NAFTA Objectives a Missed Opportunity for Family Farmers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) this week released its Summary of Objectives for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Renegotiation, a document that will guide talks with Canada and Mexico expected to begin in mid-August. In response to the objectives, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement: For [...]

NAFTA Objectives a Missed Opportunity for Family Farmers2017-07-21T08:14:42-05:00

TPP Will Not Meet Inflated Promises, Cautions NFU

Like numerous trade deals that came before it, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will fail to deliver promised job, economic and trade growth, according to the nation’s second biggest agricultural organization. National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) today and warned that TPP will ultimately disappoint rural America [...]

TPP Will Not Meet Inflated Promises, Cautions NFU2016-02-03T14:43:06-06:00