FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – During a campaign rally tonight in Mosinee, Wisconsin, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. Department of … Read More
A Year After Move, NIFA and ERS Still Woefully Understaffed
By Hannah Packman, National Farmers Union Communications Director A year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) abruptly relocated two of its major research agencies – the National Institute of Food and … Read More
Farmers Union, MANRRS Team Up to Strengthen Diversity and Inclusion in Agriculture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2020 WASHINGTON – In light of the fact that racial and ethnic minority groups are vastly underrepresented in agricultural professions, National Farmers Union (NFU) and Minorities … Read More
Twenty-four Nebraska Farmers Union Farmers and Ranchers Join Fight for Stronger Food System at NFU’s Fly-In
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2020 Contact: John Hansen, 402-476-8815 [email protected] Twenty-four Nebraska Farmers Union Farmers and Ranchers Join Fight for Stronger Food System at NFU’s Fly-In WASHINGTON – As … Read More
Farmers Union Welcomes Rejection of Gap Year Waiver Requests
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 14, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, [email protected] WASHINGTON – After significant pushback from American farmers and the biofuels industry, the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it would reject … Read More
NFU Urges FTC, USDA to Strengthen Meat Labeling Standards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – For years, beef and pork that was born, raised, and slaughtered in another country but processed in … Read More
One in Eight Meat Plant Workers Has Tested Positive for Covid-19
By Hannah Packman, NFU Communications Director Many years before the coronavirus pandemic, there were concerns that meat plant workers were at high risk of contracting contagious diseases – concerns that have only … Read More
Join Us Next Week for NFU’s Fall Legislative Fly-In
Next week, hundreds of hundreds of farmers, ranchers, and rural residents will gather online to speak directly with their elected representatives and administration officials as part of National Farmers Union’s (NFU) … Read More
ADVISORY: NFU, MANRRS to Formalize Joint Commitment to Foster Diversity and Inclusion at MOU Signing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In a joint effort to foster diversity and inclusion in agricultural professions, National Farmers Union (NFU) and … Read More
Ethanol Coalition Welcomes Reports of ‘Gap-Year’ Waiver Petition Denials, Denounces Refiners’ Supreme Court Petition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), National Farmers Union (NFU) and American Coalition … Read More








