Farmer Co-ops:
Providing for America
NCFC’s mission is to advance the business and policy interests of America’s cooperatives and other farmer-owned enterprises.







Issue Areas
NCFC works on a wide range of legislative and regulatory issues of interest to agricultural cooperatives and their farmer and rancher owners. This includes cooperative tax issues, antitrust issues, energy, international trade, conservation and many others.

Ag Labor


Animal Agriculture

Climate, Conservation, & Environment

Credit & Rural Development

Farm Policy & Risk Management

Food & Nutrition

Legal, Tax, & Accounting

Trade & Market Access

Transportation & Infrastructure

Trade & Market Access

Transportation & Infrastructure
Current Legislative and Regulatory Issues
NCFC Signs Joint Letter to Appropriations Four Corners on USDA-RD FY26 Funding
NCFC Leads 270 Ag Organizations in Letter to Congressional Leadership to Permanently Extend Section 199A
NCFC Signs Letter with Nearly 300 Ag Groups to HHS, USDA, EPA on MAHA Commission
Upcoming Events
2025 Washington Conference
Registration is now open for NCFC’s 2025 Washington Conference, being held Monday, July 14, through Wednesday, July 16, at the Willard InterContinental Washington. With the flurry of administrative action and anticipated legislative activity this summer, this year’s meeting gives farmer co-op leaders from around the country a prime opportunity to meet with key policy makers at a critical juncture. This
- Washington, DC
- Willard InterContinental Washington
2025 Government Affairs Committee Meeting
- Washington, DC
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- The Royal Sonesta Washington, DC Capitol Hill
Statement of NCFC CEO Chuck Conner on President Trump’s Remarks on Ag Workers
Farmer Co-op Leaders Hit DC to Call for Permanent Extension of Section 199A
Broad Agriculture Coalition Urges Congress to Permanently Extend Section 199A Tax Provisions
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Opposes Proposed Port Fees on Chinese-Built Ships
About NCFC
Since 1929, NCFC has been the voice of America’s farmer cooperatives. Our members are regional and national farmer cooperatives, which in turn consist of more than 1,600 local farmer cooperatives across the country. NCFC members also include state and regional councils of cooperatives.



NCFC Submits Comments for House Ways & Means Committee TCJA Hearing