FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON, DC – To support the next generation of agricultural professionals, National Farmers Union Foundation (NFUF) today announced … Read More
Press Releases
National Farmers Union Supports President Biden’s Raising of Ethanol Blending Mandates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 Brings relief at gas pumps and increases America’s energy independence WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Biden announced an … Read More
National Farmers Union President Rob Larew Responds to USDA Food System Announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 Calls the effort, “A great step towards a more secure food supply chain and a fair agricultural economy” … Read More
USDA Releases Proposed Rule to Reform Poultry Tournament System and Announces Further Meat Processing Investment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 NFU welcomes the rule and awaits additional actions to strengthen Packers & Stockyards Act enforcement WASHINGTON, DC – … Read More
NFU Concerned with Solicitor General’s Crop Protection Brief
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON, DC – In a letter to President Biden sent today, NFU expressed concern with an amicus brief … Read More
NFU Hails Approval of the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act by the House Ag Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 7606, the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act … Read More
NFU Supports Administration’s New Efforts to Address Ag Supply Chain Problems
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON, DC – During a farm visit today in Illinois, President Biden announced new actions to give farmers … Read More
NFU Expresses Support for White House’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the White House launched the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a new program intended to … Read More
Farmers Union Donates $125,000 to Help Humanitarian and Agricultural Crisis in Ukraine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprises, owned by the state Farmers Union organizations in Wisconsin, … Read More
Farmers Union Member Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON – Representing National Farmers Union (NFU) in a hearing today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, … Read More
NFU Supports President Biden’s Approval of Year-Round E15, Regulatory Pathways for Canola
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON – During a visit to Iowa this afternoon, President Biden announced an emergency waiver allowing year-round E15 … Read More
NFU Supports Revised Cattle Market Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON – Today, the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 was publicly released, led by Sens. … Read More
NFU Recognizes Family Farmers, Ranchers on National Ag Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union (NFU) is joining the American agriculture community today to celebrate National Ag Day. … Read More
NFU Announces 2022-2023 Beginning Farmer Institute Participants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON – To support the next generation of American agriculture, National Farmers Union (NFU) today announced the eleven … Read More
NFU Concludes 120th Anniversary Convention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 DENVER – The National Farmers Union (NFU) 120th Anniversary Convention concluded today following the adoption of the organization’s … Read More
NFU Re-Elects Rob Larew as National President and Elects Jeff Kippley as Vice President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 DENVER – Delegates to the National Farmers Union (NFU) 120th Anniversary Convention re-elected Rob Larew as President and … Read More
Roger Johnson, Sue Arends Awarded Farmers Union’s Highest Honor at NFU’s 120th Anniversary Convention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 DENVER – National Farmers Union (NFU) yesterday presented its highest honor, the Meritorious Service Award, to two longtime stewards of … Read More
Farmers Union Honors Eric Hurlock for Excellence in Agriculture Communications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 DENVER – For his work covering agriculture news and his podcast covering industrial hemp, National Farmers Union (NFU) today awarded editor and … Read More
Farmers Union Kicks Off 120th Anniversary Convention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 DENVER – National Farmers Union (NFU) convenes its 120th Anniversary Convention this afternoon in Denver, Colorado, to celebrate … Read More
NFU Announces Featured Speakers and Events for 120th Anniversary Convention in Denver, Colorado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected], (202) 557-5328 WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union’s (NFU) 120th Anniversary Convention will bring together members, industry professionals, policymakers, and reporters … Read More
NFU WOTUS Comments Urge Inclusive Rulemaking Process
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, National Farmers Union (NFU) submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army’s (“the agencies”) proposed rule to revise the definition … Read More
NFU Offers Support For New USDA “Partnerships For Climate-Smart Commodities”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack unveiled a new opportunity that will support farmers and ranchers in … Read More
House Judiciary Committee Addresses Effects of Concentration on U.S. Food Supply
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Judiciary Committee, Antitrust Subcommittee held a hearing on “Addressing the Effects of Economic Concentration … Read More
“Fairness for Farmers” Campaign Central to Administration’s New Effort to Increase Competition in Ag Markets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 3, 2022 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, the White House hosted an event to discuss competition and capacity building in the meat … Read More
NFU Disappointed EPA Did Not Include a Pathway to Higher Level Blends of Ethanol in EPA’s Final Rule on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Passengers Cars and Trucks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2021 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected] 202-557-5328 Washington – This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new greenhouse gas emissions standards for passenger cars and … Read More