Year of the Co-op

February 12, 2012Blog

By Maria Miller, NFU education director “Cooperatives are a reminder to the international community that it is possible to pursue both economic viability and social responsibility. “ – United Nations … Read More

Mutual Respect Across Agriculture

February 12, 2012Blog

By Maria Miller, NFU education director It has never been easy for young people to begin farming and ranching. Each generation of farmers lack credit, affordable and available access to … Read More

Year of the Co-op

February 12, 2012Blog

By Maria Miller, NFU education director “Cooperatives are a reminder to the international community that it is possible to pursue both economic viability and social responsibility. “ – United Nations … Read More

Mutual Respect Across Agriculture

February 12, 2012Blog

By Maria Miller, NFU education director It has never been easy for young people to begin farming and ranching. Each generation of farmers lack credit, affordable and available access to … Read More

Hawaii-Style Agriculture

January 12, 2012Blog

By Chandler Goule, NFU vice president of government relations When Bill Greenleaf met me at the airport we both said hello and immediately we were both on the phone with … Read More

What’s not cool about COOL?

January 11, 2012Blog

By Mike Stranz, NFU government relations representative We’re all used to seeing labels on everyday products that tell us where that item was produced. It’s almost a reflex to look … Read More

What’s not cool about COOL?

January 11, 2012Blog

By Mike Stranz, NFU government relations representative We’re all used to seeing labels on everyday products that tell us where that item was produced. It’s almost a reflex to look … Read More

Buy Fresh; Eat Local Recipes

December 6, 2011Blog

By Maria Miller, NFU education director Here is the second in a series of recipes from the NFU Beginning Farmer Institute Class of 2011 using an ingredient they raise on … Read More

Buy Fresh; Eat Local Recipes

December 6, 2011Blog

By Maria Miller, NFU education director Here is the second in a series of recipes from the NFU Beginning Farmer Institute Class of 2011 using an ingredient they raise on … Read More

Horse: It’s NOT What’s for Dinner

December 5, 2011Blog

By Tony Jarboe, NFU communications coordinator The agriculture appropriations bill signed by President Obama shortly before Thanksgiving contained a little-known provision that allowed funding to be used to inspect horse … Read More

Horse: It’s NOT What’s for Dinner

December 5, 2011Blog

By Tony Jarboe, NFU communications coordinator The agriculture appropriations bill signed by President Obama shortly before Thanksgiving contained a little-known provision that allowed funding to be used to inspect horse … Read More

False Choice and the Farm Bill

November 18, 2011Blog

By Brittany Jablonsky, NFU government relations representative As the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction continues to debate ways to find $1.2 trillion in savings, we are hearing plenty of … Read More