Walters, Charles, 1926-

Charles Walters, Jr., was born in Ness County, Kansas in 1926. He received his undergraduate degree from Creighton University and his graduate degree from Denver University. He is an economist and journalist with a number of books to his credit. His main professional focus is on raw materials economics. Walters was greatly influenced by the works of Carl H. Wilken, Charles B. Ray, and John Lee Coulter. During the 1960s, Walters became associated with the National Farmers Organization (NFO) and edited the organization's news publication, NFO reporter. He also supplied numerous articles on farm economics for the publication. Walters observed and documented many of the activities of the NFO and one of his books, Holding action, discusses the events surrounding the milk holding actions of 1967.

Walters is a member of several professional organizations including past president of the National Organization for Raw Materials. In 1970, he founded Acres USA, a monthly magazine that promotes the family farm and organic farming. He is now the publication's editor emeritus while his son, Fred Walters, publishes the magazine from his home in Austin, Texas.