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Subseries VI.2. Non-USDA Newsletters, 1941 - 1994

 Sub-Series
Identifier: VI.2

Scope and Content Note

Newsletters published by national farmers' groups and other agriculture-related organizations, including the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), National Farmers Union (NFU), the National Grange, and state and local groups. There are long runs of Farm Bureau News (1952-1991) published by the AFBF, and the National Farmers Union's Washington Newsletter (1954-1989). There are scattered issues of newsletters from some of the state branches of the NFU, including Iowa Union Farmer, Kansas Union Farmer, and Minnesota Agriculture.

Of note are several publications based in Washington, D.C. that specialize in reporting on the activities of Congress, USDA, and other agriculture-related agencies. Among these are Spade (1942-1945), View From the Hill (1976-1994), Washington Agricultural Record (1973-1993), and Washington Farmletter, also known as Wayne Darrow's Washington Farmletter (1943-1986).

Agricultural cooperatives, corporations, and industrial associations are represent by issues of American Meat Institute Bulletin (1942-1949), News for Dairy Co-ops (1982-1989), and Swift's Dairy and Poultry News (1947-1950). Defense Production Record was a newsletter put out by the National Production Authority, Department of Commerce, dealing with controls on production of agricultural and industrial materials during the Korean War period.

Also of interest is a collection of Work Simplification Newsletter (1943-1956) published by the Work Simplification Laboratory at Purdue University, and known under various titles.

Dates

  • Creation: 1941 - 1994

Conditions Governing Access

Materials created by agencies or employees of the United States government are in the public domain. Unless specified otherwise, the copyright interests in materials acquired or collected by government employees from outside sources have not been transferred to NAL or to the U.S. government.

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Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

List of Titles

AAEA Newsletter. American Agricultural Economics Association. 1979. American Meat Institute Bulletin. American Meat Institute. 1942-1949. Civil Rights Update. United States Commission on Civil Rights. 1978. CWAE Newsletter. Committee on Women in Agricultural Economics, American Agricultural Economics Association. 1988-1989. Defense Production Record. National Production Authority, Defense Production Program, Department of Commerce. 1951-1953. Farm Bureau News. American Farm Bureau Federation. 1943-1991. Other title: The American Farm Bureau Federation's Official News Letter. Farmers Union Herald. Farmers Union Publishing Company. 1949-1957. Farmers Union in Washington. National Farmers Union. 1952-1954. Other creator name: Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America. Grange Today. National Grange. 1993. The Heritage Eagle. International J. I. Case Heritage Foundation. 1989-1994. IFAP News. International Federation of Agricultural Producers. 1956. Iowa Union Farmer. Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America, Iowa Division. 1946. Kansas Union Farmer. Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America, Kansas Branch. 1944. The Kiplinger Agricultural Letter. The Kiplinger Washington Agency. 1957. Minnesota Agriculture. Minnesota Farmers Union. 1966. National Farmers Union's Washington Newsletter. National Farmers Union. 1954-1989. Other creator name: Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America National Union Farmer. Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America (National Farmers Union). 1941-1968. The Nation's Agriculture. American Farm Bureau Federation. 1946-1961. The NFO Reporter. National Farmers Organization. 1984-1985 News for Dairy Co-ops. National Milk Producers Federation. 1982-1989. North Dakota Union Farmer. Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America, North Dakota Division. 1943. Rocky Mountain Union Farmer. Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America, Rocky Mountain Division. 1946-1948. Rural America. Rural America. 1978-1984 Spade. Spade Publishing Co. 1942-1945. Swift's Dairy & Poultry News. Swift & Co. 1947-1950. View From the Hill. National Grange Legislative News Service. 1976-1994. Washington Agricultural Record. The Washington Agricultural Record, Washington, DC. 1973-1993. Other creator names: Agro/Info; Stroehmann Publications. Washington Farmletter. Webster Communications Corporation. 1943-1986. Other titles: Wayne Darrow Washington Farmletter, Wayne Darrow's Washington Farmletter. Other creator name: Farm Reports Inc. Work Simplification Newsletter. Purdue Work Simplification Laboratory, Purdue University. 1943-1956. Other titles: Farm Work Simplification Newsletter, Agricultural Work Simplification Newsletter, Agricultural Work Simplification Review.

Repository Details

Repository Details

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