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Last week, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the second round of Market Facilitation Program payments will be heading out to farmers in the coming days.  The payments will begin the week before Thanksgiving.  Producers of eligible commodities will now be eligible to get 25% of the total payment expected.  This co...

Nearly 400 National Farmers Union members are in Washington, D.C. this week as part of NFU’s annual fly-in.  Amid another year of uncertain economic conditions, farmers will meet face-to-face with members of Congress and administration officials to advocate for stronger food and agricultural policy.  NFU Pres...

Nearly 400 National Farmers Union members are in Washington, D.C. this week as part of NFU’s annual fly-in.  Amid another year of uncertain economic conditions, farmers will meet face-to-face with members of Congress and administration officials to advocate for stronger food and agricultural policy.  NFU Pres...

The Senate passed the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 late last week. It’s a bill that will expand family farmers’ access to relief under Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy rules by increasing the debt limit from $4.2 million to $10 million. The House ...

The Senate passed the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 late last week. It’s a bill that will expand family farmers’ access to relief under Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy rules by increasing the debt limit from $4.2 million to $10 million. The House ...

On Thursday, the USDA released the finalized details about the Market Facilitation Program payments to farmers impacted by the ongoing trade war with China.  The agency has earmarked up to $16 billion for the program.   Roger Johnson, President of the National Farmers Union said the challenges for the farm economy started well before this trade war, with many family farmers and ranchers struggling

As the average age of the American farmer approaches 60, National Farmers Union and the National FFA Organization are working together to cultivate the next generation of American Ag professionals.  At a ceremony in Minneapolis, MN, NFU President Roger Johnson and National FFA Organization CEO Mark Poeschl formalized their joint commitment to agricultural education and cemented the two organizatio

The House held a subcommittee hearing Wednesday on the relocation proposals for two USDA agencies highlighting further contention regarding the move.  USDA has proposed relocating the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to the Kansas City metro, Indiana, or to Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, North Carolina.  ...

A broad coalition of 219 farm, food, rural, faith, and consumer advocacy organizations delivered a letter last week to Congress endorsing food and agribusiness merger moratorium bills introduced in both chambers. The Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019 would put a moratorium in place on large agriculture, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail merg

On Thursday, the USDA announced $16 billion in assistance for producers negatively impacted by the ongoing trade war with China.  After the USDA’s announcement, National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson said family farmers and ranchers have been grappling with low commodity prices and excess production for many years now.  Johnson ...