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Stand Up for Family Farmers Pass the Farmer Fair Practices Rules
2017-06-01 17:34:24| National Farmers Union
By Skylar Schneider, NFU Executive Assistant Nearly 100 years ago, Congress passed the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, which was written to both address abuses by major livestock and poultry meatpackers as well as ensure effective competition within the market. The act prohibits unfair practices and undue preferences, and aims to shield producers from anti-competitive […]
Farmers Union: Agitate, Organize, Educate, and Cooperate
2017-05-31 18:56:09| National Farmers Union
By Tom Giessel, NFU Historian Owen Franklin Dornblazer was the 11th person to join The Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America in 1902. He lived to the age of 94 and was active in organizational and membership work until the final few months of his life. At age 85, addressing the 1926 NFU convention, […]
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What Do Farmers Need to Know About Climate Change? Federal Support for Climate Research
2017-05-30 19:35:18| National Farmers Union
By Hannah Packman, NFU Communications Coordinator Climate science, a multidisciplinary field that addresses the causes and effects of climate change, predicts future trends, and establishes mitigation and adaptation practices, is increasingly vital as extreme temperatures and erratic weather become more common. We all benefit from climate change research, but it is particularly critical for family […]
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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Methane Digesters
2017-05-22 20:25:18| National Farmers Union
By the American Carbon Registry Agricultural carbon offsets have been a hot topic in both the environmental and agricultural worlds in the last decade in the fight to mitigate climate change. While there have been substantial hurdles to implementation, such as prohibitive monitoring requirements, there have also been significant gains over the last decade with […]
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Farmers Union Confronts the Farm Crisis
2017-05-16 14:10:27| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON The national farm economy is deteriorating, forcing many family farmers and ranchers to make tough financial decisions that will impact their families, communities, and the entire country. In order to provide farmers with the resources and support needed to endure these tough […]
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