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About Me

National Farmers Union was founded in 1902 in Point, Texas, to help family farmers address profitability issues and monopolistic practices while America was courting the Industrial Revolution. Today, with a membership of 250,000 farm and ranch families, NFU continues its original mission to protect and enhance the economic well-being and quality of life for family farmers and ranchers and their rural communities. NFU believes consumers and producers can work together to promote a quality domestic supply of safe food.

Farmers Union invests in youth and adult education programs and cooperative development initiatives across the nation to ensure current and future generations of consumers and producers enjoy a safe and abundant food and fiber supply.

Visit www.nfu.org for more information and to become a Farmers Union member.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Consumers who care about where their food comes from, farmers, ranchers and those interested in supporting American farm and ranch families and rural communities

In honor of the recent National FFA Convention, National Farmers Union is recognizing our FFA friends in our Top Friends list. If you are a FFA member or chapter, send us a comment and a friend request. We'd like to meet you!

My Blog

NFU Job Opportunities

National Farmers Union is currently hiring four positions in its Washington, D.C. office:Vice President of OperationsExecutive AssistantAccountantDatabase ManagerDescriptions for each position are att...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:29:00 GMT

Sign up for NFU's e-newsletter!

Sign up for NFU's weekly e-newsletter and see how Farmers Union hasbeen working for you and your family's farm, get information abouteducational opportunities, read member profiles from around the nat...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:22:00 GMT

WATCH NFU Pres. Tom Buis Testify Before House Ag. Committee

NFU President Tom Buis will be testifying before the House Agriculture Committee at a hearing on derivatives legislation tomorrow, 2/3/09, at 10:00a PT/11:00a MT/12:00p CT/1:00p ET. You can watch a li...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:02:00 GMT

Looking for a real-life work experience?

Try a National Farmers Union internship! NFU interns do more than makecoffee and answer the phone--although you'll probably be doing that aswell. :)Our interns get to go to congressional hearings andm...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:22:00 GMT

Attention students: Seymour scholarship applications due Feb. 13, 2009!

High school seniors who are Farmers Union members (or children of Farmers Union members) are eligible to apply for the $2000 Hubert K. Seymour scholarship. Applications can be downloaded here, and mus...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:34:00 GMT

$2,000 NFU Scholarship Aps Due Feb. 15

Graduating Seniors Don't Forget! Hubert K. Seymour Scholarship Applications due Feb. 15 Click here to download the application. Each year, the National Farmers Union Foundation and the Huber...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:20:00 GMT

Rural Americans Need Health Care Reform

Yesterday, Kansas Farmers Union President Donn Teske urged Congress to adopt a national health care policy that confronts the numerous difficulties of obtaining affordable and quality health care...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:27:00 GMT

Be Thankful for Farmers This Thanksgiving

Only 20 Cents of Every Food Dollar Goes to Farmers This Thursday, Americans from across the country will come together to give thanks and enjoy a high quality, safe and affordable meal with th...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:43:00 GMT

College Conference on Cooperatives Coming in February

..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> National Farmers Union Foundation and the cooperative community of the Upper Midwest are hosting a College Conference on Coope...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:04:00 GMT

Farmers Union Presidential Summit

Iowa Farmers Union Is Hosting the 2007 Food & Family Farm Presidential Summit "A Conversation on Agriculture, the Environment and Rural Economies in America" National Farmers Union President Tom B...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:56:00 GMT