Invitation: Annual Convention 2013

October 1, 2013Press Releases

Pennsylvania Farmers Union Annual Convention December 7 • Dixon University, Harrisburg Register by Clicking Here     Keynote: John Ikerd Family Farms: Our Promise for a Sustainable Future John Ikerd was raised on a small dairy farm in southwest Missouri, is today Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, and writes and speaks extensively on issues … Read More

NFU Board Passes Resolution on Farm Bill, COOL and the RFS

September 7, 2013Press Releases

The National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution today indicating the obligation of Congress to provide certainty for our nation’s family farmers, ranchers and consumers by passing a five-year farm bill and by continuing to support Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

Latest on the Farm Bill…

June 13, 2013Press Releases

The farm bill is really a food, energy and jobs bill, and all consumers, farmers and rural Americans have a responsibility to be engaged in the farm bill debate.

Trust is valuable and fragile

May 3, 2013Blog

by Daryll E. Ray and Harwood D. Schaffer, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. Read the original post at agpolicy.org. “Love. It’s what makes a Subaru a Subaru.” With that adline, Subaru was able to leapfrog over 11 other car makers to increase their share of the U.S. auto market over the last … Read More

Senate Democrats host rural summit

May 2, 2013Blog

by Brittany Jablonsky, Director of Advocacy Communications Last week the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee hosted its second Senate Democratic Rural Summit. NFU President Roger Johnson, along with a number of the NFU staff and representatives of other agriculture and rural development organizations, attended the summit. The event was hosted by Sen. Mark Begich … Read More