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Farmers Union Honors Leah Douglas for Excellence in Agriculture Communications

2020-03-02 15:30:50| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org SAVANNAH For her work investigating the effects of consolidation and monopolization in the food and agriculture sectors, National Farmers Union (NFU) today awarded Leah Douglas with its 2020 Milt Hakel Agriculture Communications Award. Douglas, who is currently an associate editor and staff writer […]

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Neil Harl, Dennis Sjodin Awarded Farmers Unions Highest Honor

2020-03-01 21:30:00| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org SAVANNAH Family farm agriculture endures as the backbone of a safe and secure national food system because of the tireless advocacy and hard work of men and women across the industry. National Farmers Union (NFU) today presented its highest honor, the Meritorious Service […]

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Farmers Union Kicks Off 118th Anniversary Convention

2020-03-01 18:00:00| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org SAVANNAH National Farmers Union (NFU) officially convened its 118th Anniversary Convention this afternoon in Savannah, Georgia, to celebrate American farm families and to set the organizations policy positions and priorities for the coming year. More than 500 Farmers Union members from across the […]

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Farmers Union Celebrates Black History Month with First Predominantly African American Chapter

2020-02-26 22:21:00| National Farmers Union

By Hannah Packman, NFU Communications Director As Black History Month comes to a close, National Farmers Union (NFU) is celebrating its own piece of black history: its first predominantly African American chapter. Its no secret that American agriculture and, by extension, general farm organizations like NFU is disproportionately white. According to the most […]

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