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Russell Family Livestock
2017-06-08 18:47:00| Beef
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Family Beef Producers Deserve Better From NAFTA
2017-06-06 21:38:01| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON On the heels of an announcement that the Trump Administration intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging the administration to amend the agreement to work in the interest of independent beef producers. In […]
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U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Accord Shirks Science, Neglects Devastating Impacts to Food System, Family Farms, and Future Generations
2017-06-01 21:55:33| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announced today that the U.S. will withdraw from the historic Paris Agreement, an accord among 192 nations to combat the potentially devastating impacts of climate change. Echoing concerns raised in a recent letter to President Trump, National Farmers Union […]
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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 […]
Access to Markets: The Greenway Farm Family & Farm Advocacy
2017-05-26 17:42:31| National Farmers Union
By Lura Roti, South Dakota Farmers Union A $200 scholarship from the Davison County Pork Producers in 1984 launched Brad Greenway on an agricultural advocacy journey which has put him in front of thousands of consumers coast-to-coast and around the world to share his story. That scholarship got me involved, explains the third-generation pork producer. Brads engagement […]
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