Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Announces “No Bull” Farm Bill Workshops for Clovis, New Mexico

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU) announced today that it will coordinate Farm Bill workshops in rural Colorado and New Mexico, including a meeting in Clovis, N.M., on August 20.

RMFU President Kent Peppler, a Mead, Colo., farmer, said, “The so-called ‘Farm Bill’ is 700 pages of legislation on food, energy, conservation, and rural community programs. It took two years to reach compromises that protect our food and energy security without hurting the environment or breaking the budget. This bill impacts everyone, not just farming and ranching families. Nearly two-thirds of the funding goes to nutrition, conservation, and energy programs, but it also addresses specific interests of food, fuel and fiber producers and rural communities. It addresses many issues that are important in the Rocky Mountain region. We are pleased that we have been able to build a team of experts who can help rural families understand how the bill affects them.”

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union has put together a group of speakers that includes experts from farm and commodity groups, conservation organizations, rural banking and crop insurance. The workshops will include brief presentations and in-depth question-and-answer sessions. National Farmers Union President Tom Buis will be the keynote speaker.

Other speakers will be drawn from the many sponsoring organizations. The following organizations will participate: Independent Community Bankers of New Mexico, New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts, your county Farmers Union and your local Farmers Union Insurance agents

Wednesday, August 20
Clovis, N.M.: 7 p.m. – K-Bob’s Steakhouse