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Beginning Farmers

Access to Markets: Cooperatives Benefit Beginning Farmers

August 14, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Markets: Cooperatives Benefit Beginning Farmers

By Jake Stukenberg, NFU Intern Cooperatives can provide services and products that help young and beginning farmers start up their own operations. Whether you are a dairy farmer, a grain … Read More

Access to Markets: Cooperatives Support Rural Communities

August 7, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Markets: Cooperatives Support Rural Communities

By Jake Stukenberg, NFU Intern Cooperatives have proven to be one of the most beneficial business models, particularly in rural areas where certain services or products would be unavailable to … Read More

Access to Markets: Cooperative Business Structures

July 31, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Markets: Cooperative Business Structures

By Jake Stukenberg, NFU Intern Cooperatives can come in all shapes and sizes. Whether it is a local grocery store stocked with all local products made from area producers or … Read More

Access to Markets: Member-Owner Responsibility to a Cooperative

July 25, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Markets: Member-Owner Responsibility to a Cooperative

By Jake Stukenberg, NFU Intern The most definitive aspect of the cooperative business model is that the members or producers own the business. This allows producers to drive their cooperative … Read More

Access to Markets: Financing a Cooperative Business

July 17, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Markets: Financing a Cooperative Business

By Jake Stukenberg, NFU Intern No farmer can start a cooperative alone. Cooperatives are the product of collaboration among many individuals with a shared goal of providing a needed service … Read More

Access to Markets: Beginning Farmers Introduction to Cooperatives

June 26, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Markets: Beginning Farmers Introduction to Cooperatives

By Jake Stukenberg, NFU Intern Farming can be a daunting career to pursue, especially as a young farmer or rancher in the current farm economy. Given the various barriers to … Read More

Access to Efficiency: Harmonized GAP FSMA Alignment

June 19, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Efficiency: Harmonized GAP FSMA Alignment

By Chelsea Matzen, FSMA Project Director On June 5, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., and U.S Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a joint effort to simplify produce safety requirements … Read More

Access to Markets: Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar

June 12, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Markets: Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar

Historical Document Curated by Tom Giessel, NFU Honorary Historian It is abundantly clear to anyone who has seen National Farmers Union’s Farmer’s Share that farmers receive only a small portion … Read More

Access to Land: Colorado Land Link

June 6, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Land: Colorado Land Link

By Jake Stukenberg, NFU Intern Nationwide, farmers are beginning to age out and retire from their service to produce. Are young people turning to farming to as the established generation … Read More

Access to Efficiency: Rural Towns Support Family Farms

May 23, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Efficiency: Rural Towns Support Family Farms

By Lisa Everhart Myers, Demeter Farm March was an unusual month at Demeter Farm. It was a month filled with farming convention visits, spring snow storms, and, the very best … Read More

Access to Efficiency: Managing a Farm Crew

May 15, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Efficiency: Managing a Farm Crew

By Michelle McKenzie, Co-Manager of Bellair Farm Farming for a season is hard work. Leading a crew all the way through a season and knowing you will do it all again … Read More

Access to Efficiency: EQIP & the Farm Bill

May 8, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Efficiency: EQIP & the Farm Bill

By Nate Brownlee, Co-Owner and Operator of Nightfall Farm Here at Nightfall Farm, Liz and I are committed to farm in ways that conserve our natural resources, having rooted our … Read More

Access to Efficiency: EQIP & the Farm Bill

May 8, 2018Beginning Farmers

By Nate Brownlee, Co-Owner and Operator of Nightfall Farm Here at Nightfall Farm, Liz and I are committed to farm in ways that conserve our natural resources, having rooted our … Read More

Access to Markets: Indiana Cooperative Development Center

May 2, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Markets: Indiana Cooperative Development Center

By Hannah Ruth Tabler, NFU Intern For beginning farmers, getting a start in the agriculture industry can be difficult. Without a supportive network and educational resources, aspiring growers can find … Read More

Access to Capital: FSA Loan Guidebook

April 24, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Capital: FSA Loan Guidebook

By Hannah Ruth Tabler, NFU Intern Many beginning farmers, after earning enough experience to feel confident starting their own operation, cannot afford the high upfront costs associated with such an … Read More

Access to Efficiency: Beginning Farmers and the House Farm Bill Proposal

April 17, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Efficiency: Beginning Farmers and the House Farm Bill Proposal

By Hannah Packman, NFU Communications Coordinator Although farmers and ranchers with all levels of experience rely on farm bill programs for technical and financial assistance, they are of particular importance … Read More

Access to Markets: Ohio Employee Ownership Center

April 10, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Markets: Ohio Employee Ownership Center

By Hannah Ruth Tabler, NFU Intern For beginning farmers, getting a foothold in the agriculture industry can be difficult. One of the foremost challenges facing beginning farmers today is a … Read More

Access to Markets: University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives

April 4, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Markets: University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives

By Hannah Ruth Tabler, NFU Intern For beginning farmers, getting a foothold in the agriculture industry can be difficult. One of the foremost challenges facing beginning farmers today is a … Read More

Access to Efficiency: Learning As You Go

March 27, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Efficiency: Learning As You Go

By Nate Brownlee, Co-Owner and Operator of Nightfall Farm When you start a farm, there’s no definite starting point. Well before you ever have plants in the ground or animals … Read More

Access to Efficiency: Infantry on the Farm

March 20, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Efficiency: Infantry on the Farm

By Sherri Dugger, Indiana Farmers Union Media and Outreach Director, Co-owner and Operator of Dugger Family Farm If you asked me whether you should become a farmer, on my worst … Read More

Access to Markets: Commodity Markets History and Fundamentals

March 13, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Markets: Commodity Markets History and Fundamentals

Transcribed by Tom Giessel, NFU Historian, and Sheryl Giessel; Commentary by Tom Giessel, Sherly Giessel and Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy National Farmers Union’s mission is to advocate … Read More

Access to Efficiency: 5 Reasons to Join Farmers Union

February 20, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Efficiency: 5 Reasons to Join Farmers Union

By Sherri Dugger, Indiana Farmers Union’s Media and Outreach Director, Co-Owner and Operator of Dugger Family Farm I was an easy sell. When I first met Rob Davies, the marketing manager … Read More

Access to Efficiency: Seed Treatment

February 14, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Efficiency: Seed Treatment

By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy Beginning farmers who grow grains know that the time between planting and emergence in the field can be perilous for … Read More

Access to Efficiency: Learning How to Farm

February 6, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access to Efficiency: Learning How to Farm

By Liz Brownlee, Co-Owner & Operator of Nightfall Farm My husband, Nate, knew one thing as a high schooler: he would never, ever work as a farmer. His high school … Read More

Access To Markets: Grain Futures

January 31, 2018Beginning Farmers
Access To Markets: Grain Futures

By Tom Driscoll, Director of NFU Foundation and Conservation Policy Every farm and every farm family is unique. Beginning intergenerational farmers generally do not learn everything they need to be … Read More

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