


Cattle Marketing Signals
Topsy-Turvey Markets Back In Sync As Futures Lead The Cash Higher National Farmers has encouraged price risk management as long as I have been in the livestock department. In mid December, the Five Area Weighted Average was almost $191.00 and the December ‘24 futures...
Grain Marketing Signals
USDA Economist Says Grain Markets Need Altering Event By Harold Walker The political football known as the Farm Bill has not been acted upon by Congress, and that’s severely impacting farmers around the country. This inaction significantly affects policy, markets,...
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...