Weather, trade and historic USDA reports have been discussed all year and continue to amaze farmers and the ag sector. September was warm in some areas. 90-degree days held into the first week of October in my home state of Indiana before they dropped 20 to 30 degrees. By the end of the second week of October, the Dakotas, Montana and parts of Minnesota experienced freezing temperatures, snow and…

Minneapolis-Bloomington is the place for Convention 2020, February 10-12. This year’s theme is 20/20 Marketing Vision, and you will hear marketing recommendations from a variety of our presenters.
This year’s rundown of speakers includes Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Peterson and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is invited.

Former Livestock Operations Manager Pat Lampert, New Bremen, Ohio, has been named Director of Livestock.
Garry Crosby, director for 13 years, stepped down to take the position of assistant to the president.

Livestock Director Garry Crosby was late for his July 30 marketing team dinner. By the time he walked through the doorway, a crowd of well-wishers greeted him. Completely surprised, he then noticed two of his sons and a grandson in the audience. And he became emotional.

At the July board meeting I made it known to the directors that I will seek another term as National Farmers president. After much soul-searching, lengthy discussions with my family and encouragement from members all across the country, I have made the decision to again run for president of the greatest farm organization where I have ever had the privilege to be affiliated.

National Farmers Vice President Paul Riniker, Greeley, Iowa, has announced he will run for re-election at the 2020 national convention. Riniker has served for eight years as National Farmers vice president. He is a second generation National Farmers member, and was elected to the national board in 1996. His father joined the organization in 1966, and he joined in 1982.

Steve and Karen Stremlau farm in north central Illinois, near Mendota, on land that’s ideal for growing the crops favored in America. The land – four different rented farms and 400 acres – consists of similar soil types, with four or five in every field. “It’s good soil.…And I can see the city lights 12 to 15 miles away at night,” Steve says.

These are difficult times in farm country. Historic spring rains – 600 percent above average in some places – inundated fields and homes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that this year’s corn and soybean crops will be the smallest in four years, due partly to delayed planting.

National Farmers Organization says USMCA must be passed soon so financially beleaguered farmers—battered by concentration, tariffs and trade uncertainty—will have a chance at better prices. In the past four years…

We’re turning a big corner in our dairy policy work. As you may recall, we developed two policy proposals and introduced both in a series of Dairy Roadshow meetings around the country this past winter. We participated…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...