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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Intercropping & Pest Management
2017-07-26 22:16:50| National Farmers Union
By Adam Pauley, NFU Intern Last week on the Climate Column, we noted that milder winters caused by climate change are lengthening the lives of frost-sensitive pests, increasing pest pressure on farms. Farmers are implementing new practices to compete with more aggressive pests, but many of the common means of doing so can exacerbate other […]
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AAI, FWW, and NFU Say Monsanto-Bayer Merger Puts Competition, Farmers, and Consumers at Risk
2017-07-26 16:43:15| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2017 Contact: American Antitrust Institute: Diana Moss, 720-233-5971, dmoss@antitrustinstitute.org Food & Water Watch: Kate Fried, 202-683-4905, kfried@fwwatch.org National Farmers Union: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106, ajerome@nfudc.org Washington Today the American Antitrust Institute (AAI), Food & Water Watch (FWW), and National Farmers Union (NFU) sent a joint letter to the U.S. Department […]
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Farmer's Pantry Growing Namesake Brand with Two New Product Lines
2017-07-21 17:07:48| Food Processing
Farmers Pantry Cornbread Crisps are made from American Farm grown corn while Farmers Pantry Meal Snacks were developed using natural spices and a proprietary slow-cooking method.
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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Crop Rotation and Pest Management
2017-07-19 20:19:54| National Farmers Union
By Adam Pauley, NFU Intern According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation, temperatures in the next 40 years are expected to rise 1-2 degrees Celsius. This will increase pest pressure because insects that are frost sensitive will be able to survive milder winters. […]
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NAFTA Objectives a Missed Opportunity for Family Farmers
2017-07-18 22:48:59| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2017 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) this week released its Summary of Objectives for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Renegotiation, a document that will guide talks with Canada and Mexico expected to begin in mid-August. In response to the objectives, National […]
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