FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In a final rule released today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps … Read More
NFU Applauds Senate’s Passage of USMCA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today voted 89-10 in favor of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), moving the trilateral deal … Read More
First Phase of U.S.-China Trade Deal Finalized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In an effort to ease tensions between their two countries, President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier … Read More
NFU Urges Strengthening of Conservation Stewardship Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – As the U.S. Department of Agriculture works towards 2018 Farm Bill implementation with the introduction of the … Read More
Livestock Competition Rule Unlikely to Provide Needed Protections to Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – More than two years after failing to finalize a set of rules to protect American family farmers … Read More
Trump Breaks Promise to Rural America with Renewable Volume Obligations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released its final renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard … Read More
Farmers Union Board Backs Amended USMCA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In a closely divided vote, the National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors opted to support an … Read More
NFU Applauds Passage of Farm Workforce Modernization Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today voted in favor of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bipartisan … Read More
Farm Groups Partner to Help Farmers Manage Stress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – Recognizing the high levels of stress affecting America’s farmers and ranchers, Farm Credit, American Farm Bureau Federation … Read More
Johnson to Retire from Role as Farmers Union President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – After serving as president of National Farmers Union (NFU) for over a decade, Roger Johnson announced that … Read More







