The National Farmers Union 2009 fall fly-in will be held Sunday, September 13 - Wednesday, September 16. Visit Washington DC to share your opinions with lawmakers, connect with other farmers union members from across the US, and more.

Draft Agenda

Contact Amber  at 800-775-5227 if you are interested in attending or would like additional information. Deadline for registration is August 13.

Grassley is not in support of a public option for health care. Tell him we need access to affordable health care in rural America, including a public option so insurance companies have real competition.

Contact Grassley electronically

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The USDA is taking comments on its National Animal Identification System:

To submit a comment click HERE and then click on the yellow bubble below the “add comments”on the right hand side of the page.

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Support your local farmer and meat locker, buy an animal directly from the producer.

If buying direct is new, you may have questions:

Arion Thiboumery, through the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, has made a guide to help you.

You can purchase a print copy or download a free pdf copy on the ISU extension publication site.

If you are interested in purchasing a whole animal from an Iowa Farmers Union farmer, please contact Amber.

Do sustainable practices affect access to crop insurance or credit? We want to find out.

Please help us by filling out this short Survey.

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Event:  Repower Iowa Community Roundtable
Location:  Des Moines Botanical Center, 909 East River Drive, Des Moines IA 50335
Time: Thursday, May 28, doors open at 7 pm, discussion from 7:30-8:30 pm
Description:  A round table discussion featuring representatives from The Iowa Farmer’s Union, Drake University’s Environmental Science Department, Sportsmen and Women’s Organizations, The Environmental Law and Policy Center, and more, followed by a discussion session with those in attendance.

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