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National Farmers Events
Upcoming Events
State and National Conventions
At National Farmers, we value our members and we value your input. In fact, we’re established in a way that means we need it. Where do we get this informative farmer input? At state conventions and national convention each year.
Remember to save the date for your state convention and national convention each year. Your presence is important, National Farmers members, and we value our supporters, associate members, as well.
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National Farmers State Conventions
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National Farmers Events
At National Farmers, we value our members and we value your input. In fact, we’re established in a way that means we need it. Where do we get this informative farmer input? At state conventions and national convention each year.
We also host other events from time to time, educational workshops and gatherings of ag producers or staff in certain areas.
Attend a National Farmers event near you soon!
Why We Value Conventions and Other Gatherings
Remember to save the date for your state convention and national convention each year. Your presence is important, National Farmers members, and we value our supporters, associate members, as well.
Members learn specific ideas from one another that they can apply to their own dairy, grain and livestock operations
Producers gain insights into our agricultural marketing programs and services – more than a dozen
Farmer and rancher members voice their ideas and become thought leaders within National Farmers, promoting new ideas, directions and collaboration
Face-to-face relationships matter to producers and to your commodity marketer
Multiple farm family members included on a farming membership enjoy the ability to vote on decisions at state and national convention
Farmers better understand the broader picture of agriculture when we gather
Supporters of farmers and ranchers and members of farm and community media learn about agriculture and National Farmers’ initiatives and positions
Members gain from learning sessions led by innovative agricultural presenters
Agricultural producers drive the direction of National Farmers and its farm policy positions
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State Conventions
Upcoming National Farmers State Conventions:
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Upcoming Elections
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Remember to mail in your ballot
Election ballots for the West Region Director are mailing on December 10, 2025. Please vote and send your ballots back to Ames, Iowa in the postage-paid return envelope. The envelope must be postmarked by January 24, 2026, for the votes to be counted. Two members have met the qualifications of candidacy. You will vote for one of the two candidates: Jess Alger (Montana), Aaron Johnson (South Dakota).
The results of the election will be announced at National Farmers National Convention in Bettendorf, Iowa, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
Mail ballots to:
National Farmers
P.O. Box 2508
Ames, IA 50010
Click below to view the resume for each candidate.
Candidates for West Region Director
BIO - JESS ALGER, MONTANA
I am Jess Alger from the Stanford area in central Montana, where my family has ranched since 1918. My father joined NFO in 1968 when they first came to Montana. I graduated from Montana State University in Animal Science in 1971. I raise Red Angus and Red Angus-cross cattle. Today we have 107 cows, calves, and yearlings. My operation is 100% organic. My cattle roam 498 acres of native pasture during the summer. Out of 1120 acres in the home place, 600 acres are pasture and hay, and the rest are cropland growing lentils, peas, winter wheat, kernza, rye (but not again) and cover crops. We sell locker beef directly to customers. Cull cows and calves are marketed through the NFO livestock program out of Raynesford, MT. I have purchased hay from NFO, and I also sell grain through NFO.
I have served as Judith Basin County president for 12 years, and Montana state president for 20 years. I am currently in my fifth year as a national director. I have attended many county, state, and national NFO meetings. National Farmers was organized under the premise that we are an all-commodity organization serving grain, livestock, and dairy. If elected regional director for the West, I will promote that ideal by serving all farmers and ranchers in all commodities.
BIO - AARON JOHNSON, SOUTH DAKOTA
We organically raise corn, soybeans, oats, and alfalfa in a six-year rotation, along with a commercial stock cattle operation. I have proudly served as a board member for a local non-profit, church council, County Commissioner, Planning and Zoning Board, and Conservation District Board.
NFO has been an integral part of our operation for more than 64 years, and we continue that tradition today by utilizing NFOrganics for all of our grain marketing needs. I hope to serve the dedicated members of NFO, just as my father did in the early 1960s, and to see NFO continue to be a valued resource for all producers.
Candidates for Midwest Region Director
In the Midwest Region incumbent Don Hamm (Wisconsin) was running unopposed. At the Board meeting on December 2, 2025, the Vetting Committee and the Board of Directors named Hamm to fulfill the three-year term by acclamation. Therefore, no ballots will be mailed in the Midwest Region.
