Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Sept. 2, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson called the ongoing rail delays in the upper Midwest ‘staggering’ and ‘unacceptable’ and urged the federal government to press “the local railway monopoly” for better results, in a recent Fargo Forum Op-ed. “If the federal … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Jerome, (202) 314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Aug. 28, 2014) – National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson commended USDA on their timely rollout of the dairy Margin Protection Program and for including provisions that will help America’s family farmers with their risk management needs. “America’s family-run dairy farms are in great need … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andrew Jerome, (202) 314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (August 27, 2014) – National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson issued the following statement in response to the announcement that the Department of Justice has approved the Tyson-Hillshire merger: “Anti-trust laws were put on the books to keep powerful industries – like the meat industry … Read More

For Immediate Release Contact: Andrew Jerome, (202) 314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (Aug. 26, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson applauded the Emmy® award nomination of Farm Fresh Road Trip, a Minnesota Farmers Union sponsored television program, in the Upper Midwest Emmy’s®. “We applaud Minnesota Farmers Union for their role in producing Farm Fresh … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 dthews@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (August 5, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson continued the fight for America’s consumers, ranchers and farmers in a guest column in today’s The Hill explaining why multinational meat packers and foreign trade competitors need to let common sense prevail and support America’s … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 dthews@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 29, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after receiving news of the District Court of Appeals’ en banc decision on a challenge to enforcement of Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) by the multinational meatpackers and our foreign competitors. By a … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 dthews@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 29, 2014) – NFU President Roger Johnson today took his argument directly to consumers in a Huffington Post op-ed explaining why the proposed merger between Tyson Foods and Hillshire Brands Co. will hurt consumers, farmers and ranchers alike. “We are told time and again by … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 dthews@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 28, 2014) – National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson and Illinois Farmers Union President Norbert Brauer today underscored their organization’s strong support for the proposed Chicago City Ordinance offering E-15 fuel to area self-service gas station customers. By blending 15 percent ethanol with 85 percent … Read More

For Immediate Release Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 dthews@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 24, 2014) — Today, a coalition of 82 farm, ranch, consumer, rural and faith-based groups sent a letter demanding that the U.S. Department of Justice extend its review of the proposed Tyson Foods (Tyson) takeover of Hillshire Brands, Co. (Hillshire). The proposed merger would join … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Thews, 202-554-1600 dthews@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (July 2, 2014) – More than 74 million Americans plan to celebrate our nation’s independence this weekend by enjoying a barbecue. About 900 million pounds of pork, beef and chicken will be purchased around the country this week. With all that meat on the grill over … Read More