Washington DC -April 21- Getting a Farm Bill passed yet this year is a top priority for the National Farmers Union (NFU). Tom Buis, President of NFU, told WashingtonView Radio today that the House and Senate need to come to an agreement soon.

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Washington DC -March 5- At the request of senior House and Senate agriculture committee staff, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided a detailed document developed from Administration analysis of impacts to current USDA programs - in the absence of enactment of a new farm bill or an extension of the 2002 farm bill past March 15, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -March 26- National Farmers Union commended the House of Representatives following passage of nearly $4 billion in emergency disaster assistance and an extension of the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -February 21- Following is a transcript of remarks by USDA Secretary Mike Johanns to the Washington International Trade Association: Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -February 13- The United States Department of Agriculture will release new 10-year agricultural projections Feb. 14 at noon EST. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -February 6- USDA Secretary Mike Johanns this week released details of President Bush’s FY 2008 U.S. Department of Agriculture budget, which meets the Department’s most important priorities, while exercising fiscal discipline to meet
the President’s goal to balance the budget. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -February 2- U.S. farmers must make a host of decisions relating to their farms’ operation, including what to grow, when to grow it, in what quantities, and by what methods, according to a study released this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS). Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -February 2- National Farmers Union (NFU) is once again urging Congress to pass emergency disaster assistance for producers who have suffered whether related disasters in 2005 and 2006 production years. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -January 31- Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today unveiled the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2007 farm bill proposals. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -January 31- Following is a statement from National Farmers Union President Tom Bius regarding the Bush Administration’s Farm Bill proposal: Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -January 31- The administration’s 2007 farm bill proposal contributes to the debate surrounding the structure and funding of the nation’s next farm program, and the American Farm Bureau Federation says it will analyze the proposal carefully as part of its effort to secure a new farm law that provides the best opportunities for its members. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -January 18- At National Farmers annual farm business and marketing convention in the Quad Cities, Dairy Division Director Bradley Rach proposed dairy co-ops come together to improve America’s milk pricing system. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -January 15- National Farmers Union President Tom Buis made the following statement after Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., introduced disaster assistance legislation in the Senate to aid farmers struck by weather-related losses in 2005 and 2006 production years, as well as assistance for ranchers in the west whose herds were devastated following this winter’s blizzards. Read the rest of this entry »