Friday, January 16, 2009
video 2007
Click on the picture to watch the full video. All videos are broadcast with QuickTime. Click HERE to install QuickTime on your computer.
12-11-07 NFU President Tom Buis took part in a roundtable discussion on the farm bill, renewable fuels and other issues with AgriBusiness Director Al Pell that aired on the U.S. Farm Report.
12-5-07 NFU Vice President of Government Relations Katy Ziegler joined the House Agriculture Committee chairman and other members of the House for a press conference urging Congress to include an expanded RFS in the 2007 Energy Bill.
11-16-07 NFU President Tom Buis joined Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman and other members of the committee for a press conference following the Senate’s failed vote to move ahead with farm bill consideration. Read NFU statement.
11-16-07 Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin hosted a press conference following the Senate’s failure to move forward on the farm bill. Harkin expressed optimism that they would finish the bill when the Senate returns in early December.
11-14-07 NFU President Tom Buis appeared on Charleston, South Carolina’s NBC 2 Nightly News as they discussed the price of turkeys, Thanksgiving meals and a farmer’s share of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner.
11-10-07 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama spoke at Iowa Farmers Union’s 2007 Food & Family Farm Presidential Summit where candidates had the chance to share their ideas and plans for Rural America.
11-10-07 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd spoke at Iowa Farmers Union’s 2007 Food & Family Farm Presidential Summit where candidates had the chance to share their ideas and plans for Rural America.
11-10-07 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards spoke at Iowa Farmers Union’s 2007 Food & Family Farm Presidential Summit where candidates had the chance to share their ideas and plans for Rural America.
11-10-07 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden spoke at Iowa Farmers Union’s 2007 Food & Family Farm Presidential Summit where candidates had the chance to share their ideas and plans for Rural America.
11-10-07 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton spoke at Iowa Farmers Union’s 2007 Food & Family Farm Presidential Summit where candidates had the chance to share their ideas and plans for Rural America.
10-8-07 CNN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight continues its reporting on food safety scares for American consumers, following our country’s second largest ground beef recall. NFU President Tom Buis appeared on the program. Learn more about Lou Dobbs
9-19-07 Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., spoke before Farmers Union members at a press conference addressing the need for a permanent disaster assistance program in the farm bill during NFU’s fall fly-in.
9-19-07 NFU President Tom Buis spoke before Farmers Union members at a press conference addressing the need for a permanent disaster assistance program in the farm bill during NFU’s fall fly-in.
9-19-07 Senator Kent Conrad, D-N.D., spoke before Farmers Union members at a press conference addressing the need for a permanent disaster assistance program in the farm bill during NFU’s fall fly-in.
9-19-07 Senator Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., spoke before Farmers Union members at a press conference addressing the need for a permanent disaster assistance program in the farm bill during NFU’s fall fly-in.
9-19-07 Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, spoke before Farmers Union members at a press conference addressing the need for a permanent disaster assistance program in the farm bill during NFU’s fall fly-in.
9-19-07 Senator Ken Salazar, D-Colo., spoke before Farmers Union members at a press conference addressing the need for a permanent disaster assistance program in the farm bill during NFU’s fall fly-in.
9-19-07 Senator Jon Tester, D-Mont., spoke before Farmers Union members at a press conference addressing the need for a permanent disaster assistance program in the farm bill during NFU’s fall fly-in.
9-19-07 Senator John Thune, R-S.D., spoke before Farmers Union members at a press conference addressing the need for a permanent disaster assistance program in the farm bill during NFU’s fall fly-in.
8-16-07 CNN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight continues its reporting on the ever-increasing dangers of imported Chinese products. NFU President Tom Buis was interviewed and discussed the negative impacts of poor trade agreements. Learn more about Lou Dobbs
8-9-07 The Today Show counts down America’s most beautiful places. Amber Waves of Grain, the Midwest’s wheat farmlands, fall at number six on the countdown. The show interviews local farmers and highlights the beauty of Rural America.
7-27-07 NFU President Tom Buis discussed country of origin labeling on Lou Dobbs Tonight following the House of Representatives’ farm bill passage. The bill contains a provision to ensure mandatory COOL is implemented by Sept. 2008. Lou Dobbs Tonight
7-26-07 Ahead of today’s House debate on the 2007 Farm Bill, NFU President Tom Buis appeared on CNBC’s Squak on the Street to discuss the pending bill. Buis highlighted NFU’s support for several provisions of the legislation. CNBC’s Squak on the Street
7-20-07 Following the House Agriculture Committee’s inclusion of a process for implementing mandatory COOL. Lou Dobbs again focused on the labeling law on CNN’s Lou Dobbs tonight. Learn more about Lou Dobbs
7-19-07 National Farmers Union President Tom Buis appeared on CNN to discuss delayed implementation of country of origin labeling on Lou Dobbs Tonight. Learn more about Lou Dobbs
7-18-07 CNN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight reports on delayed COOL implementation, this time focusing on efforts by COOL opponents to remove key provisions of the labeling law. Learn more about Lou Dobbs Tonight.
7-16-07 National Farmers Union President Tom Buis appeared on CNN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight to discuss the delayed implementation of country of origin labeling (COOL). Learn more about Lou Dobbs Tonight.
6-15-07 The NFU Board of Directors participated in a rally to save Alaska’s dairy farms at an Alaskan dairy farm. KIMO-TV in Anchorage, Alaska covered the event. Read the accompanying story.
6-7-07 NFU President Tom Buis testifies before the House Small Business Committee on the 2007 Farm Bill. You can watch the rest of the committee hearing on the committee’s YouTube page. Read Release
6-4-07 KFYR-TV (North Dakota NBC) in Bismarck, N.D. covered the story “Carbon Credit Program Pays Off,” showing the benefits of the NFU program to North Dakota Farmers. Read the accompanying story
5-24-07 NFU Vice President of Government Relations/Chief of Staff Bart Chilton joined members of Congress at a press conference in support of Open Fields legislation. Read release
5-24-07 At a press conference, Sen. Kent Conrad, comments on the the $3 billion in disaster assistance for producers who suffered crop/livestock losses from weather-related disasters. Read release
5-24-07 Also at the Open Fields press conference, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., responds to questions about the $3 billion disaster assistance package included in the fiscal year (FY) 2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill.
5-24-07 Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., speak on the much needed disaster assistance passed by Congress for farmers/ranchers who suffered losses due to uncontrollable weather conditions.
5-24-07 Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., expresses his support for the $3 billion disaster relief package for farmers and ranchers affected by weather-related disasters in Kansas and across the nation.
5-3-07 NFU President Tom Buis joined Montana Senator Jon Tester at a press conference for a biofuels pilot program that would provide assistance to producers of experimental crops. Read Release
3-4-07 House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson led a discussion with Reps. Thad McCotter, R-Mich., Kenny Hulsof, R-Mo., and Jon Porter, R-Nev. on the 2007 Farm Bill. Read Release
3-3-07 NFU President Tom Buis addressed NFU members at the 2007 NFU Convention in Orlando, Fla. Buis recapped his first year as National Farmers Union President. Read more about NFU Convention
3-3-07 Watch the Convention’s keynote address from House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi announced permanent disaster assistance legislation at the event. Read Release
2-7-07 NFU participated in a Capitol Lawn press conference with Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream against the use of cloned milk. NBC25 in Hagerstown, MD covered the event. Learn more about Ben and Jerry’s and their activism.
