Bill by a vote of 213 to 211. National Farmers Union (NFU), a family farm organization who stood in opposition to the current form of the bill, is calling … Read More

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved its version of the 2018 Farm Bill by a vote of 213 to 211. National Farmers Union (NFU), a family farm organization who stood in opposition to the current form of the bill, is calling … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – On behalf of its nearly 200,000 farm family members, the National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors today unanimously approved a resolution in support of the Senate’s bipartisan efforts to advance a farm bill. The NFU Board urged the Senate to quickly … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – On behalf of its nearly 200,000 farm family members, the National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors today unanimously approved a resolution in support of the Senate’s bipartisan efforts to advance a farm bill. The NFU Board urged the Senate to quickly … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump today announced that his administration will impose 25 percent tariffs on Chinese technology imports to the tune of $50 billion. The first round of tariffs, worth $34 billion, are set to take effect on July 6. National Farmers Union, … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump today announced that his administration will impose 25 percent tariffs on Chinese technology imports to the tune of $50 billion. The first round of tariffs, worth $34 billion, are set to take effect on July 6. National Farmers Union, … Read More