National Farmers Union

https://nfu.org/

Last activity: 07.04.2025

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Building a better food system for farmers, eaters, rural communities, and the environment.

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Location

United States, District of Columbia, Washington

Employees

11-50

Phone

+1 202-554-1600

Founded date

1902

Mentions in press and media 18

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Feb 7, 2025	Farmers sound alarm on anti-seed oil rhetoric and escalating trade tensions	Attempts to undermine consumer confidence in seed oils—which Trump cabinet pick RFK Jr says are “poisoning” Americans—could seriously damage US soybean farmers, who are already “deeply concerned” about an escalating trade war trigged by “ti...
May 14, 2023	Commentary Commentary \| Guest opinion: Kathleen Merrigan: These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the U.S. eats	By Kathleen Merrigan For the 20th time since 1933, Congress is writing a multiyear farm bill that will shape what kind of food U.S. farmers grow, how they raise it and how it gets to consumers. These measures are large, complex and expensiv...
Oct 28, 2022	DOJ investigating poultry payment practices, Pilgrim’s Pride says	The U.S. Justice Department is looking into the way poultry producers pay farmers who raise their chickens, according to an SEC filing this week from Pilgrim’s Pride. The poultry giant said it learned of the government’s civil investigation...
Dec 22, 2021	NFU Disappointed EPA Did Not Include a Pathway to Higher Level Blends of Ethanol in EPA's Final Rule on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Passengers Cars and Trucks	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2021 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected] 202-557-5328 Washington - This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new greenhouse gas emissions standards for passenger cars and light ...
Dec 16, 2021	National Farmers Union (NFU) Pleased U.S. Environmental Protectional Agency (EPA) Includes Renewables Pathway for Canola in Regulatory Agenda	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2021 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected] 202-557-5328 Washington - PA has announced their regulatory agenda for Fall 2021, which included designation of renewable diesel fuels derived from canola oi...
Dec 8, 2021	National Farmers Union Encouraged by Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) Renewable Volume Obligation's (RVO's) Focus on Future Growth for Biofuels	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2021 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker [email protected] 202-557-5328 Washington - Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its 2020, 2021 and 2022, renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under ...
Oct 1, 2021	Continuing Resolution Provides Much Needed Disaster Assistance, Averts Government Shutdown	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2021 Contact: Lyndsey Medsker (202) 557-5328 [email protected] Washington - Earlier today, the Senate and House took final action on the Continuing Resolution to fund federal agencies through December 3. ...
Jul 6, 2021	Don't Be Duped by Deceptive Labeling	By Danielle Endvick As we head into the holiday weekend, many families will be firing up the grill and celebrating with burgers and steaks cooked to sizzling perfection. Or, in sadder cases, charred to an unrecognizable blackened blob. Whet...
Jul 2, 2021	USDA's Reassessment of “Product of USA” Label is Encouraging, Farmers Union Says	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600 [email protected] WASHINGTON - To complement the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) efforts to strengthen the enforcement of 'Made in the USA' standard, the U.S. Departm...
Jun 19, 2021	The debate over slavery reparations: Where things stand to how much it could cost	Juneteenth on Saturday — a newly minted federal holiday — commemorates the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the U.S. 156 years ago. But more than a century and a half after slavery was abolished, there still remains an inte...
Jun 11, 2021	The controversy over Bill Gates becoming the largest private farmland owner in the US	Bill Gates might be a tech billionaire — but he and his wife Melinda French Gates, who are in the process of divorcing, are also two of the largest private farmland owners in the United States. Recent reports detailing the extent of Gates’s...
Jan 7, 2021	NFU National Farmers Union : New Year, New Water Test	By Billy Mitchell, NFU Food Safety Training Coordinator Organize the tools. Clean the barn. Patch the pants. As farmers make their New Year's resolutions, produce growers have an extra one to add: test the water. Contaminated water is often...
Nov 23, 2020	Thanksgiving Isn’t So Gracious For A Farmer’s Income	Farmers earn just shy of 12 cents on the dollar of an average Thanksgiving mealgetty
Sep 22, 2020	Is Joe Biden On Top Of The Climate Agenda When It Comes To Agriculture?	1 1 Share 9 Mins Read By: Lisa Held Fires rage in the West as storms, hurricanes, and floods hit the rest of the country. Progressives are pushing Biden to transform the food system and manage and mitigate the effects of the climate crisis....
Sep 14, 2020	NFU Urges FTC, USDA to Strengthen Meat Labeling Standards	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2020 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 [email protected] WASHINGTON - For years, beef and pork that was born, raised, and slaughtered in another country but processed in the United States has legally ...
Aug 12, 2020	JBS Plans to Buy, Convert Lamb Processing Facility	By Hannah Packman, NFU Communications Director Brazilian company JBS, the world's largest beef and pork processor, plans to buy the second largest lamb processing facility in the United States and use it to process beef instead, drawing con...
Aug 11, 2017	Ag Industry Brief: Automated Indoor Farming, M&A, Farmers Demand Climate Action, more	Agrilyst and Motorleaf Partner for Fully Automated Indoor Farming Indoor farm management and automation software firm Agrilyst and automation and IoT hardware and software provider Motorleaf have partnered up to facilitate increased automat...

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FAQ about National Farmers Union

When was National Farmers Union founded?

National Farmers Union was founded in 1902.

What has the press written about National Farmers Union?

Parsers VC has collected 18 articles mentioning National Farmers Union, among them “Farmers sound alarm on anti-seed oil rhetoric and escalating trade tensions” (Feb 7, 2025) and “Commentary Commentary | Guest opinion: Kathleen Merrigan: These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the U.S. eats” (May 14, 2023).

Is National Farmers Union still active?

Yes, National Farmers Union is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 7, 2025.