FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 5, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the Trump Administration’s first proposed set of volume obligations … Read More
Press Releases
NFU Commends USDA Decision to Authorize Emergency Grazing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today authorized the release of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land in … Read More
NFU Applauds Decision to Suspend Importation of Fresh Brazilian Beef
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the suspension of all imports of fresh beef from Brazil … Read More
Farmers Union Makes Rural Voices Heard on Healthcare
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – As Senate Republicans rush to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA) before the Fourth of July … Read More
NFU Requests Emergency Release of CRP Land Amid Drought Conditions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In response to persistent drought conditions in the Upper Great Plains, NFU President Roger Johnson joined North … Read More
NFUF Launching Needs Assessment Survey to Inform Food Safety
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1654 [email protected] WASHINGTON (June 20, 2017) – The Local Food Safety Collaborative, a collaboration between National Farmers Union Foundation (NFUF) and … Read More
U.S. Policy Reversal on Cuba Eliminates Opportunity for Family Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1654 [email protected] WASHINGTON – During a speech today in Miami, Florida, President Donald Trump announced plans to roll back an Obama-era … Read More
NFU Supports Bill to Add USDA to Foreign Investment Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1654 [email protected] WASHINGTON – U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) today introduced a bill to add the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) … Read More
NFU Condemns Trump Administration Approval of Dow-DuPont
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Perpetuating the disturbing consolidation trend in the agriculture sector, the U.S. Department of Justice today approved the … Read More
NFU, Farm Groups Push for Strong Farm Safety Net
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Amidst the sharpest decline in the farm economy in well over a decade, National Farmers Union and … Read More