Costco Refuses to Discuss Poultry Contracts LINCOLN, NE. As a result of Costco’s Wholesale Corporation CEO W. Craig Jelinek failure to accept or respond to an invitation from the … Read More
What Do Farmers Need to Know About Climate Change? Federal Support for Climate Research
By Hannah Packman, NFU Communications Coordinator Climate science, a multidisciplinary field that addresses the causes and effects of climate change, predicts future trends, and establishes mitigation and adaptation practices, is … Read More
Access to Markets: The Greenway Farm Family & Farm Advocacy
By Lura Roti, South Dakota Farmers Union A $200 scholarship from the Davison County Pork Producers in 1984 launched Brad Greenway on an agricultural advocacy journey which has put him in … Read More
Access to Markets: The Greenway Farm Family & Farm Advocacy
By Lura Roti, South Dakota Farmers Union A $200 scholarship from the Davison County Pork Producers in 1984 launched Brad Greenway on an agricultural advocacy journey which has put him in … Read More
Access to Markets: Value Added Producer Grants
By Matt Perdue, NFU Government Relations Representative When my mother was growing up on her family’s farm near Bergen, North Dakota, they produced most of the food they ate. Their … Read More
President Trump’s Budget is an Assault on the Farm Safety Net and Rural Communities, NFU Says
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump issued a detailed fiscal year 2018 federal budget proposal today, recommending drastic cuts … Read More
Access to Efficiency: Rural Development
By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy One of the principles driving National Farmers Union is our dedication to the communities in which food producers live and work. The … Read More
What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Methane Digesters
By Rori Cowan, Senior Program Associate at the American Carbon Registry Agricultural carbon offsets have been a hot topic in both the environmental and agricultural worlds in the last decade … Read More
Access to Efficiency: The Vedvei Farm Family & Cattle Breeding
By Lura Roti, South Dakota Farmers Union “It was nerve-racking to watch, but seeing that smile was priceless,” says Corrie, as she reminisces about watching her daughter show for the … Read More
Access to Efficiency: The Vedvei Farm Family & Cattle Breeding
By Lura Roti, South Dakota Farmers Union “It was nerve-racking to watch, but seeing that smile was priceless,” says Corrie, as she reminisces about watching her daughter show for the … Read More