May 2016 | Missouri Farmers Union

AAI, FWW and NFU Urge the U.S. Department of Justice to Challenge the Dow-DuPont Merger

May 31, 2016Press Releases No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2016 Contact: American Antitrust Institute: Sarah Frey, 410-897-7028, sfrey@antitrustinstitute.org Food & Water Watch: Kate Fried, 202-683-4905, kfried@fwwatch.org National Farmers Union: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106, ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 31, 2016) – In a letter sent today to the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Renata Hesse, the American Antitrust Institute (AAI), Food & Water Watch (FWW) … Read More

NFU Defends Family Farmers and Ranchers in a Statement to the Senate Ag Committee

May 26, 2016Press Releases No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 26, 2016) – The Senate Agriculture Committee today convened a hearing to discuss opportunities and challenges in the livestock and poultry sectors, and National Farmers Union (NFU) encouraged Senators on the panel to hear from cow-calf producers as they grapple with the … Read More

NFU Pleased by Absence of GIPSA and Organic Livestock Riders in Senate Appropriations Bill, Disappointed by More Conservation Cuts

May 19, 2016Press Releases No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 19, 2016) – The Senate Appropriations Committee today marked up the fiscal year 2017 appropriations bill, and National Farmers Union (NFU) was pleased to see controversial provisions excluded from the bill. The organization, representing nearly 200,000 family farmers and ranchers, applauded the … Read More

Senate Ag Hearing on Farm Credit Lends Discussion on Critical Issue

May 19, 2016Press Releases No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 19, 2016) – The Senate Agriculture Committee today examined the current state of affairs at a hearing about the Farm Credit System (FCS) and the farm sector’s credit outlook. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson applauded committee members for making this issue … Read More

USITC Report Predicts Increase in Trade Deficit, Modest Gains Overall From TPP

May 19, 2016Press Releases No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 18, 2016) – The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today released their economic assessment of the widely contested Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, predicting modest gains for the overall economy despite an increase in the United States’ already massive trade deficit. National … Read More

NFU Statement on Proposed RFS Volume Targets

May 18, 2016Press Releases No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 18, 2016) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed today its Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) renewable volume obligations (RVO) for 2017 at 18.8 billion gallons, which fall more than 5 billion gallons below the statutory volume levels set by Congress. Pointing … Read More

Senate Appropriators Consider Blocking Organic Livestock and Poultry Proposed Rule

May 16, 2016Blog No Comments

By Barbara Patterson, government relations representative, National Farmers Union This week, the Senate Appropriations committee will take up consideration of the Agriculture Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2017. Just as in every year in recent memory, National Farmers Union is working to defeat legislative riders. Riders are a tool that appropriators use to block funds … Read More

NFU Commends Sen. Grassley’s Reintroduction of Legislation Banning Packer Ownership of Livestock

May 11, 2016Press Releases No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 11, 2016) – A staunch advocate for more competition in agriculture, National Farmers Union (NFU) released the following statement commending U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for reintroducing legislation to ban packer ownership of livestock: “The livestock market today is heavily concentrated among … Read More

FOIA and the Agricultural Checkoff Programs

May 3, 2016Blog No Comments

By Barbara Patterson, government relations representative, National Farmers Union Last week, the House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2017 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which once again included the controversial GIPSA rider, a provision that proactively limits farmers’ basic rights and protections. Accompanying this bill was report language (this is guidance on the bill, but it … Read More