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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “NFU”

usda

Farm Groups Keep Pressure On to Formalize Meat Definition

Dan October 1, 2018Dairy & Livestock, Industry News Release

The National Farmers Union has sent a second letter to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the labeling of cell-cultured meat. The letter calls for officials to finally formalize the …

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beefmeat labelingNFU
hurricane

Hurricane Changes Fly-in Schedule for Ag Groups

Dan September 12, 2018Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release, Weather

Hurricane Florence is adding another wrinkle to the farm bill process as farmers are being asked to return home Wednesday (09.12.18) as part of the National Pork Producers Council legislative …

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Legislative Fly-InNFUNPPC
national

National Farmers Union DC Fly-in This Week

Dan September 11, 2018Farm Bill, Industry News Release, Legislative

National Farmers Union members head to Capitol Hill this week at a critical time for agriculture issues. NFU is hosting 350 farmers as part of a fly-in event. The farmers …

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2018 Farm BillLegislative Fly-InNFU
korus

NFU: Beef Producers Disadvantaged by Current “Product of U.S.A” Labeling Standards

Dan August 17, 2018Cattle, Industry News Release

The National Farmers Union (NFU) Thursday told the Department of Agriculture U.S. meat labeling standards are disadvantaging U.S. beef producers by allowing products born, raised, or slaughtered outside of the …

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food labeling standardsNFUUSDA/FSIS
farm bill

Farming Groups Call for Swift Farm Bill Passage

Dan August 13, 2018Farm Bill, Industry News Release, Legislative

The two largest farming groups in the United States called for swift passage of the farm bill by a congressional conference committee. Faced with the lowest farm income in 12 …

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2018 Farm BillAFBFNFURoger JohnsonZippy Duvall
exports

NFU Urges Long-Term Trade Solutions in Farm Bill

Dan August 1, 2018Industry News Release, Trade

In a letter to lawmakers, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson emphasized the need to address agricultural economic hardships in the 2018 farm bill. The NFU Board of Directors …

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2018 Farm Billagriculture exportsagriculture tradeNFU
beginning farmers

Farmers Set to Attend the NFU Beginning Farmers Institute

Dan June 15, 2018Education, Industry News Release

The National Farmers Union says twenty beginning farmers and ranchers from across the United States will participate in the 2018-2019 Beginning Farmers Institute Program. The institute is designed to help …

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Beginning Farmers InstituteNFU
trade mission

NFU, Canada Farmers Group, Make Joint Statement Supporting Trade

Dan June 13, 2018Industry News Release, Trade

National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson made a joint statement with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture supporting agricultural trade. The statement was prompted by President Trump’s lashing out against …

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agriculture tradeCanadian Federation of AgricultureNFU
ethanol

Ethanol Coalition Sues EPA Over Secretive RFS Waivers

Dan May 31, 2018Energy, Industry News Release

An ethanol coalition has filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The Renewable Fuels Association, the Advanced Coalition for Ethanol, …

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EPANCGANFURFARFS Waivers
ethanol

Farmers Union Wants Immediate Action on E15 Waiver

Dan May 23, 2018Energy, Industry News Release

The Environmental Protection Agency’s delay in allowing year-round use of E15 gasoline threatens to harm markets for family farmers. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson wrote a letter to EPA …

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E15 waiverEPANFURoger JohnsonScott Pruitt
trump

Farmers Union Urges USDA to Proactively Address Farm Suicide Crisis

Dan May 16, 2018Industry News Release

The National Farmers Union says many farmers and ranchers are coping with alarming levels of stress, and that farmers and ranchers commit suicide at a rate five times that of …

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farmers suicide crisisNFURoger Johnson
national

NFU Board of Directors Opposes Current House Farm Bill

Dan April 26, 2018Farm Bill, Industry News Release, Legislative

The National Farmers Union Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution opposing the current version of the House Farm Bill that passed out of the Ag Committee last week. The …

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2018 Farm BillNFU
farm

Farm Leaders Visit Opioid Memorial in Show of Unity

Dan April 17, 2018Industry News Release

The presidents of the nation’s two largest general farm organizations visited the “Prescribed to Death” opioid memorial in Washington, D.C., in a show of unity to address the national opioid …

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AFBFAnne HazlettNFUopioid crisis
mental health

Farm Groups Want Farm Bill to Address Farmer Suicides

Dan April 10, 2018Industry News Release

A group of farm organizations led by the National Farmers Union are urging Congress to address farmer suicide rates in the next farm bill. The Coalition of 35 farm groups …

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farmer suicideNFU
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