44 News & Press Releases found
National Farmers Union (NFU) News
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NFU Reiterates Farm Bill Priorities, Urges No Changes to COOL
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter on Wed. 22 to the members of the farm bill conference committee emphasizing the importance of finishing a five-year, comprehensive farm bill as soon as possible. “It is time ...
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NFU Cautiously Optimistic Following Omnibus Spending Bill Passage
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson expressed cautious optimism after the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives’ passage of the $1.1 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government running through September. ...
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COOL Arguments Heard in Court
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement following the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit hearing arguments in the ongoing Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) lawsuit in which NFU is an ...
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National Farmers Union Celebrates International Year of Family Farming
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement declaring the organization’s support for the United Nations (UN) declaring 2014 the International Year of Family Farming: “As a grassroots organization ...
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Applications Now Being Accepted for 2014 NFU Beginning Farmers Institute
National Farmers Union (NFU) is now accepting applications for its 2014 Beginning Farmers Institute (BFI) program. The annual program, now accepting its fourth class of students, is open to individuals who are new to farming, are in the process of ...
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Recommendations can change, thanks to new findings
Science informs the decisions farmers make in producing food and affects the food purchasing decisions made by consumers. Sometimes, long-held scientific recommendations change, and such a paradigm shift is afoot for fluid milk. Last week, a ...
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National Farmers Union Praises Farm-to-Fleet Initiative
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Navy`s joint ...
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NFU Board to Congress: Do Not Abandon 2013 Farm Bill
The National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors adopted a resolution today urging Congress to remain in session until the 2013 Farm Bill is completed. The following is the text of the resolution: “The National Farmers Union Board of ...
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NFU’s Goule Participates in Farm Journal Forum Panel
National Farmers Union (NFU) Vice President of Government Relations Chandler Goule participated in the Farm Journal Forum today on a panel entitled, “Point Counterpoint: Policy Innovations and Implications for Implementation.” ...
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Canada’s COOL Threats: All Bark and No Bite
For months, Canadian officials and meatpackers have been lobbying U.S. policymakers on a particular U.S. law they don’t like — Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL). Recently, Canada’s Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz embarked on a ...
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Conference Committee Must Act Now to Pass a Farm Bill this Year
The U.S. House of Representatives will recess on Dec. 13, presenting another looming deadline for farm bill completion this year. National Farmers Union (NFU) has continued to send a clear message to members of the Farm Bill Conference Committee: we ...
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National Farmers Union supports Senate Dairy Program
National Farmers Union (NFU) praises the U.S. Senate version of dairy policy after a recent comparison by the Congressional Research Servicearch Service (CRS) of the House and Senate farm bills shows that the Senate’s dairy program costs less ...
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Farmer, Rancher and Consumer Groups Celebrate New “COOL” Thanksgiving as Improved Food Labels Take Effect this Week
Following the recent implementation of new country-of-origin labels (COOL) for meat and poultry products, 15 farmer, rancher and consumer groups issued the following statement: “As families settle in to celebrate Thanksgiving, it will have a ...
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NFU Leads Launch of 2014 International Year of Family Farming Campaign
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson and members of the U.S. national committee to promote the United Nations’ (UN) International Year of Family Farming held a teleconference this morning to kick off events. “NFU is ...
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NFU Represented on USDA Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden announced Thursday the appointment of 20 members to serve on the Secretary`s Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. National Farmers Union Director of Education Maria Miller and New ...
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NFU Disappointed in EPA’s 2014 RFS Standards
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requirements: “We are deeply disappointed in EPA’s ...
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NFU Participates in Farmer Veteran Coalition Conference
The second annual "Empowering Women Veterans: Success in Agriculture Business and Well-Being" conference Nov. 14-17, will put National Farmers Union leaders front and center for a discussion on inspiring women to take leadership roles. NFU Vice ...
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Farmers Union Represented at Politico Agriculture Event
National Farmers Union (NFU) Secretary and Minnesota Farmers Union President Doug Peterson presented on a panel today (on November 14, 2013) sponsored by Politico Pro Agriculture. The event was designed to be a series of conversations among policy ...
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Consumers Support COOL, Urge Defense of Law
A coalition of consumer organizations sent a letter to the 2013 Farm Bill Conference Committee members today (on November 13, 2013) in support of Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL), urging members of Congress to defend the law and reject any calls ...
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NFU Beginning Farmer Institute Studies Cooperatives
National Farmers Union (NFU) Beginning Farmer Institute (BFI) participants are in Minneapolis this week to take a closer look at the value of cooperative businesses, tour a family dairy farm, and consider legal issues and bookkeeping ...