BLOOMINGTON, MN - Two of
the country’s major farm
organizations have announced an
historic cooperative agreement,
leaders of the Minnesota Farmers
Union and the National Farmers
Organization unveiled a joint
livestock marketing plan.
“We hope this action signals a
new era of cooperation between
major farm groups,” MFU
President Willis Eken said. “In
come is the number one problem
facing farmers today This
agreement will increase the profit
potential for livestock producing
members of the two
organizations.”
The agreement is the first at
tempt by major farm
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NFO joins state group in new marketing plan
organizations to cooperate in a
livestock marketing effort The
plan is expected to improve the
competitive positions of the two
organizations’ livestock producers
as they work together to market
their products through NFO’s
established marketing system
“This cooperative agreement
which will give livestock producers
additional bargaining strength in
the marketplace is a tremendous
step forward,” NFO President
DeVon Woodland emphasized.
The two groups expect this
agreement to trigger similar
cooperative efforts among other
farm organizations.
“We will see other organizations
We can’t believe it either.
and groups consider the decision
that is being made here today,”
Woodland said. “Hopefully, they
willl see the benefits of greater
volume and collective bargaining
and the strength that comes with
unity ”
“We are excited about the op
portunity to expand marketing
alternatives for our members,”
Eken said. “Farm groups are often
criticized for not working together
This agreement shows we can
cooperate while maintaining our
individual identities.”
Walt Hackney, director of NFO’s
livestock department outlined the
marketing structure. “Our system
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allows livestock producers to follow will be the first step toward
become more competitive and putting stability and increased net
extract the maximum dollars farm income into agriculture,”
available through the livestock Woodland added,
market,” he said. “Farmers Eken concurred “We are
deserve to get the maximum looking forward to working with
return possible for their product NFO in this effort,” he said, “We
but they don’t have time to explore are confident this new working
all the market possibilities and so relationship will benefit both
we fill that role for them.” organizations and their mem-
According to Hackney, NFO bersHip.”
marketed $385 million in livestock MFU and NFO officials will
nationally and $64.5 million in conduct a series of local meetings
Minnesota in fiscal year 1985 With across Minnesota in late February
the addition of MFU livestock, he to brief livestock producers on the
expects those numbers to increase marketing plan. The NFO-MFU
significantly in 1986. joint marketing system is expected
“This joint effort with others to to begin operation by March 10
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