Collection Timeline

1963 to 1971

1963
A film showing Glenn Utley of the National Farmers Organization discussing the benefits of joining the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Maurice Crane interviewing Erhard Pfingsten, the vice president of the National Farmers Organization.

1965
A film showing highlights from the 1964 Convention.
A film showing an interview with a religious leader, Jim Lex, about the religious aspects of rural America and its problems.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing a panel discussing farm prices and master contracts.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing WLUK-TV farm director Vince Scott from interviewing Ted Boersma about the state of dairy farming in New Jersey. Also includes a speech by Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire on his views of the National Farmers Organization.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.

1966
A film showing Oren Lee Staley discussing the bargaining power and the holding action conducted by the NFO.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing NFO leadership discussing the importance of organizing farmers and how they organized farmers.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing a panel of NFO farm wives discussing their farms and the impacts of low farm incomes.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Arnold Paulson and Butch Swaim discussing how income is generated and how money circulates in rural communities.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing NFO members interviewing farmers in Tennessee.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Arnold Paulson presenting on the subject of the wealth gap and the future of wealth in the United States.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Oren Lee Staley interviewing U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman about a variety of issues relating to agriculture and farm policy.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing NFO leaders discussing the bargaining power that the dairy industry has in the United States.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Senator Ross Bass of Tennessee being interviewed by Herschel Ligon.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing a panel of NFO members discussing the dairy parity prices and fair prices in the dairy industry.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing NFO leaders discussing the grain marketing program, grain sales, and plans for the future.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing a panel of NFO members discussing the shrinking of rural communities due to the farm problem.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing a group of National Farmers Organization members from all over the country discussing the state of farming in their respective states and nationwide.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Hershel Ligon moderating a panel of housewives discussing their role in the National Farmers Organization.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
Arnold Paulson and Butch Swaim discuss the underpayment to American farmers.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Pastor Alvin Brucklacker discussing the need for unity and how the church can get involved with the community to help solve the agriculture problem.
A film showing Ed Shima leading a panel about the National Farmers Organization Conference of 1966 to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A film showing Rev. Al Holzbauer discussing the benefits of joining the National Farmers Organization.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.

1967
A film showing a panel led by Arnold Paulson discussing the current conditions of rural communities and agriculture.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Erhard Pfingsten discussing the double standard for agriculture and business.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Hershel Ligon moderating a panel of rural housewives discussing the economic impact of the agricultural problem.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing a panel led by Arnold Paulson discussing how the agriculture problem started, with the beginning of corporate farming.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing a panel featuring a banker, an economist, and National Farmers Organization members discussing the impact of the agricultural problem on the economy.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Oren Lee Staley discussing farm commodity and food prices with U.S. Senator Walter Mondale and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture George Mehren.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Butch Swaim leading a panel about feedlots in the west, specifically in Colorado.
A film showing two senators discussing the agriculture problem, laws, and other matters involved in the government's approach to dealing with the agriculture problem in the United States.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Ed Shima interviewing Roy Atkinson, the president of the Canadian National Farmers Union about their success, their goals, and about how American and Canadian farmers can work together.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Rev. E. W. Mueller discussing the actions by the National Farmers Organization that benefit both the farmers, rural communities, and the urban population.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing a panel of National Farmers Organization members from Iowa who produce primarily milk, grain, and meat for market. The panelists talk about their farm operations and why they believe farmers should be able to set prices for the commodities they produce.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Cletus Tacheny interviewing Father John McGrath about the values of rural America, religious aspects of the farm problem, and about the National Farmers Organization's duties.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Phil Allen interviewing new National Farmers Organization members, about why they joined and about the benefits they've seen from joining the organization.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Butch Swaim and Monsignor Edward O'Rourke discussing how low food prices can actually cause hunger, due to the low income for farmers and rural areas.
A film showing Monsignor Miller of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference discussing the rights that American farmers have to organize and his concern with policies from the USDA that affect farm prices, the family farm, and agricultural research.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Don Mach interviewing members of the National Farmers Organization Dairy Department and a member dairy farmer about the price of dairy products and how the NFO might push for higher prices. The holding action from earlier in the year is mentioned.
A film showing Erhard Pfingsten and Msgr. Louis J. Miller of Elkton, South Dakota, discussing how the church and towns can have a role in solving the farm problem.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Arnold Paulson and Butch Swaim discussing the needs for farmers to cooperate with each other and other farm groups in order to solve the farm problem.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing coverage of the National Farmers Organization National Convention in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1967.
A film showing a panel of National Farmers Organization members discussing the importance of NFO marketing programs for a variety of commodities.
A film showing a panel moderated by Ed Shima with Rev. E. W. Mueller of the Lutheran Council and National Farmers Organization Director of Research W. W. Butch Swaim discussing how main street businesses prosper when farmers prosper.

