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National Farmers Union members will head to Washington, DC, next month for the organization’s Fall Legislative Fly-In.  The four-day event runs Sunday September 11th through Wednesday, September 14th.  During that time, NFU members from across the country will meet with Members of Congress, Agriculture officials, as well as representatives from other federal agencies.  Throughout the meetings... R

The USDA says more than 130 cities, including several here in the Northwest, have expressed interest in hosting USDA agencies that would move from Washington D.C. as part of a controversial reorganization plan.  USDA says 136 communities in 35 states are interested in becoming the new homes of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.  In Augu...

National Farmers Union members head to Capitol Hill this week at a critical time for agriculture issues.  NFU is hosting 350 farmers as part of a fly-in event.  The farmers will meet face-to-face with top Trump administration officials and members of Congress.  The fly-in kicks ...

Hearings are underway in Washington, D.C. on a proposed list of Chinese products the U.S. has targeted with 25% tariff.  The three-day event features testimony from more than 100 witnesses.  One of those testifying is farmer Michelle Erickson-Jones, a member of Farmers for Free Trade, who says the U.S. farm community i...

Unity among agriculture organizations was one of the topics discussed this week at the National Association of State Directors of Agriculture in Lincoln, Nebraska.  American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, told the state ag directors the need continues for more unity among farm organizations when conveying agriculture's message.  ...