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| Investigate Food Prices |
A broad coalition of agriculture interests today called on Congress to investigate ALL the reasons for rising food prices. Critics, citing biofuel production and higher commodity markets, have wrongly blamed record high food prices on farmers. |
06.12.08 |
| What's Causing Higher Food Prices |
National Farmers Union cited high food prices are adversely affecting American families, especially those in the low and middle class. However, record high energy prices, rather than farm commodity prices, play the biggest role in grocery price increases. |
05.01.08 |
| Buy Fresh - Eat Local |
National Farmers Union's policy calls for recognizing the growing consumer demand for fresh, source verified, direct from the farm foods. |
03.04.08 |
| NFU Celebrates National Co-op Month |
In recognition of National Cooperative Month, National Farmers Union is reminding consumers of the importance of farmer-owned cooperatives in America’s economy. This year’s theme is “Cooperatives: Owned by our Members, Committed to our Communities.” |
10.12.07 |
| Earth Day |
National Farmers Union joins citizens across the country in celebrating Earth Day, April 22, and acknowledges the environmental advances made by America’s farmers and ranchers. |
04.26.06 |
| Farms and Internet Marketing |
Findings from an Internet survey indicate future farm success will involve farmers and ranchers and their cooperatives knowing how to effectively manage the Internet for marketing. |
02.15.06 |
| NFU Enhances E-cooperatives.com |
A unique opportunity to grow farm business online is being offered through the National Farmers Union E-cooperatives.com Web site. Launched today, the online portal will allow consumers to locate and purchase quality products and services from producers and their co-ops. |
03.29.05 |
| Dot-Coop Extension Premiers |
NFU, NCB, Others Join Dot-Coop: http://www.e-cooperatives.coop/ |
04.25.02 |
| New Domain Name Owner |
When the panel that governs the Internet's naming system decided this month to add seven new suffixes, it ended months of discussion and argument over how to relieve the pressure on the crowded .com domain. |
11.27.00 |
