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Access to Efficiency: Rural Development
2017-05-23 17:21:35| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy One of the principles driving National Farmers Union is our dedication to the communities in which food producers live and work. The preamble to our policy states, The goal of NFU is to protect and enhance the economic well-being and quality of life for family farmers, ranchers, […]
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Perdue Testifies on Depressed Rural Economy
2017-05-18 00:04:17| National Farmers Union
By Skylar Schneider, NFU Executive Assistant Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on rural communities and agriculture, during which U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue provided an update on the state of the farm economy. In written testimony, he addressed the fact that, after a 50 percent decrease over the past four years, net farm […]
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NFU, Coalition of Rural Organizations Oppose Elimination of Rural Development Mission Area and Under Secretary
2017-05-15 22:46:31| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON Highlighting the important work carried out by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, National Farmers Union (NFU) and a diverse coalition of rural organizations are calling on Congress to prevent any attempt to eliminate the Rural Development Mission Area (RD) and […]
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New AHCA Even Worse for Family Farmers and Rural Americans
2017-05-03 20:37:52| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON As U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan attempts to secure votes in support of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), National Farmers Union (NFU) is reiterating its opposition to the bill. The legislation has worsened since being introduced in late March, […]
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Small Town To Capital City: Rural Michigans Political Couple
2017-04-26 14:34:11| Country Lines Online
Down a country road in Ionia County, not too far from where she grew up on a sesquicentennial farm, Julie Calley lives a fairly normal life. Julie is a wife, mother of three and devoted public servant. Of course, shes also married to the lieutenant governor of Michigan, Brian Calley, but her career takes her […]
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