FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Today, 320 Farmers Union members gathered in the nation’s capital for National Farmers Union’s (NFU) Fall Legislative … Read More
Press Releases
NFU Beginning Farmer Institute Holds First Learning Session in Washington, D.C.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union’s (NFU) Beginning Farmer Institute (BFI) convened today in Washington, D.C., for the first of … Read More
NFU to EPA: Stand With Farmers and Consumers on RFS; Law Creates American Jobs, Bolsters Rural Communities, Strengthens Energy Independence and Protects the Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – For the past decade, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has been a boon to American-grown renewable energy … Read More
Farmers Union to Power the Transition to a Homegrown, Renewable Energy Future for the U.S.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The transition to a homegrown, renewable energy future for America is underway. Biofuels, higher blends of ethanol … Read More
NFU Urges Smooth, Transparent Transition to a Fair Trade Framework
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Trade representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico will meet here today to begin an official … Read More
Nebraska Farmers Union Says Preferred Pipeline Route is Still a Risky Shortcut
Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) urges Nebraskans with interest in the proposed Keystone XL routes to go to the Nebraska Public Service (PSC) website to view the three primary routes under … Read More
USDA Must Continue to Proactively Address Climate Change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – As family farmers and ranchers navigate warmer temperatures and increased weather variability as a result of climate … Read More
Organic Family Farmers Deserve Strong Standards and Enforcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The American family farmers and ranchers who grow and raise organic foods and goods for our nation … Read More
NFU Relieved by Senate Health Care Vote, Hopeful for Bipartisan Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted down a “skinny repeal” of parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) last … Read More
AAI, FWW, and NFU Say Monsanto-Bayer Merger Puts Competition, Farmers, and Consumers at Risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2017 Contact: American Antitrust Institute: Diana Moss, 720-233-5971, [email protected] Food & Water Watch: Kate Fried, 202-683-4905, [email protected] National Farmers Union: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106, [email protected] Washington … Read More