FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (April 10, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson said today that he was hopeful the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) timeline for releasing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) target levels would restore stability to an already damaged biofuels market and urged … Read More
Month: April 2015
NFU Reiterates Support for Mandatory GMO Labeling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (April 1, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) delegates recently reiterated their support for the mandatory federal labeling of food products containing GMO traits at its annual convention. As such, NFU opposes the voluntary standard set out in Congressman Pompeo’s, R-Kan., Safe and Accurate … Read More
NFU President Urges Consumers and Producers to Be Leery of Trade Deals, Insists All Future Trade Agreements Should Have Primary Goal of Reducing U.S. Deficit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (April 2, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today cautioned the American public – rural and urban alike – to be very leery of the rhetoric being used to sell upcoming trade deals and to insist that any agreement signed … Read More
NFU Reiterates Support for Mandatory GMO Labeling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (April 1, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) delegates recently reiterated their support for the mandatory federal labeling of food products containing GMO traits at its annual convention. As such, NFU opposes the voluntary standard set out in Congressman Pompeo’s, R-Kan., Safe and … Read More
NFU Guest Column: “The Free Trade Lemmings in Washington Are Perilously Close to the Cliff”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (April 1, 2015) – “Our elected officials in Washington – both Republicans and Democrats – are wandering the halls of Congress like lemmings in a sort of ‘free trade trance,’ and if they don’t come to their senses soon, we’ll all pay the … Read More