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Grain Marketing Signals

Sep 19, 2023

Grain Marketing Plus Staff Work Hard On Behalf Of NF Members By Harold Walker The issues affecting marketing of both conventional and organic grain continue to revolve around weather and war. As I have written previously, these two factors have been the leading cause...

Faith and Family

Jul 22, 2023

Faith and Family The Stecklers raise grain and cattle in Ferdinand, Indiana. By Denice Rackley The rolling hills of southwestern Indiana greets visitors to this faith-based family farming operation in Ferdinand. What was once a dairy farm has transitioned into a beef...

Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform

Jul 22, 2023

National Farmers Supports NMPF Proposal for FMMO Reform On May 31, National Farmers Organization submitted a letter of support to the Administrator of USDA AMS, addressing overhaul of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders. National Farmers supports the National Milk...

Dairy Action Plan

Jul 22, 2023

Dairy Action Plan Moves Forward At National Farmers Convene ‘23 in Bettendorf March 8, the dairy division introduced their plan to level the playing field for America’s family dairy farms. The key word in the new title is action and that’s exactly what dairy staff...

Farm Kids for College Scholarship

Jul 22, 2023

By Denice Rackley In 1935, the U.S. had 6.8 million farms. However, that number fell sharply until the early 70s. According to the USDA, since then the number has continued a slower, but steady, decline. The most recent survey from 2022 indicates there are 2 million...

President’s Message

Jul 22, 2023

National Farmers President, Paul Olson’s Message On June 1, National Farmers Organization officially began our business relationship with Middlebury Cooperative, enacting the agreement that was inked earlier this spring. This joint venture involves approximately 62...