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Friday, January 16, 2009
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12-18-08 NFU President Tom Buis was a guest on AgriTalk where he discussed President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for USDA Secretary, former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack.
11-5-08 NFU President Tom Buis hosted a conference call for members of the media to discuss the outcome of the 2008 election and look ahead to what issues await the new administration and Congress.
10-20-08 NFU President Tom Buis was a guest on AgriTalk where he discussed a wide range of issues, including new COOL developments and farm bill implementation. Buis also looked to the upcoming election.
10-17-08 NFU President Tom Buis hosted a media conference call to discuss the economy in rural America, mandatory COOL, farm bill implementation and the outlook for the next Congress and administration.
10-2-08 National Farmers Union President Tom Buis was a guest on WILL-AM’s Closing Market Report. Buis discussed a host of issues, including the current credit crunch and COOL implementation.
10-1-08 National Farmers Union hosted a media conference call to discuss, after years of delay, the implementation of mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL). Click to listen to Tom Buis’s opening statement.
9-9-08 Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., accepted a NFU Golden Triangle Award. Because he could not accept the award in person, he spoke to the NFU fly-in participants over the phone.
9-9-08 NFU President Tom Buis discusses the organization’s fall fly-in, taking place this week. Buis said Congress should pass a comprehensive energy plan that includes fuels from the farm.
9-9-08 Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa., spoke before Farmers Union members at a fly-in press conference to address the need for Congress to pass comprehensive energy legislation.
9-9-08 Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., spoke before Farmers Union members at a fly-in press conference to address the need for Congress to pass comprehensive energy legislation.
9-9-08 Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., spoke before Farmers Union members at a fly-in press conference to address the need for Congress to pass comprehensive energy legislation.
9-9-08 Sen. Byrdon Dorgan, D-N.D., spoke before Farmers Union members at a fly-in press conference to address the need for Congress to pass comprehensive energy legislation.
9-9-08 Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., spoke before Farmers Union members at a fly-in press conference to address the need for Congress to pass comprehensive energy legislation.
9-9-08 Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., spoke before Farmers Union members at a fly-in press conference to address the need for Congress to pass comprehensive energy legislation.
7-6-08 NFU President Tom Buis was in Minnesota for Farmfest. Buis participated was part of a panel discussion where the 2008 Farm Bill and renewable energy were hot topics.
5-28-08 NFU President Tom Buis participated in a media call to discuss rising fuel and food. Leaders from other agriculture and renewable energy organizations participated to set the record straight on ethanol’s role in food prices.
5-16-08 NFU President Tom Buis hosted a media call on the farm bill with representatives from America’s Second Harvest, National Association of Conservation Districts and the Food Research and Action Center.
4-29-08 NFU President Tom Buis was a guest on this afternoon’s Farm Talk with Mick Kjar on KQLX Radio in North Dakota. Buis discussed the farm bill, COOL, potential vetoes as well as rising energy costs.
4-21-08 NFU President Tom Buis is the guest on today’s Washington View radio program. The farm bill was recently extended for another week. Buis pressed for swift completion of the bill.
4-17-08 NFU President Tom Buis appeared on NPR’s Marketplace to discuss the farm bill negotiations and the two week extension Congress passed, as well as increasing input costs for farmers.
4-10-08 NFU President Tom Buis reacts to the announcement of House farm bill conferees as well as the lack of permanent disaster assistance funding in the House bill proposal.
4-10-08 NFU President Tom Buis reacts to the Senate passage of renewable energy and efficiency tax provisions including the extension of production tax credits set to expire Dec. 31.
4-9-08 NFU Vice President of Government Relations Katy Ziegler appeared on Central Iowa’s WHO Radio. Ziegler discussed the farm bill and Columbia Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
3-2-08 House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson gave the keynote address to NFU’s 2008 Convention. Peterson focused on the on-going farm bill negotiations.
1-25-08 NFU President Tom Buis in a conference call with reporters today strongly urged members of Congress and the administration to reach a compromise so a new farm bill can be signed into law.
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