By NFU government relations staff This past week, House Republican and Democratic leadership battled over farm bill inaction. The 2008 Farm Bill expires on Sept. 30, 2012, and NFU, other … Read More
"Farm bill now!" or "Farm bill when convenient for House leadership!"?
By NFU government relations staff This past week, House Republican and Democratic leadership battled over farm bill inaction. The 2008 Farm Bill expires on Sept. 30, 2012, and NFU, other … Read More
EPA’s 2017-‐2025 Light Duty Vehicle Rule Discourages Alternative Fuel Use 25x’25 Partners Brief
National Farmers Union, as part of a coalition with eight other organizations, wrote the following Brief: EPA’s 2017‐2025 Light Duty Vehicle Rule Discourages Alternative Fuel Use 25x’25 Partners Brief While … Read More
EPA’s 2017-‐2025 Light Duty Vehicle Rule Discourages Alternative Fuel Use 25x’25 Partners Brief
National Farmers Union, as part of a coalition with eight other organizations, wrote the following Brief: EPA’s 2017‐2025 Light Duty Vehicle Rule Discourages Alternative Fuel Use 25x’25 Partners Brief While … Read More
Farm Bill Now Coalition Unites Nation’s Farm Groups in Push for New Farm Bill
By Brittany Jablonsky, Government Relations Representative National Farmers Union has joined a coalition of 39 of the nation’s foremost agricultural organizations in an effort to raise public awareness of the … Read More
Farm Bill Now Coalition Unites Nation’s Farm Groups in Push for New Farm Bill
By Brittany Jablonsky, Government Relations Representative National Farmers Union has joined a coalition of 39 of the nation’s foremost agricultural organizations in an effort to raise public awareness of the … Read More
25×25 Alliance’s Op-Ed on Renewable Fuels
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin & Tom Ewing from 25×25 Alliance wrote an Op-Ed today titled Leave Renewable Fuels Standard Alone. Below is the Op-Ed which was published today in Politico. Leave … Read More
25×25 Alliance’s Op-Ed on Renewable Fuels
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin & Tom Ewing from 25×25 Alliance wrote an Op-Ed today titled Leave Renewable Fuels Standard Alone. Below is the Op-Ed which was published today in Politico. Leave … Read More
USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Rebecca Blue, On Attending NFU's Recent Women's Conference
Editor’s note: The following blog post was written by USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Rebecca Blue. It is reposted here with permission. Blue recently wrote about … Read More
USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Rebecca Blue, On Attending NFU’s Recent Women’s Conference
Editor’s note: The following blog post was written by USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Rebecca Blue. It is reposted here with permission. Blue recently wrote about … Read More
New FSA Microloan Program is a Win for Family Farmers
By Brittany Jablonsky, NFU Government Relations Representative In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a proposed rule for a new microloan program within the existing Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) operating loan … Read More
New FSA Microloan Program is a Win for Family Farmers
By Brittany Jablonsky, NFU Government Relations Representative In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a proposed rule for a new microloan program within the existing Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) operating loan … Read More
Time Well Spent
As my time is Washington is quickly waning, it is hard to look back and believe that I have already been here for over two months. It seems like only … Read More
Time Well Spent
As my time is Washington is quickly waning, it is hard to look back and believe that I have already been here for over two months. It seems like only … Read More
Biotechnology and the House Farm Bill
By Brittany Jablonsky, Government Relations Representative One area in which the farm bill draft recently passed by the House Committee on Agriculture differed significantly from the version of the bill … Read More
USDA Announces 2.0 Version of Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass
By Brittany Jablonsky, Government Relations Representative On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled an update to its Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass highlighting all of the ways … Read More
Biotechnology and the House Farm Bill
By Brittany Jablonsky, Government Relations Representative One area in which the farm bill draft recently passed by the House Committee on Agriculture differed significantly from the version of the bill … Read More
USDA Announces 2.0 Version of Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass
By Brittany Jablonsky, Government Relations Representative On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled an update to its Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass highlighting all of the ways … Read More
Extending Disaster Programs and NFU’s Response
By Brittany Jablonsky, NFU government relations representative Although NFU members have been feeling the effects of the drought all summer, it has only begun making headlines this week in the … Read More
Extending Disaster Programs and NFU’s Response
By Brittany Jablonsky, NFU government relations representative Although NFU members have been feeling the effects of the drought all summer, it has only begun making headlines this week in the … Read More
Conserving and Restoring America’s Natural Resources
Editor’s note: The following blog post is written by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. It is reposted here with permission. Every day, the work of the U.S. Department of … Read More
Conserving and Restoring America's Natural Resources
Editor’s note: The following blog post is written by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. It is reposted here with permission. Every day, the work of the U.S. Department of … Read More
House Agriculture Committee passes FARRM Act
By NFU government relations staff It’s a mixed bag, but it’s progress. After a more than 13-hour-long markup, the House Agriculture Committee approved its version of the 2012 Farm Bill, … Read More
House Agriculture Committee passes FARRM Act
By NFU government relations staff It’s a mixed bag, but it’s progress. After a more than 13-hour-long markup, the House Agriculture Committee approved its version of the 2012 Farm Bill, … Read More
Supreme Court Upholds ACA
By Brittany Jablonsky, NFU government relations representative On Thursday the Supreme Court released its ruling on the constitutionality of the health reform law passed in 2010, the Affordable Care Act … Read More