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 […]

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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:
How much meat comes from one animal?
How much of each cut will I get?
What do labels like ‘naturally raised’ mean?
Arion Thiboumery, through the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, has made […]

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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 […]

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