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Farmers Union Condemns Violent Effort to Undermine Democracy
2021-01-07 01:43:06| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON As Congress prepared to verify the results of the 2020 presidential election today, a group of far-right insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol building, vandalizing and stealing federal property, assaulting Capitol police officers, and threatening lawmakers with violence. The event, which occurred mere blocks […]
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Farmers Union Welcomes Stimulus Package, Urges Biden Administration to Follow Up with Additional Assistance
2020-12-22 05:07:26| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON After months of negotiations, Congress today passed a $900 billion pandemic relief bill. As the pandemic has worn on over the last several months, National Farmers Union (NFU) has repeatedly urged legislators to provide American families and businesses with the help they need […]
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Farmers Union Announces New Climate Change Policy Advisory Panel
2020-12-09 19:39:21| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON To strengthen its ongoing efforts to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis, National Farmers Union (NFU) today announced its new Climate Change Policy Advisory Panel (CCPAP). The panels 16 family farmer and rancher members will inform the organizations climate-related legislative work, educational programming, outreach, and communications. […]
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Farmers Union Rebukes Trumps Refusal to Consider Pandemic Relief
2020-10-06 23:53:23| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org Though millions of Americans are enduring unemployment, food insecurity, the possibility of eviction, and other hardships because of the pandemic, President Donald Trump today indicated that he would not consider another stimulus package until after the election. Out of concern for hungry Americans, struggling […]
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Food Safety Spotlight: Kansas Farmers Union Connects with Urban Growers On-Farm and Online
2020-09-30 21:49:32| National Farmers Union
By Charlie Michel, National Farmers Union Education and Outreach Coordinator When a statewide COVID-19 lockdown upended their food safety event planning, Mary Howell and Mercedes Taylor-Puckett of Kansas Farmers Union (KFU) were quick to respond with creative solutions for delivering on-farm education to Kansas growers. A primary challenge was reaching producers in cities like Wichita, […]
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