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NFU Urges Congress to Pass a Clean Spending Bill

2015-12-10 20:16:16| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (December 9, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson called on Congress to pass a clean funding bill and uphold its promise for regular order. Reports of an omnibus impasse have largely hinged on an estimated forty riders including agricultural provisions

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NFU Denounces WTO COOL Arbitration Process, Calling It Inefficient and Ineffective;  Says Voluntary COOL is Only Path Forward for Food Labeling

2015-12-07 16:38:52| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (December 7, 2015) National Farmer Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today denounced finding by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the U.S. Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) law warrants $1.01 billion in retaliatory tariffs from Canada and Mexico, calling the process inefficient and ineffective,

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NFU: U.S. Must Take Steps to Mitigate Climate Change, Provide Robust Risk Management Tools for Family Farmers and Ranchers

2015-12-01 15:58:09| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (December 1, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson urged Congress and international leaders to take meaningful steps to mitigate climate change and pledge themselves to provide adequate risk management tools for Americas family farmers and ranchers, who are charged with

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NFU: EPAs RFS Targets Compound Damage to Family Farmers and Rural America, Undermine Administrations Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change

2015-11-30 20:58:41| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (November 30, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today sharply criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for issuing final volume targets today that were well below their statutory levels, further damaging investment in the renewable fuel sector and undermining

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NFU Calls for Strong COP-21 Outcome for Global Food Security

2015-11-30 18:43:07| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (November 30, 2015)  As world leaders convene in Paris for the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-21), National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson called for a strong outcome to COP-21

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