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The following list of farmer’s organizations/associations has
been compiled primarily on the basis of the following"
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Primary interest group being
farmers.
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Primary membership extended
to farmers (individually or collectively represented).
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Substantial national
presence.
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Interest (directly or
indirectly) in relevant agricultural research and
documentary presentation on-line where available.
Accordingly these include
cooperatives, foundations, commodity groups, marketing and trade
associations and no delineation on the basis of structure or
purpose has been made.
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ORGANIZATIONS |
DESCRIPTIONS & LINKS |
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American Farm Bureau Federation |
The nation’s largest farm organization, non-governmental
structure.
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National Farmer’s Union
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National Farmers Organization |
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Black Farmer’s and Agriculturalists Association |
Their major goal is to
develop a sustainable agricultural system that would
provide at least one meal per day, according to the
teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad for the
40 million black people in America.
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National Farm Family Association |
Founded in 1986 to serve as a national link for
grassroots organizations working on family farm issues.
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Organic Farmer’s Marketing Association |
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American Agricultural Movement |
AAM has provided a farmer-created, farmer-built organization
within which farmers themselves have been the leaders,
speakers and organizers. In becoming involved with government
and politics, farmers have spoken for themselves. |
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National FFA Organization |
U.S. youth agriculture association administers young farmer
and adult education programs; site includes contact info and
convention schedules.
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United Farm Workers Organization |
United Farm Workers and strawberry workers organization site.
Addresses Campaign info, with fact sheets, press releases and
articles.
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National Council of Farmer’s Cooperatives |
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North American Farmer’s Direct Marketing Association |
The North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Association is
national organization of family farmers, extension agents and
farm market managers to network with each other on the
profitability of direct marketing |
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Community Alliance with Family Farmers |
Founded in 1978, the Community Alliance with Family Farmers is
a nonprofit member-activist organization. CAFF political and
educational campaigns are building a movement of rural and
urban people who foster family-scale agriculture that cares
for the land, sustains local economies, and promotes social
justice. Members are urbanites, farmers, environmentalists,
rural activists, students, and anyone concerned with the
social and environmental dimensions of agriculture.
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Farmland Industries, Inc. |
Farmland Industries, Inc. is the largest farmer-owned
cooperative in North America.
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International Federation of Agricultural Producers |
Founded in 1946, the International Federation of
Agricultural Producers (IFAP/FIPA) is an international
organization of the world's farmers. It is the only worldwide
body grouping together nationally representative general
farmers’ organizations. IFAP is financed and governed by its
member organizations. It represents all of the agricultural
producers in the industrialized world and hundreds of millions
of farmers in developing countries.
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