FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 20, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) today submitted a partial proposal for an organic commodity checkoff program to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The proposal provides for a majority of checkoff funds to go toward agricultural research, a producer majority on … Read More
Month: July 2015
NFU Hails the Opening of the Cuban Embassy in Washington, Urges Full Resumption of Trade
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 20, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson hailed the reopening of the Cuban embassy in Washington and urged Congress to quickly pass the “The Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015,” a bill that would lift the failed trade embargo … Read More
New Study: Consumers Prefer Meat Labeled From the U.S.; NFU Urges Congress to Respect Consumers’ Right to Know
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 16, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson lauded today’s release of a University of Arkansas study that found U.S. consumers prefer meat from the U.S. when provided with a country-of-origin label, and urged Congress to respect consumers’ right to know where … Read More
NFU Expresses Gratitude to Senate Ag Leaders for Exploring the Path Forward for COOL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 15, 2015) – The following statement was issued by National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson expressing gratitude for Senate Agriculture Committee leaders’ determination to working towards a resolution for difficulties facing Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL). “We are grateful that key leaders on the … Read More
A Warm Welcome for Shop Talk at Warm Colors Apiary
New England Farmers Union held a Shop Talk on July 9 at Warm Colors Apiary in South Deerfield. Warm Colors is a beekeeping operation on 80 beautiful acres on the Mill River run by Dan and Bonita Conlon. While Dan has been keeping bees since his childhood, the two started keeping bees there as a … Read More
U.S. Poultry Farmers’ Rights Are Under Siege
GUEST BLOG POST By Willie Nelson and Rep. Marcy Kaptur. This originally ran as an editorial in the Washington Post on July 7, 2015. As Americans, we cherish our rights to speak freely, to assemble peacefully and to address our government representatives without fear of retaliation. But for tens of thousands of America’s poultry farmers, … Read More
2015/2016 NFU National Youth Advisory Council Elected
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 2, 2015) – Six Farmers Union young adults have been elected by their peers to represent Farmers Union youth nationwide as the 2015/2016 National Youth Advisory Council (NYAC) to National Farmers Union (NFU). The elections took place at the 2015 NFU All-States … Read More
America’s Farm Organizations Must Step Forward to Meet Demographic Challenges
By Roger Johnson, president, National Farmers Union Oftentimes, it’s not until life presents us with new obstacles that we reassess the situation, discover untapped resources, unused talent or new approaches that could be harnessed to meet the challenge. The lack of abundant rainfall for farming certain crops, for example, has led to the development of … Read More
NFU Highlights Importance of Youth Outreach, Leadership Training for Future of American Agriculture, World Food Production
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 1, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today highlighted the importance of youth outreach, leadership and skills training in production agriculture as key to the future of American agriculture and global food production. “One of the great challenges facing modern … Read More
America’s Farm Organizations Must Step Forward to Meet Demographic Challenges
GUEST BLOG POST By Roger Johnson, President, National Farmers Union Oftentimes, it’s not until life presents us with new obstacles that we reassess the situation, discover untapped resources, unused talent or new approaches that could be harnessed to meet the challenge. The lack of abundant rainfall for farming certain crops, for example, has led to … Read More
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