NFU President Calls 2014 “A Positive and Progressive Year for Family Farming;” Says 2015 Holds Opportunity for Positive Change

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 30, 2014 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 [email protected] WASHINGTON (Dec. 30, 2014) – The passage of the 2014 Farm Bill and the continued strong bipartisan support for both Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) were among the top public policy highlights that mark 2014 as a positive and progressive … Read More

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About NFU Learn more about the history, principles and mission of National Farmers Union. History NFU was founded by ten family farmers in 1902 as the Farmers Educational Cooperative Union of America in Point, Texas. After its founding, NFU advocated for increased co-operative rights, fair market access for farmers, direct election of senators and voting … Read More

The Hill Guest Opinion: NFU Says Consumers Have a Right To Know Where Their Food Comes From

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON (August 5, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson continued the fight for America’s consumers, ranchers and farmers in a guest column in today’s The Hill explaining why multinational meat packers and foreign trade competitors need to let common sense prevail and support America’s … Read More

The Hill Guest Opinion: NFU Says Consumers Have a Right To Know Where Their Food Comes From

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON (August 5, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson continued the fight for America’s consumers, ranchers and farmers in a guest column in today’s The Hill explaining why multinational meat packers and foreign trade competitors need to let common sense prevail and support America’s … Read More

Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Injunction Against Country of Origin Labeling

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON (July 29, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after receiving news of the District Court of Appeals’ en banc decision on a challenge to enforcement of Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) by the multinational meatpackers and our foreign competitors. By a … Read More

Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Injunction Against Country of Origin Labeling

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON (July 29, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after receiving news of the District Court of Appeals’ en banc decision on a challenge to enforcement of Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) by the multinational meatpackers and our foreign competitors. By a … Read More

NFU Statement on House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany Jablonsky, 202-314-3108 [email protected] WASHINGTON (May 20, 2014) – Today both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittees marked up legislation for the 2015 fiscal year. National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson previously submitted testimony to both the House and Senate subcommittees outlining a number of … Read More

NFU Names Senate Ag Appropriations Priorities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany Jablonsky, 202-314-3108 [email protected] WASHINGTON (April 7, 2014) – Last week National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson submitted testimony to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture Appropriations, outlining NFU’s priorities for Fiscal Year 2015 funding for agricultural programs. Johnson’s testimony reiterated NFU’s top appropriations priorities, as previously submitted to the … Read More

NFU Submits Testimony to House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany Jablonsky, 202-314-3108 [email protected] WASHINGTON (March 24, 2014) – Last week National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson submitted testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Agriculture Appropriations, outlining NFU’s priorities for Fiscal Year 2015 funding for agricultural programs. In his testimony, Johnson listed five main requests. NFU opposes … Read More

NFU Submits Testimony to House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brittany Jablonsky, 202-314-3108 [email protected] WASHINGTON (March 24, 2014) – Last week National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson submitted testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Agriculture Appropriations, outlining NFU’s priorities for Fiscal Year 2015 funding for agricultural programs. In his testimony, Johnson listed five main requests. NFU opposes … Read More

NFU 2014 Policy

Policy of the National Farmers Union Enacted by delegates to the 112th anniversary conventionSanta Fe, N.M.March 8-11, 2014 PREAMBLE ARTICLE I – Agricultural Programs for the Family Farm A. National Food and Fiber Policy B. General Program Provisions 1. Measure of Economic Equity 2. Directing Benefit Protection to Family Farms 3. Providing a Safety Net … Read More

NFU 2014 Policy

Policy of the National Farmers Union Enacted by delegates to the 112th anniversary conventionSanta Fe, N.M.March 8-11, 2014 PREAMBLE ARTICLE I – Agricultural Programs for the Family Farm A. National Food and Fiber Policy B. General Program Provisions 1. Measure of Economic Equity 2. Directing Benefit Protection to Family Farms 3. Providing a Safety Net … Read More

NFU Responds to State of the Union Address

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melisa Augusto, 202-314-3191 [email protected] WASHINGTON (Jan. 28, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: “NFU is encouraged by the president’s commitment to our country’s energy future. Passage of the farm bill conference report, with an … Read More

NFU Responds to State of the Union Address

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melisa Augusto, 202-314-3191 [email protected] WASHINGTON (Jan. 28, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: “NFU is encouraged by the president’s commitment to our country’s energy future. Passage of the farm bill conference report, with an … Read More

NFU Pleased with Initial Read of Farm Bill Conference Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melisa Augusto, 202-314-3191 [email protected] WASHINGTON (Jan. 27, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement following the 2014 Farm Bill Conference Committee’s release of its report on The Agricultural Act of 2014: “Upon initial review of the language released by the committee, NFU is pleased with … Read More

NFU Pleased with Initial Read of Farm Bill Conference Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melisa Augusto, 202-314-3191 [email protected] WASHINGTON (Jan. 27, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement following the 2014 Farm Bill Conference Committee’s release of its report on The Agricultural Act of 2014: “Upon initial review of the language released by the committee, NFU is pleased with … Read More

NFU Cautiously Optimistic Following Omnibus Spending Bill Passage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melisa Augusto, 202-314-3191 [email protected] WASHINGTON (Jan. 17, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson expressed cautious optimism after the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives’ passage of the $1.1 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government running through September. “It isn’t all too often that Congress passes … Read More

NFU Cautiously Optimistic Following Omnibus Spending Bill Passage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melisa Augusto, 202-314-3191 [email protected] WASHINGTON (Jan. 17, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson expressed cautious optimism after the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives’ passage of the $1.1 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government running through September. “It isn’t all too often that Congress passes … Read More

What a food consumer wants

by Daryll E. Ray and Harwood D. Schaffer, Agricultural Policy Analysis Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Read the original post at agpolicy.org. Recently we ran across a White Paper by the advertising and marketing agency, Sullivan Higdon & Sink (SHS) titled, “Building Trust in What We Eat: Consumers’ knowledge of and trust in food … Read More