Farming in northeast Iowa for over 170 years, the Gerlachs have learned the importance of adapting to the evolving landscape of agriculture. With the original Gerlach family settling near Bellevue in 1855, Jeff Gerlach and his sons, Jake and Nate, are fifth and sixth generation farmers that are continuing the legacy that was handed down to them.

Dave and Kathleen Hafemeister, along with their children, Alayna and Ethan, hosted the Dodge County, Wisconsin Dairy Brunch on Sunday, June 2. “The Dodge County Dairy Promotion Committee had heard about our operation and how nice our farm is, so they asked to host it here,” said Dave Hafemeister. Dave and Kathleen host tours and other…

Investing in the future of agriculture through our Farm Kids for College Scholarships for over two decades, National Farmers is always spoiled for choice. This year was no exception. Narrowing down the pool, judges selected three seniors – Dayton Hoffman, Cassandra Bohnert and Travis Cox, who are following their passion that began on their farms and…

In late May, a huge area of the country witnessed some extremely volatile and dangerous weather, including tornadoes, hail and flooding conditions. The planting and growing season has been challenging for many of our members — to say the least. When you follow global weather conditions, it’s not just our country that is facing serious weather patterns.

Gene Paul served us wonderfully as our legislative coordinator. Now that he has retired, we need to find ways to continue and build upon the work he did for our organization. Looking ahead, government policy will continue to be an important part of maintaining a healthy dairy economy. But Washington has become so slow and unproductive that we must also…

Despite the roller coaster ride on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures market, fed cattle have held relatively steady over the past several weeks. June through December is between $6 and $8 higher than in April, but still $6 to $8 lower than March. When you compare markets from last September though, we are still $10 to $15 lower.