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President’s Message

Jan 16, 2025

By Paul Olson When will our nation’s farmers and ranchers stand up and be heard — or is it too late? Many of us are trying to make sense of what’s going to develop with the expired Farm Bill. As of early December, it looks more like another one-year extension versus...

Dairy Marketing Signals

Jan 16, 2025

National Farmers Recommends Voting In Favor of FMMO Recommendations By Brad Rach Your holiday mail had something unusual this year–a letter from the Federal Milk Marketing Order Administrator. Don’t throw it away! It’s your ballot for voting on changes to the...

Cattle Marketing Signals

Jan 16, 2025

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

Jan 16, 2025

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

Nov 14, 2024

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

Nov 14, 2024

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...