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Young farmer brings livestock to the family farm

2017-06-17 00:24:00| National Hog Farmer

By Illinois Pork Producers Association Andy Gathman, a young farmer from Mason County and recent graduate from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, has found ways to come back to the family farm full time. Neighbors and members of the communi

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NFU Urges Immediate Adoption of Farmer Fair Practices Rules

2017-06-07 16:34:04| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON The Farmer Fair Practices Rules, a set of three rules that provide very basic protections for farmers and ranchers, were released in December 2016 to address the most anti-competitive and abusive practices levied against family farmers by meatpackers and processors. Because the […]

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Stand Up for Family Farmers Pass the Farmer Fair Practices Rules

2017-06-01 17:34:24| National Farmers Union

By Skylar Schneider, NFU Executive Assistant Nearly 100 years ago, Congress passed the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, which was written to both address abuses by major livestock and poultry meatpackers as well as ensure effective competition within the market. The act prohibits unfair practices and undue preferences, and aims to shield producers from anti-competitive […]

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Farmer Fair Practices Rules Needed to Address Lack of Competition in Livestock and Poultry Sectors, NFU Testimony States

2017-03-21 19:11:36| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON Highlighting the iniquities of todays extremely consolidated livestock and poultry sectors, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson submitted testimony today to the U.S House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. The testimony advocates for the adoption of the Farmer […]

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