FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2021 Contact: David Schullerdschuller@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced two new grant programs intended to provide financial assistance for farmers and ranchers as they adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic in the workplace. The grant programs, Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant and Seafood Pandemic Response Safety (SPRS) Block … Read More
Press Releases
National Farmers Union Calls on USDA to Support Competition in Meat and Poultry Processing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2021 WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, National Farmers Union (NFU) submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in response to a request for information on “Investments and Opportunities for Meat and Poultry Processing Infrastructure.” In the wake of the July 9, 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in … Read More
Farmers Must be Heard during WOTUS Rule Re-Write, NFU Tells EPA and Army Corps
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2021 Contact: David Schuller dschuller@nfudc.org Today, National Farmers Union Vice President Patty Edelburg provided remarks during a public stakeholder meeting hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers regarding the agencies’ intention to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the … Read More
Next Generation Fuels Act Introduced in the House of Representatives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos introduced the Next Generation Fuel Act, which increases gasoline octane to a minimum standard through low-carbon, renewable fuels. Farmers and consumers stand to gain from the economic and environmental benefits brought about by this legislation. National Farmers Union has long supported higher level … Read More
EPA Urged to Increase Usage of Biofuels, NFU Testimony States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2021 Contact: David Schuller dschuller@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – Today, Rob Larew, President of National Farmers Union, testified before the EPA in a hearing for the agency’s planned revision of the Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards. As automakers refine vehicle technology, the opportunity exists to reduce GHG emissions in internal combustion … Read More
NFU Welcomes New USDA Guidance on Enforcement of Packers and Stockyards Act Provision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2021 Contact: David Schuller dschuller@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – Today, USDA issued a guidance document on how the Department will enforce the final rule on “Undue and Unreasonable Preferences and Advantages” under the Packers and Stockyards Act as it composes new rules to bring fairness to the marketplace for farmers and ranchers. … Read More
INVEST in America Act Passes the Senate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – In a 69-30 vote, the U.S. Senate today passed the INVEST in America Act, which would allocate $1.2 trillion towards updating national infrastructure. The package would benefit family farmers and rural communities by improving roads and bridges, expanding broadband access, protecting watersheds, and … Read More
Omission of High Octane Fuels from Fuel Emissions Standards is a Missed Opportunity, Per Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303.819.8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – In its proposed its greenhouse gas emissions standards for passenger cars and light duty trucks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) neglected to create a pathway to high octane, low carbon fuel, as National Farmers Union (NFU) and more two dozen other farm, … Read More
Farmers Are Worse Off Due to Unchecked Corporate Power, NFU’s Larew Tells Senate Judiciary Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303.819.8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – Family farmers and ranchers have suffered fewer choices, less innovation, lower prices, and poorer treatment due to “domination and market manipulation of multinational meat companies,” National Farmers Union (NFU) President today told the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. In verbal testimony presented … Read More
NFU Welcomes Effort to Broaden Disaster Assistance for Farmers and Ranchers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303.819.8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON – The House Agriculture Committee today approved a disaster bill that would broaden the assistance available to farmers and ranchers affected by extreme weather events. In addition to extending the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+), the WHIP+ Milk Loss Program, and the … Read More