Month: September 2015
As Crop Prices Drop, Producer Resiliency and Farm Programs to Be Tested
By Zack Clark, government relations representative, National Farmers Union The August release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) World Supply and Demand (WASDE) report drove low crop prices lower on the news of higher than expected production after a particularly wet spring in parts of the Midwest. Sustained low prices are impacting the rural … Read More
NFU: Grassroots Activists Have Come to Washington for Generations To Make Things Happen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (September 1, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today thanked the organization’s energized grassroots activists for their willingness to fight for better public policies for family farmers and ranchers, and for the enthusiasm they demonstrate when they come to Washington … Read More
Grassroots Activists Have Come to Washington For Generations To Make Things Happen
By Roger Johnson, president, National Farmers Union For generations, Farmers Union activists have come from across the land by bus, plane, automobile or train to bring the issues affecting the nation’s farm families directly to their members of Congress. And some of the participants have made several dozen trips to the nation’s capital over the … Read More