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.
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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.
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Ag Labor
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Animal Agriculture
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Climate, Conservation, & Environment
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Credit & Rural Development
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Farm Policy & Risk Management
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Food & Nutrition
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Legal, Tax, & Accounting
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Trade & Market Access
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Transportation & Infrastructure
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Trade & Market Access
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Transportation & Infrastructure
Current Legislative and Regulatory Issues
LTA Update: Tax Court Judges; District Court Ruling; Farm Bill
NCFC Signs onto Letter Supporting the House Farm Bill’s Language on Restoring the Previous “higher of” Class I Mover
NCFC Signs onto PPWO Letter to DOL Urging Delay in Implementation of Final Rule’s First Increase
Upcoming Events
2024 Washington Conference
Registration is now open for NCFC’s 2024 Washington Conference, being held Wednesday, July 31, through Friday, August 2, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. With a change in control of the House and a farm bill being written, this year’s meeting gives farmer co-op leaders from around the country a prime opportunity to meet with key policy makers
- Washington, DC
- Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
2024 Government Affairs Committee Meeting
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- The Broadmoor
Statement of NCFC President Chuck Conner on Farm Bill Mark-up Approval
Statement of NCFC President Chuck Conner on Farm Bill Frameworks
NCFC Honors Bryant, Knock as Outstanding Co-op Leaders
Statement of NCFC President Chuck Conner on U.S. E.P.A. Existing Stock Order on Dicamba Products
About NCFC
Since 1929, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) has been the voice of America’s farmer cooperatives. Our members are regional and national farmer cooperatives, which in turn consist of nearly 2,000 local farmer cooperatives across the country.
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NCFC Comments to IRS on Definition of Energy Property and Rules for Energy Credits