News

NEFU Action Alerts

• Organizational Sign On Letter in Support of Local Farm, Food, and Job Act (11/9/2011)
• Call the White House to Support Livestock Farmers and the GIPSA Rule (9/27/2011)
• Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Threatens Small Farms (7/20/2011)
• Congress to Vote on Cuts to Vital Ag Programs This Week: Call your Representative today (7/13/2011)
• Budget Proposal Threatens Resource Conservation and Development Program: Call Congress Today! (3/23/2011)
• Budget Proposal Calls For Deep Cuts to Agriculture Programs: Call your Representative today (2/15/2011)
• Call the White House Monday to Support Livestock Producers (2/9/2011)
• ACTION ALERT: Ask President Obama to Overturn Decision on Genetically Modified Alfalfa (1/28/2011)

Comments submitted by NEFU

• Proposed Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (7/25/2011)
• Diversity in Farm Credit System lending pool (7/22/2011)

NEFU Press Releases

• Annette Higby Named Policy Director for New England Farmers Union (10/18/2011)
• Proposed Overhaul of Federal Dairy Programs Would Harm New England Dairies (7/22/2011)
• New England farmers accepted to national Beginning Farmer Institute (6/21/2011)
• Protecting New England's Dairy Farms: New England dairy farmers help shape policy priorities for national organization (3/29/2011)
• New England Farmers Union Opposes Cuts to Federal Agriculture Programs (2/16/2011)

Other Policy Statements

• NFU Board of Directors Resolution Regarding House Democrats’ Proposed Dairy Reforms (7/18/2011)
  

Press about NEFU

• Congresswoman Chellie Pingree will Introduce Major Agriculture Legislation (insurancenewsnet.com, 10/25/2011)
• Vilsack Says Safety Net, Rural Grants Needed in Next Farm Bill (Agweek, 10/11/2011)
• Building Toward 2012: The International Year of Co-ops (Green Energy Times, 10/11/2011)
• Milk price proposal may pinch small farms (Greenfield Recorder, 8/16/2011)
• Dairy rules would hurt local farmers (Nashua Telegraph 8/14/2011)
• Federal rules crushing small farm (The Berkshire Eagle, 8/13/2011)
• Local Farmer Goes to Washington (iBerkshires, 8/9/2011)
• Farmers and Consumers Together (Cooperative Grocer, July/August, 2011)
• Proposed Overhaul of Dairy Programs Would Cut Safety Net, (Lancaster Farming, 7/30/2011)
• Farmers Across New England Come Together (WFCR, 7/6/2011)
• Planting seeds for Farmers Union (Greenfield Recorder, 7/6/2011)
• Small Farmers Await Regs on New Federal Food Safety Act (WFCR, 1/12/2011)