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Farmers Union Foundation Donates Meals to Troops in D.C.
Farmers Union Foundation Donates Meals to Troops in D.C.
Farmers Union Foundation Donates Meals to Troops in D.C.
Farmers Union Enterprises recently donated $50,000 to provide roughly 5,000 meals to National Guard troops on duty in the nation’s capital. The funds went to D.C.-based restaurants Farmers Fishers Bakers and Founding Farmers, both of which are part of Farmers Restaurant Group. FUE ...
Senate Ag Discusses Climate Change
Senate Ag Discusses Climate Change
Senate Ag Discusses Climate Change
The Senate Agriculture Committee held its first hearing on climate change late last week. Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, says sustainable practices farmers are using now help cut down their emissions. Stabenow said, “now it’s time to dramatically scale up this work.” Oklaho ...
Agriculture Responds to Senate Passage of $1.9T COVID-19 Package
Agriculture Responds to Senate Passage of $1.9T COVID-19 Package
Agriculture Responds to Senate Passage of $1.9T COVID-19 Package
On Saturday, the Senate passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The package, known as the American Rescue Plan, will extend federal unemployment benefits, offer up to $1,400 in direct payments to individuals earning less than $80,000, and increase funding for several nutrition assistance programs ...
NFU: USDA Debt Relief Will Help Keep Farmers in Business
NFU: USDA Debt Relief Will Help Keep Farmers in Business
NFU: USDA Debt Relief Will Help Keep Farmers in Business
The National Farmers Union says the Department of Agriculture debt relief action, announced Wednesday. will provide farmers much-needed relief. USDA announced that it will temporarily suspend past-due debt collections and foreclosures for farmers borrowing under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs while also offering flexibilities under the Guaranteed Loan Program ...
NFU: More Needs To Be Done This Holiday Season To Help Farmers
NFU: More Needs To Be Done This Holiday Season To Help Farmers
NFU: More Needs To Be Done This Holiday Season To Help Farmers
According to National Farmers Union’s most recent “The Farmer’s Share”, for every dollar Americans spend on their Thanksgiving dinner this year, farmers and ranchers will earn approximately 11.9 cents. That marks a slight year-over-year decline, when farmers made roughly 12.15 cents of the Thanksgiving food ...
Progressives Fight Against Heitkamp as Possible USDA Boss
Progressives Fight Against Heitkamp as Possible USDA Boss
Progressives Fight Against Heitkamp as Possible USDA Boss
Progressives in agriculture appear to be making a push to prevent former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp from becoming Ag Secretary in the Biden administration. NewsBreak.com is reporting the conflict is ramping up as Representative Marcia Fudge of Ohio has begun to campaign for the head of the $150 billion Department of Ag ...
Biden Projected Winner, Ag Community Reacts
Biden Projected Winner, Ag Community Reacts
Biden Projected Winner, Ag Community Reacts
Over the weekend, the Associated Press and several other national news outlets officially projected Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 Presidential Election. That announcement came after the Pennsylvania electoral votes were put in the former Vice President’s column, pushing him over the needed 270 to win. M ...

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