To support the next generation of agricultural professionals, National Farmers Union Foundation announced the 2021 recipients of its annual scholarships.
Among other findings, the Court held that EPA cannot “extend” exemptions to any small refineries whose earlier, temporary exemptions had lapsed.
Farm Credit, American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union have partnered to train individuals to recognize signs of stress and offer help.
National Farmers Union called on the administration and Congress to address mounting financial difficulties that have been exacerbated by policy decisions.
Farm and ranch families in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Wisconsin can now access financial relief following the devastating spring floods in the Midwest.
After passing the Farm Bill, more than 140 ag groups joined together to protect those hard-fought conservation funding and programs in the next fiscal year.
While EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is making headlines for trying to secure a used hotel mattress from a Trump hotel, he’s also getting an earful from a coalition of biofuel and agriculture groups. The coalition has petitioned the EPA to change its regulations to account for lost volumes of renewable fuel resulting from the unprecedented […]
An ethanol coalition says while investors reaped millions, three “small” refineries claimed they could not afford to comply with renewable fuel obligations. Now the group has filed a suit against the EPA’s secretive small refinery exemptions. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) and National Farmers Union […]
This week the U.S. House Appropriations Committee unveiled an $81 billion disaster aid package that includes important provisions for cotton growers and limited support for dairy producers. As the National Farmers Union points out, farmers in both industries are in need of appropriations fixes prior to the start of the next farm bill. The House […]
Farmers and ranchers take home just 11.4 cents from every dollar that consumers spend on their Thanksgiving dinner meals, according to the annual Thanksgiving edition of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Farmer’s Share publication. The popular Thanksgiving Farmer’s Share compares the retail food price of traditional holiday dinner items to the amount the farmer receives […]