Passionate About Dairy Cattle

Passionate About Dairy Cattle

Passionate About Dairy Cattle By Denice Rackley Having children in 4-H has undoubtedly led many families down paths they never imagined. One Illinois family’s 4-H journey lit their passion for dairy cattle. In 1984, Jim and Wanda Bohnert purchased a couple of older...
National Farmers Convene ’25

National Farmers Convene ’25

Pewaukee is just 20 minutes from the Milwaukee airport March is the month, Pewaukee, Wisconsin — just outside of Milwaukee ­— is the place. It‘s National Farmers annual winter farm business and ag marketing meeting, set for March 18-19 at the Ingleside Hotel. And,...
President’s Message

President’s Message

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

Dairy Marketing Signals

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

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

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,...

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