FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In conjunction with its Fall Legislative Fly-In earlier this month, National Farmers Union (NFU) hosted its first … Read More
Proposed Rule Would Make Millions Vulnerable to Food Insecurity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON – A proposed rule to change the eligibility guidelines for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would erode … Read More
Representative Jeff Fortenberry Receives Golden Triangle Award From Farmers Union
For Immediate Release Contact: John Hansen (402) 580-8815 [email protected] LINCOLN (September 16, 2019) – Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) presented Representative Jeff Fortenberry with the Golden Triangle Award, National Farmers Union’s … Read More
380 Family Farmers ‘Fly-In’ to Washington to Advocate Stronger Food and Agricultural Policy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON– After yet another year of depressed commodity prices, uncertainty in export and biofuels markets, rapid consolidation in the … Read More
Farmers Union Board Calls on Administration to Strengthen Agricultural Markets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, [email protected] WASHINGTON– In a pair of unanimously approved resolutions, the National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors called on the administration and … Read More
EPA Must Support Biofuels, Uphold Intent of RFS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON– On behalf of its nearly 200,000 family farmer and rancher members, National Farmers Union (NFU) today submitted public … Read More
What’s the Point of Currency Realignment?
By John R. Hansen, PhD, Founding Editor of Americans Backing a Competitive Dollar (ABCD) Editor’s note: National Farmers Union recently endorsed the Competitive Dollar for Jobs and Prosperity Act (CDJPA), a bill … Read More
Escalating Trade War Exacerbates Weak Farm Economy, Farmers Union Says
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON– In retaliation against the United States’ most recent escalation in an ongoing trade war, China today announced that … Read More
Farm Walk Series: Regenerative Agriculture and Food Safety at Spoon Full Farm
By Teri Rakusin, Farm Program Intern, Tilth Alliance, with support from Allison Kaika, National Farmers Union Intern Tilth Alliance is a non-profit organization based in Seattle, Washington that focuses on organic … Read More
NFU Welcomes Thirteen New Participants for its 2019-2020 Beginning Farmer Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON– Building on over a century of agricultural education, National Farmers Union (NFU) today announced its ninth Beginning Farmer … Read More








