…of TPP – listen to the full audio report here. While in Washington D.C. April 27, I spoke with a member of one such group. The United Stealworkers Union was…
Resource to Help Food Hubs
…jobs and generates nearly $4 million in annual sales. Rikkers presented the report at Washington, DC’s Union Market, a food retail space with more than 100 businesses employing 1,500 people…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…sales of the products to the European Union and increasingly affecting sales to various foreign markets. The U.S. government has been using a variety of tools to combat these types…
Farm Camp
…connection between the farm and the dinner table. Northwest: Zenger Farm – Portland, OR – The history of this urban, educational farm is rooted in early European settlement, but the…
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…one that must be addressed in any free trade agreement with the Europeans.” Both the United States and the European Union have pledged to conclude T-TIP negotiations this year. All…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…the process of negotiating agreements with China, the European Union, Hong Kong, and Israel. In these negotiations, Vietnam has agreed to tariff reductions on many agricultural products, potentially putting U.S….
Agri View: Grand Champion
…of bidding Saturday, the sale had raised a record $3,709,361, outpacing last year’s total of $3,305,919. Bob Marley — a 1,344-pound European crossbred steer shown by 17-year-old Madilyn Priesmeyer of…
Farm Economy Top Focus for NFU Pres.
…Commodities and Risk Management. National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson joined a panel of industry leaders to testify on behalf of NFU’s nearly 200,000 members who are currently facing…
Dairy Organizations Seek Congressional Support for TPP
…and emphasize the importance of safeguarding usage of common food names,” the letter said. “This is a key priority for our industry as we face the European Union’s global efforts…
Vilsack to Travel to Germany and France
…TTIP agreement, currently being negotiated between the United States and the European Union, will benefit both parties’ agricultural sectors by stimulating rural economies, streamlining import procedures, providing more food choices…
NFU to Survey on 2014 Farm Bill Policies
With the 2014 Agricultural Act in full effect and a new Farm Bill debate on the horizon, the National Farmers Union (NFU) is conducting a survey of family farmers and…
Agreement to Raise California’s Minimum Wage Announced
…SEIU United Long Term Care Workers’ Union president Laphonza Butler; Burger King employee Holly Diaz; Senator Mark Leno; California Labor and Workforce Development Agency secretary David Lanier; United Domestic Workers…
Agri View: Apple Orchards
…the advent of cooking with sugar, and a decline of earlier religious concerns. France and England followed suit, and fruit remained king in Europe well into the 1800s. European settlers…
Food and Ag Groups Express Optimism for New Opportunities in Cuba
…within the Cuban Ag sector in the near future to achieve this goal.” Statement by Roger Johnson, president, National Farmers Union (NFU) “NFU fully supports the use of all tools…