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Consumers Impact Cattle Producers
Cattlemen and women can’t help but notice comments from environmentalists about our industry. We take the heat from unscientific assertions about how our animals impact climate change…
Shamrock Farm Cares About Cow Quality
On O’Reilly Shamrock Farm, a family dairy farm near Goodhue, Minnesota, pasture and comfort form the basis for excellence in cow care.
Steve operates the Holstein dairy farm with his sons…
National Farmers Joins with 200 Ag Groups to End Mergers
Legislation supported by National Farmers Organization, NFU and more than 200 farm, food, rural, and consumer-advocacy organizations, delivered a letter to Congress endorsing food and agribusiness merger moratorium bills introduced by…
Grandin, Ellinghuysen Headline Convene ’19
March is the month, West Des Moines, Iowa, is the place. It‘s National Farmers annual winter farm business and ag marketing meeting, set for March 11-13 at the Sheraton Hotel.
Temple Grandin, world renowned for her livestock facility design and animal treatment insights, will talk cattle…
Rain Makes Grain — Until it Doesn’t
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...
Grain Marketing Plus Helps You Keep Your New Years’ Resolution to Market Better
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...
National Farmers Says Milk Label Must Mean Cows’ Milk
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...
National Farmers Vice President, Paul Riniker Talks About America’s Dairy Picture
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...
National Farmers Home Office Staff Donates for Dairy, Helps Less Fortunate
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...