Friday, May 9, 2008
Audio 7.07-4.07
7-27-07 NFU President Tom Buis was a guest on NPR’s To the Point radio show to discuss the farm bill. The House of Representatives passed the bill just prior to the show’s airing. Read release.
7-20-07 NFU President Tom Buis comments on the House Agriculture Committee’s inclusion of a process for implementing mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL). NFU played a key role in passing the provision. Read full release.
7-20-07 NFU President Tom Buis comments on the House Agriculture Committee’s unanimous approval of the 2007 Farm Bill. The bill supports several NFU priorities. Read full release.
7-9-07 NFU President Tom Buis comments on House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson’s farm bill commodity title proposal. The proposal includes a provision for a permanent emergency disaster program. Read full statement.
6-4-07 NFU President Tom Buis is a guest on AgriTalk Radio with Mike Adams to debate Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling on all products (COOL). To listen to the entire AgriTalk program, or to hear other AgriTalk shows, click here.
5-24-07 NFU President Tom Buis comments following Congressional approval of $3 billion in disaster assistance included in the FY07 Supplemental Appropriations bill. Read Press Release
5-10-07 NFU President Tom Buis comments on the House of Representatives passing agricultural disaster assistance for producers affected by devastating weather conditions. Read Press Release
5-9-07 Kansas Farmers Union President Donn Teske testifies before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on the devastating effects of high input costs. Read Press Release or Read Testimony
4-25-07 NFU President Tom Buis testifies before the Senate Agriculture Committee on the 2007 Farm Bill based on the results from the nationwide listening sessions. Read Press Release or Read Testimony.
4-19-07 New England Farmers Union President and Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Executive Director Jeff LaFleur testifies before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research. Read Press Release or Read Testimony
