About Us

Indiana Farmers Union is a producer-driven membership organization committed to enhancing the quality of life for Hoosier family farmers, rural communities and consumers through educational opportunities, cooperative endeavors and legislative engagement.

Our primary goal is to sustain family farms and strengthen rural Indiana. The key to this goal is Farmers Union’s grassroots structure in which policy positions are initiated at the local level. The policy process includes the presentation of resolutions by individuals, followed by possible adoption of the resolutions at the local, state and national levels. IFU advocates these policy positions at every level of government.

IFU maintains that strong farm families are the basis for thriving rural communities. Vibrant communities, in turn, are vital to the health and economic well being of the entire economy.

Education – the base for all Farmers Union activities
• Farmers Union educational endeavors range from cooperative education to leadership development to issues training for its members and the general public.
• Youth and adult educational programs include conferences tailored for women, young adults and young families.
• Scholarships are available to assist both traditional and non-traditional students in their pursuit of higher education.

Cooperation – farmers working together
• Farmers Union offers technical guidance and information for rural and co-op development initiatives across the United States.
• On behalf of farmers and rural citizens, Farmers Union engages the support of public and private entities to assist existing co-ops and to develop new specialty marketing and value-added processing projects.
• Farmers Union’s www.e-cooperatives.com links consumers to quality farm products online and provides e-commerce resources to farmers and co-ops.

Legislation – your link to Congress and State Legislature
• Farmers Union takes the organization’s grassroots-driven priorities directly to the key policy decision-makers.
• Members can take their concerns directly to lawmakers in Washington D.C. during NFU legislative fly-ins, which are organized several times a year. Or be a strong voice at the Indiana Statehouse.
• IFU builds and leads coalitions of other like-minded groups.

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