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Rain Makes Grain — Until it Doesn’t

Jan 9, 2019

Farm Partnership Recoups Losses with National Farmers Crop Insurance National Farmers members at Mill Creek Farms in southern Indiana clashed with the weather in 2018, and too much rain turned into lost bushels. “It was brutal getting planting completed and battling...

Grain Marketing Plus Helps You Keep Your New Years’ Resolution to Market Better

Jan 9, 2019

Happy New Year. Here at National Farmers our hope is that all farmers had a joyous holiday season and a terrific end to 2018. People commonly create a New Year’s resolution list. Finances routinely make the list. Building upon forward contracting, improving...

National Farmers Says Milk Label Must Mean Cows’ Milk

Jan 9, 2019

Today’s consumers are paying more attention than ever before to details about their food. A milk label means a drink is milk with all its benefits. But some of today’s so-called new milk products are anything but milk. In comments filed with the Food and Drug...

National Farmers Vice President, Paul Riniker Talks About America’s Dairy Picture

Jan 9, 2019

On Dec. 6, I attended the Iowa State Dairy Association annual meeting in Ames, Iowa. I listened to Tom Vilsack, the president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, talk about the nation’s milk markets. He said the U.S. has greatly expanded our dairy export markets...

National Farmers Home Office Staff Donates for Dairy, Helps Less Fortunate

Jan 9, 2019

The National Farmers home office staff is stepping up to help less-fortunate residents in Ames, Iowa. The Mid-Iowa Community Action food pantry in Ames is constantly short of fresh milk for their clients. So, National Farmers Organization National Secretary Dave Reed...