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NFU and UFCW Make Case for Meaningful NAFTA Improvements
2017-10-18 14:57:52| National Farmers Union
For Immediate Release October 18, 2017 Contact: ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON, D.C. National Farmers Union (NFU) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union sent a joint letter to the Senate today describing how North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations could more broadly benefit American family farmers and meatpacking workers. In the letter, UFCW […]
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NFU Deeply Disappointed by USDA Decision to Terminate Farmer Fair Practices Rules
2017-10-17 20:51:36| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it would be terminating the Farmer Fair Practices Rule on Competitive Injury, a rule that would have provided the most basic of protections to American family farmers and ranchers as they endure increasingly concentrated markets […]
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NFU President Offers Trump Administration a Pathway to Expanded Use of Ethanol
2017-10-05 17:48:47| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON As American family farmers struggle amidst a global glut of grain supplies and a severely depressed U.S. farm economy, the Trump Administration has a significant opportunity to provide meaningful relief that benefits not only farmers, but also rural communities, consumers and the […]
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NFU, Biofuels Industry Call on Trump Administration to Honor Commitment to RFS and Rural America
2017-10-03 16:38:15| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON Following a recent set of proposals by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to weaken the nations premier renewable fuels law, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), National Farmers Union and 10 prominent biofuel organizations are calling on the administration to honor its […]
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NFU Applauds No Vote on Graham-Cassidy Organization Urges Congress to Seek Bipartisan Fixes to Health Care System
2017-09-26 20:45:51| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON U.S. Senate leadership today announced the body would not vote on the Graham-Cassidy health care bill. The proposal stood to worsen access to affordable and quality health care for American family farmers and ranchers, according to National Farmers Union (NFU). NFU President […]
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