FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 23, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 23, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today submitted comments today highlighting why the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) efforts to mitigate and learn more about climate change are important to America’s family farmers and ranchers.
Author: Andrew Jerome
Feeding the World Summit Puts A Spotlight on Opportunities and Barriers to Feeding the World’s Growing Population
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 12, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 12, 2015) – “Feeding the World 2015” is an excellent vehicle for promoting critical dialogue about the implications of the tremendous increase in food demand and changing food patterns, a topic that deserves increased public attention here in the U.S. and abroad, … Read More
NFU Praises Introduction of Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Feb. 12, 2015) Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 12, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson praised Senators Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on today’s introduction of the Freedom to Export to Cuba Act … Read More
NFU Urges Canadian Agriculture Minister to Review Recent COOL Study; Allow WTO Process on COOL to Run Its Course
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 9, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 9, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson urged the Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Gerry Ritz, to review the results of a recent econometric study showing that “COOL did not have a negative impact on Canadian cattle exports,” … Read More
COOL Lawsuit Dismissed; NFU Calls Canadian Attempts To Lobby Congress ‘Last Act of Desperation’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Feb. 9, 2015) Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 9, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson praised today’s dismissal of the U.S. District Court lawsuit on Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL), filed by the multinational meatpacking industry and their allies to try and stop the USDA from implementing the very … Read More
Holstein Foundation Names Goule 2015 Young Dairy Leaders Institute Distinguished Alumnus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 4, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 4, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) Senior Vice President of Programs Chandler Goule has been named the 2015 Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI) Distinguished Alumni Leader by the Holstein Foundation.
NFU Salutes Women in Agriculture and Their Invaluable Role in Family Farming
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 2, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 2, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today saluted the growing role of women in agriculture and their invaluable contributions to family farming.
NFU Applauds Budget; Insists Agriculture Has Already Done Its Part to Reduce the Deficit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 2, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 2, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today commended President Obama’s 2016 Budget Proposal, noting its crucial investments for family farmers, ranchers, and rural America.
Applications Now Being Accepted for 2015 NFU Beginning Farmers Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Jan. 30, 2015) Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Jan. 30, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) is now accepting applications for the 2015 class of the Beginning Farmers Institute (BFI). The annual program is open to individuals who are new to farming, in the process of transferring an operation from a … Read More