By Roger Johnson, president, National Farmers Union October is National Cooperative Month, a point on the calendar when more than 29,000 cooperatives from across the nation undertake some form of educational outreach to ensure that people better understand the cooperative business model and how it can improve life for rural Americans. And cooperatives are more … Read More
NFU Hails Cooperatives and the Empowerment They Bring to Rural America
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (October 1, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today hailed the nation’s many and varied cooperatives, noting that they have brought both political and economic might to family farmers, ranchers and rural America for over a century. “Since the founding … Read More
Huffington Post Guest Column: Currency Manipulation Will Allow Our Trade Partners to Skirt TPP Agreement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (September 30, 2015) – Congress and the administration need to insist that enforceable language against currency manipulation be included in all trade deals moving forward, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), argues National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson in a Huffington Post guest column. “Currency manipulation … Read More
Government Shutdown: Devastating for Family Farmers and Rural America
By Roger Johnson, president, National Farmers Union We’ve been here before. Two years ago, an early October blizzard – the Atlas storm – buried western South Dakota in three feet of snow, killing tens of thousands of cattle and wiping out entire herds. Ranchers, devastated, looked to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for help. … Read More
NFU’s Chandler Goule Accepts Invitation to Join FONA Board of Directors; Participation Underscores NFU Commitment to Addressing Climate Issues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (September 28, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) Senior Vice President of Programs Chandler Goule has accepted the Friends of the National Arboretum’s (FONA) invitation to join their leadership team and is now a member of their board of directors. “It is a … Read More
More Than $3 Million of Taxpayer Funds Spent to Clean Up Smithfield
By Barbara Patterson, government relations representative, National Farmers Union The town of Smithfield, Virginia, located in the southeast part of the state, has a long history of animal production. The famous Smithfield ham, a product with a geographical indicator that requires all of its production be done within the city limits, originated in the town … Read More
Currency Manipulation: The New “Best Gimmick” for Skirting Trade Agreements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (September 25, 2015) – Just days before trade officials look to wrap up negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement warning against a deal that does not contain enforceable currency manipulation provisions: “Congress … Read More
NFU Applauds Administration for International Climate Change Agreement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (September 25, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today applauded President Obama for issuing a joint statement with Chinese President Xi Jinping announcing the countries’ goals for an international climate agreement, citing the negative consequences climate change could have for global … Read More
NFU Guest Commentary: Cooperatives Are the Organization’s North Star
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (September 25, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson explains in a recent USDA Rural Cooperatives Magazine guest commentary that cooperatives are a founding principle for NFU, and that they will continue to embody the heart and soul of Farmers Union. “At NFU, cooperatives … Read More
National Farmers Union Thanks Pope Francis For His Focus on Climate Change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 24, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (September 24, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today welcomed Pope Francis to the nation’s capital for the first-ever papal address of a joint session of Congress and specifically for the world-wide attention he has made for climate change. Johnson … Read More