FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee today advanced its version of the 2018 Farm Bill by a vote … Read More
NFU Statement on Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill Passage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee today advanced its version of the 2018 Farm Bill by a vote … Read More
Rights and Representation: What is a Farmer?
By Sophie Neems, Previous NFU Intern & Current Communications Specialist at Farm Credit There’s a noticeable new trend in farming demographics: the number of farmers coming to agriculture as a … Read More
What the Harmonized GAP FSMA Alignment Means for Growers
By Chelsea Matzen, FSMA Project Director On June 5, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., and U.S Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a joint effort to simplify produce safety requirements … Read More
NFU Highlights Positives of Senate Ag Farm Bill, Makes Recommendations on Amendments at Committee Level
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In advance of Wednesday’s Senate Agriculture Committee markup of the 2018 Farm Bill, National Farmers Union (NFU) … Read More
NFU Highlights Positives of Senate Ag Farm Bill, Makes Recommendations on Amendments at Committee Level
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – In advance of Wednesday’s Senate Agriculture Committee markup of the 2018 Farm Bill, National Farmers Union (NFU) … Read More
Access to Markets: Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar
Historical Document Curated by Tom Giessel, NFU Honorary Historian It is abundantly clear to anyone who has seen National Farmers Union’s Farmer’s Share that farmers receive only a small portion … Read More
U.S., Canadian Farm Groups Support Strong Trading Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2018 CONTACT National Farmers Union: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106, [email protected] Canadian Federation of Agriculture: Janice Hall, 613-236-3633 x2322, [email protected] WASHINGTON – The leaders of the U.S. … Read More
U.S., Canadian Farm Groups Support Strong Trading Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2018 CONTACT National Farmers Union: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106, [email protected] Canadian Federation of Agriculture: Janice Hall, 613-236-3633 x2322, [email protected] WASHINGTON – The leaders of the U.S. … Read More
NFU and SDFU Concerned EPA REGS Rule Would Restrict Use of Higher Blends of Ethanol
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently considering a proposed rule that would ban use of … Read More