By Jan Ahlen, NFU Climate and Energy Coordinator ÖkoFen Pellet Heating in Austria and Krinner “The Ground Screws” in Germany. These are the names of two companies that have profited … Read More
Renewables and Rural Energy Opportunities Study Tour Continues
By Jan Ahlen, NFU Climate and Energy Coordinator ÖkoFen Pellet Heating in Austria and Krinner “The Ground Screws” in Germany. These are the names of two companies that have profited … Read More
NFU Intern Reflects on Her Summer in Washington, D.C.
By Amy Czerniak, NFU Intern As my summer as a National Farmers Union (NFU) intern draws to a close, I am struck by how quickly the past few months have … Read More
NFU Intern Reflects on Her Summer in Washington, D.C.
By Amy Czerniak, NFU Intern As my summer as a National Farmers Union (NFU) intern draws to a close, I am struck by how quickly the past few months have … Read More
NFU Travels on Renewables and Rural Energy Opportunities Study Tour
By Jan Ahlen, NFU Climate and Energy Coordinator Editor’s note: NFU Climate and Energy Coordinator Jan Ahlen and a group of leaders from across the United States are in Europe … Read More
NFU Travels on Renewables and Rural Energy Opportunities Study Tour
By Jan Ahlen, NFU Climate and Energy Coordinator Editor’s note: NFU Climate and Energy Coordinator Jan Ahlen and a group of leaders from across the United States are in Europe … Read More
NFU Celebrates 2012 as International Year of Cooperatives
By Brittany Jablonsky, NFU Government Relations Representative NFU is proud to join the United Nations General Assembly, the U.S. Senate and countless other agricultural, consumer, business and social justice … Read More
NFU Celebrates 2012 as International Year of Cooperatives
By Brittany Jablonsky, NFU Government Relations Representative NFU is proud to join the United Nations General Assembly, the U.S. Senate and countless other agricultural, consumer, business and social justice … Read More
NFU Celebrates National Farmers Market Week
By Tony Jarboe, NFU Communications Coordinator U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has declared this week, Aug. 7-13, to be National Farmers Market Week. In his proclamation, Secretary Vilsack said … Read More
NFU Celebrates National Farmers Market Week
By Tony Jarboe, NFU Communications Coordinator U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has declared this week, Aug. 7-13, to be National Farmers Market Week. In his proclamation, Secretary Vilsack said … Read More
NFU Interns Participate in Meet and Greet With Secretary of Agriculture
By Amy Czerniak, NFU Intern Jordan and I attended a small intern meet and greet with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Friday afternoon. With many important decisions both … Read More
New NFU Promotional Video
By Tony Jarboe, NFU Communications Coordinator NFU has a new promotional video with sights and sounds from the 2011 convention. The video features a variety of speakers highlighting some of … Read More
New NFU Promotional Video
By Tony Jarboe, NFU Communications Coordinator NFU has a new promotional video with sights and sounds from the 2011 convention. The video features a variety of speakers highlighting some of … Read More
Devastating Flooding: No End in Sight
Richard Oswald, Missouri Farmers Union president, was a panelist at a briefing held last week by Rep. Carnahan, D-Mo., sharing his experiences with the devastating floods this year. The following … Read More
NFU President’s Month on the Road
By Roger Johnson, NFU President Over the past four weeks, I had the opportunity to visit many states throughout the Midwest. I set off in late June on a month-long … Read More
NFU President’s Month on the Road
By Roger Johnson, NFU President Over the past four weeks, I had the opportunity to visit many states throughout the Midwest. I set off in late June on a month-long … Read More
Act Today to Protect Small Leafy Green Growers
By Brittany Jablonsky, NFU Government Relations Representative The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published a proposed rule to establish a proposed national marketing agreement regulating leafy green vegetables. This … Read More
Act Today to Protect Small Leafy Green Growers
By Brittany Jablonsky, NFU Government Relations Representative The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published a proposed rule to establish a proposed national marketing agreement regulating leafy green vegetables. This … Read More
FSA Receives Technological Makeover
By Tony Jarboe, NFU Communications Coordinator The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has undertaken an initiative to make some major technological changes that will centralize farmers’ and … Read More
FSA Receives Technological Makeover
By Tony Jarboe, NFU Communications Coordinator The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has undertaken an initiative to make some major technological changes that will centralize farmers’ and … Read More
Caretakers Look Back on 25 Years of Service at Education Center
By Amy Czerniak, NFU Intern Lyle and Donna Hetterly were caretakers and cooks at National Farmers Union’s (NFU) education site in Bailey, Colorado for 25 years. They attended the NFU … Read More
Caretakers Look Back on 25 Years of Service at Education Center
By Amy Czerniak, NFU Intern Lyle and Donna Hetterly were caretakers and cooks at National Farmers Union’s (NFU) education site in Bailey, Colorado for 25 years. They attended the NFU … Read More
Campers of All Ages Remember All-States
By Amy Czerniak, NFU Intern When Ruth Kobell’s husband returned from a Farmers Union meeting he had attended with his uncle in Harlem, Mont., he was inspired. The two men … Read More
Campers of All Ages Remember All-States
By Amy Czerniak, NFU Intern When Ruth Kobell’s husband returned from a Farmers Union meeting he had attended with his uncle in Harlem, Mont., he was inspired. The two men … Read More
NFU All-States Leadership Camp 75th Anniversary Celebration
By Maria Miller, NFU Education Director Saturday marked the reunion and celebration of National Farmers Union’s (NFU) 75th annual All-States Leadership Camp in Bailey, Colo. NFU president Roger Johnson welcomed … Read More