1968
A film showing a panel of National Farmers Organization members discussing the recent convention in Louisville, the decline in farm incomes, and upcoming holding actions.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Gordon Shafer interviewing Walter Goeppinger, President of the National Corn Growers Association, about world markets for grain, pricing pressures from overseas producers, and the benefits of farm organizations working together.
A film showing a discussion on the growing acceptance of holding actions and collective bargaining as useful tactics in improving the economic situation for farmers.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing an interview with U.S. Senator George McGovern from South Dakota. The Senator discusses some of the work he is doing in the Senate related to farmers and describes programs such as the Food for Peace program and other initiatives.
A film showing Arnold Paulson answering questions about the private enterprise system in the United States, public and private debt expansion, and the state of the economy in rural communities.
A film showing Graf and Berkhahn discussing the state of the dairy industry in the United States.
A film showing a Catholic priest from the Midwest, an avocado grower from California, and a farmer from Canada discussing the current state of agriculture in their areas. They discuss contracting for agricultural produce and the reasons why farmers deserve better prices for their products.
A film showing Paul Schmucker presenting on the state of marketing for agriculture in the United States.
A film showing Oren Lee Staley, President of the National Farmers Organization, addressing the importance of contracts in agricultural marketing and the role the NFO can play in improving contract prices.
A film showing a panel of five farmers from across the nation describe their farming operations, including their successes and challenges, and discusses how the National Farmers Organization can work with other farm organizations to improve commodity prices for all farmers.
A film showing Don Mach interviewing four members of Future Farmers of America (FFA) from Illinois. The youth talk about their home operations, their future plans in farming, and the role FFA plays in developing their understanding of agriculture in the United States and around the world.
A film showing Don Mach interviewing people at a slaughterhouse about their involvement and opinions on the National Farmers Organization and the benefits of contracts from their perspective.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Msgr. Cooper discussing his background in agriculture, his experiences in the National Rural Life Conference, the religious aspects of the agricultural problem, such as the injustice towards the farmer, factory farms taking over family-sized farms, and how the NFO can help solve these problems.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing scenes from the Rural American Declaration of Independence Day event held in Corning, Iowa, which featured speakers and celebrated the advances of rural America and the NFO.
A film showing Oren Lee Staley talking about the progress and growth of the NFO as it expands into more states, secures contracts through its holding actions, and pushes for collective bargaining.
A film showing people discussing the impact of low farm commodity prices on rural America and small businesses and how this impacts the cost of living for all members of the community.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Ed Wimmer's speech at the Rural American Declaration of Independence Day event held in Corning, Iowa, on July 4, 1968. Wimmer, as President of the National Federation of Independent Businessmen, speaks on the importance of family farms and small businesses in the United States and the challenges they are facing.
A film showing a panel discussing the differences between small family farms and large corporate farms, specifically addressing farm income, retail trade, and tax base.
A film showing Homer Smothers and Butch Swaim talking about other groups moving towards marketing with the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Erhard Pfingsten of the National Farmers Organization explaining farm holding actions and why they are necessary.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Bob Manke and Butch Swaim discussing the cattle, beef, and dairy industries and how collective bargaining can help support beef prices.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Oren Lee Staley discussing the meat industry during the all-commodity holding action.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.

1969
A film showing Phil Allen interviewing Erhard Pfingsten about the National Farmers Organization and Ray Aune about the economics of owning a farm. This program was recorded in conjunction with the Rochester, Minnesota, Chamber of Commerce's first Agribusiness Day.
A film showing members of the National Farmers Organization discussing the origins of corporate farming, who is getting into corporate farming, and what that means for the family farm system.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Ed Graf and Ric Avila from the NFO Dairy Commodity Department discussing the state of the dairy industry, dairy prices, and dairy farming.
A film showing National Farmers Organization leaders discussing feeder cattle and beef prices in Kentucky, Idaho, and Nebraska. Shows scenes of a feeder cattle operation in Nebraska.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing banker Vincent Rossiter and church leader E. W. Mueller discussing the impacts of the farming problem on the rural economy, both from a financial perspective and a social perspective. The film shows scenes of Midwestern farming communities and farms that have struggled to survive.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film sponsored by the Communications Committee of the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce called "Comment." Individuals from four major farm organizations, including the National Grange, Farmers Union, Farm Bureau, and the National Farmers Organization, were invited to discuss the topic of collective bargaining.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.
A film showing Gene Potter and Dick Fout discussing the meat industry in the United States, how the NFO has improved prices for livestock, and a variety of other topics related to the meat producing industry.
A film showing members of the National Farmers Organization discussing collective bargaining for specialty crops, like potatoes and raisins.
A film showing members of the National Farmers Organization discussing the decline of the farming population and the reasons for the decline.; Annotation: Episode title from the National Farmers Organization.

1971
A National Farmers Organization film featuring the feeder cattle industry. The highlight of this film is an interview with national plowing champion Bill Gottemoller in which he shows off his contest plow and describes his Ohio farming operation.