The Road Less Traveled
By Denice Rackley Like many early small communities, Good Thunder, Minnesota, just outside Mankato, has its roots in agriculture. Named for a local Dakota chief, this town on the Maple River was a bustling center of commerce in the late 1880s. With an influx of...
National Farmers Crop Insurance
National Farmers Crop Insurance By Denice Rackley In 1975, a young farmer from Watertown, Minnesota began his farming career. Born and raised on a dairy farm, his family has been a part of National Farmers since the early 1960s. Through his nearly 50 years of...
Longtime Staff Members Ennis, McElwain Pass Away
Longtime Staff Members Ennis, McElwain Pass Away Two longtime serving staff members in National Farmers Organization have passed away. Tim Ennis, 77, of Waukee, Iowa, passed away September 10. Doris McElwain, 88, of Corning Iowa died August 18. Ennis’s economics...
President’s Message
By Paul Olson Greetings from the upper Midwest. Many September days the weather was picture-perfect, allowing good corn silage and soybean harvests. The corn fields dried down rapidly, and that job is largely in the rearview mirror. For the most part, the crop looked...
Dairy Marketing Signals
USDA Releases National Farmers Ranked Third For Dairy FarmsRepresented By Brad Rach Hoard’s Dairyman recently published its annual list of the Top 50 milk cooperatives in the United States. This year’s list had some bad news concerning farm numbers. Total membership...
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