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Funding Available Through Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

February 27, 2017News

February 27, 2017By London Muegge, Education InternContact: Chelsea Matzen, 202-554-1600 [email protected] Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is currently seeking projects to invest in that will help achieve the goals of the Massachusetts Local Food Action Plan and contribute to the viability of agriculture in Massachusetts, which could include investing in food, and particularly produce, … Read More

How to Work with FDA on Food Guidance Documents

January 31, 2017News

How to Work with FDA on Food Guidance DocumentsBy London Muegge, Education InternContact: Chelsea Matzen, [email protected] 31, 2017If you are a food industry association and want to create a guidance document to help your members meet federal standards, what’s the best way to involve the FDA in this effort? The agency drafts its own documents, … Read More

Rep. Fortenberry Receives Golden Triangle Award From NeFU

September 27, 2016Press Releases No Comments

Representative Jeff Fortenberry Receives Golden Triangle Award From Farmers Union LINCOLN (September 26, 2016) – Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) presented Representative Jeff Fortenberry with the Golden Triangle Award, National Farmers Union’s (NFU) highest legislative honor. The award was presented recently as part of the annual NFU fall Fly-In that brought 275 Farmers Union members from … Read More

9th Annual Nebraska Wind and Solar Conference Returns to Lincoln

September 26, 2016Press Releases No Comments

9th Annual Nebraska Wind and Solar Conference Returns to Lincoln Will Include a Visit to LES’s New Solar Facility For Immediate Release: September 26, 2016 For More Information Contact: Nicole McDermott (402) 637-4455 LINCOLN- The Ninth Annual Nebraska Wind and Solar Conference will be held at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel, 333 S. 13 Street in … Read More

NFUF to Aid Local Produce Growers and Processors with FSMA Compliance

August 24, 2016News No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 24, 2016Contact: Andrew Jerome, [email protected] (August 24, 2016) – The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is set to have broad impacts on the farming community, and National Farmers Union (NFU) is now positioned to help ensure produce growers and processors with the information and training they need to comply with the new … Read More

OCM Annual Conference Press Release & Agenda

August 15, 2016Press Releases No Comments

Organization for Competitive Markets Announces 2016’s 18th Annual Conference Theme, Location, Dates and Agenda “Preserving Independent Family Agriculture through Competitive Markets” For Media: OCM Pres. Mike Callicrate—(785) 332-8218 or John Hansen VP—(402) 476-8815 For Conference and Registration Information: Pat Craycraft—(402) 327-8390 or (402) 416-5731 LINCOLN, NE. Mike Callicrate, President of The Organization of Competitive Markets … Read More

NeFU Brings 10 Members to DC to Represent Family Farmers and Ranchers

August 10, 2016Press Releases No Comments

LINCOLN, NE (August 10, 2016) – Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) President John Hansen announced today that ten NeFU members will participate in the fall National Farmers Union Fly-In scheduled for September 11-14. Hansen said this year is particularly important because this is the third year in a row of below cost of production ag commodity … Read More

OCM 2016’s 18th Annual Conference Theme, Location, Dates and Agenda

July 29, 2016Press Releases No Comments

Farm groups say priority for state agriculture is property tax reform

July 21, 2016Press Releases No Comments

LINCOLN — Leaders of six major farm organizations have joined forces to declare property tax reform, not constitutional protection for a “right to farm,” as the key priority for keeping Nebraska agriculture strong. The Nebraska Ag Leaders Working Group released a statement Wednesday saying that any effort to enact right-to-farm protections should be done in … Read More

NeFU Welcomes Two Checkoff Reform Bills in Senate

July 15, 2016Press Releases No Comments

Missouri and Nebraska Farmers Union Welcome Two Checkoff Reform Bills in Senate Presidents of Missouri and Nebraska Farmers Union issued a joint press release in response to the filing of two Bills in the U.S. Senate that deal with commodity checkoff reforms. Senators Lee from Utah and Booker from New Jersey co-sponsored S.3201, the Commodity … Read More

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