Search for: "National Farmers Union" Results 261 - 280 of 806
Sorted by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
12 Mar 2010, 8:59 am
”'Appearing before the committee on Thursday to present their views on the current and potentially future policy with Cuba were Bob Stallman, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation; Roger Johnson, President of the National Farmers Union. [read post]
19 Aug 2013, 11:22 am by Buce
He feels obliged to give a narrative summary of the economic explosion—the railroads, the giant corporations, unions and union violence. [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 1:26 pm by WIMS
  "Now, I'm confident a farmer can contain a milk spill without a federal agency looking over his shoulder. [read post]
3 Aug 2011, 2:32 pm by Susan Schneider
Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Co., No. [read post]
10 Jun 2020, 9:05 pm by Joseph DeQuarto
“The failure of governments to adequately regulate investments in agricultural commodities increased market volatility, posing significant risks to low-income food purchasers—including including small farmers—and to net-food-importing nations,” Gonzalez states. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 9:47 am by Michael Markarian
Yet the American Farm Bureau Federation, a trade group for farmers, the National Pork Producers Council, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association oppose the bill. [read post]
6 Jul 2012, 2:59 am
 Frustrated that FDA's policies lack teeth, Consumers Union is calling on grocery stores to offer only antibiotic-free meat as a way to pressure farmers not to use antibiotics in livestock production.But this week's letter from industry and veterinarians says the Consumers Union campaign is misguided. [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 2:59 am
"He also pointed out that even though most hay farmers intend to cut their alfalfa before it blooms, there are instances when a farmer can't get to the crop on time. [read post]
8 Dec 2018, 12:11 pm
No more the values of the anti-colonial movement or of the Nehruvian period of national development. [read post]
10 Sep 2023, 3:10 pm by Edwin Gakunga
Africa Union Climate Strategy: Speeding up the implementation of the African Union Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy and Action Plan. [read post]
11 Apr 2020, 10:57 am by Thomas Key
Additionally, the rights of farmers are implicated regarding plant varieties and genetic resources; the protection of these rights is particularly crucial with regards to farmers in indigenous and local communities.The series of treaties and declarations that enshrine international human rights provide particular attention and care to the rights of indigenous peoples and their traditional knowledge, as explored in chapter seven. [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 10:00 pm by Stu Ellis
” The National Farmers Union, which has long been a supporter of ethanol as a means of improving the farm economy, expressed its concerns, “NFU is extremely disappointed at the Senate’s decision to pass this short-sighted amendment. [read post]
7 Nov 2020, 9:01 pm by News Desk
National Farmers Union president, Minette Batters, said the commitment to primary legislation on food standards, in the Agriculture Bill and Trade Bill, is what it has been wanting. [read post]
6 Jun 2018, 7:56 am by Meg Kribble
” “No remorse whatever should restrict such action,” the farmers were instructed, and any German farmer who failed to maintain “the necessary distance” from Poles would be punished. [read post]
20 Sep 2012, 8:37 am by Stu Ellis
”   President Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union suggested a 3 p.m. release time, but added, “Over time, and especially in recent years, commodity markets have shifted emphasis from managing the inherent risks of farming and business to the influx of speculators and index funds…Because of this astronomical shift in the primary users of commodity markets, it is unsurprising but unfortunate that federal agencies are now forced to act to… [read post]
2 Dec 2019, 9:05 pm by Cookson Beecher
“All farmers understand the importance of food safety on their operations,” said National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson. [read post]
23 Jul 2010, 7:03 am by Joe Miller
" Commissioned by Boston's Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), an advocacy group critical of numerous social issues including carbon emissions, SUVs, biotech and the war in Iraq, it claimed farmers use an "enormous" 24.6 million pounds of antibiotics yearly for “non-therapeutic” purposes, or 70 percent of all U.S. antibiotics. [read post]