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A group of agriculture and farm leaders offered their support for Joe Biden's presidential campaign in an open letter. The leaders said agriculture is threatened by both environmental and economic challenges. The letter states, "America needs strong leaders who will tackle these challenges and shape policies that encourage agriculture to flourish ...

Earlier this week, National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson delivered his final address to the organization before retirement and the election of a new leader. After 11 years, Johnson announced his plans to retire in 2020. On Monday, delegates elected Rob Larew to succeed Johnson as the organization’s president. Patty Edelburg ...

The National Farmers Union officially saw Roger Johnson off into retirement late last week during a party that took place in the Farmers and Distillers Restaurant in Washington, D.C. Johnson, the NFU President for 11 years, announced back in December that he would be retiring...

With the Trump Administration proposing to cut billions of dollars from the USDA’s mandatory and discretionary funding, many in the farming community are expressing concern.  Some, like National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson have called the President’s proposal hypocritical.   “As bot...

Earlier this week, the USDA announced a third and final 2019 Market Facilitation Program payment.  USDA said the funds will help farmers and producers negatively impacted by the trade war with China.  The National Farmers Union has urged USDA to address what they see as the program’s inequities, as well as establish a more permanent mechanism to ensure financial viability for family farmers.   “Th

On Wednesday, the U.S. and China agreed to what’s known as the Phase One trade deal.  Over the next two years China will agree to purchase an estimated $80 billion worth of additional American agricultural products.  President Trump called Wednesday’s signing historic.   “We take a m...

Last month, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that the White House and her chamber of Congress had reached an agreement on USMCA. While the National Farmers Union was happy to see an effort to update the old NAFTA, the group says that effort didn’t go far enough. They’...

Several agricultural groups and organizations reacted positively to the news that the House of Representatives voted in favor of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.   The National Farmers Union says the bill is the product of negotiations between a diverse array of agricultural stakeholders and farmworker advocates.  “O...

After over a decade at the helm, Roger Johnson announced this week he will not seek reelection as National Farmers Union president.  His current term comes to an end in March.   “Farmers Union has been a fundamental part of my identity for my entire life, and it has been my greatest honor to serve this organization and the admirable farmers and ranchers who comprise its membership," Johnson s

According to a new study published by the National Farmers Union, the average American farmer and rancher takes home 12.1 cents from every dollar that consumers spend on their Thanksgiving dinner meals.  According to the NFU’s Farmer’s Share publication, farmers receive 14.6 cents of every...