FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker Lmedsker@nfudc.org, (202) 557-5328 DENVER – National Farmers Union (NFU) convenes its 120th Anniversary Convention this afternoon in Denver, Colorado, to celebrate American farm families and to set the organization’s policy positions and priorities for the coming year. More than 450 Farmers Union members from across the … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker Lmedsker@nfudc.org, (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union’s (NFU) 120th Anniversary Convention will bring together members, industry professionals, policymakers, and reporters for educational sessions, award presentations, the organization’s signature grassroots policy adoption process, and an election for its next vice president. During the three-day event, family … Read More
By: Billy Mitchell Totes, fish baskets, buckets, RPCs, and more – harvest bins on a farm go by many names. At the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association conference, TOFGA for short, farmers Lorig of Middle Ground Farm and Finnegan of Steelbow Farm presented about the bins they love, how and why they use them, … Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, National Farmers Union (NFU) submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army’s (“the agencies”) proposed rule to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA). “Farmers and ranchers understand the importance of clean water on their own … Read More