The Herbert W. Albrecht collection of National Farmers Organization materials, 1956-1972.

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The Herbert W. Albrecht collection of National Farmers Organization materials, 1956-1972.

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The Herbert W. Albrecht collection of National Farmers Organization materials documents the group's activities in central Iowa for nearly thirty years with official contracts, annual reports, and pamphlets. One packet relates exclusively to the NFO's collective bargaining efforts. Also included are copies of their publications, News Flash and Newsletter.

145 items.

University of Iowa Libraries

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University of Iowa Libraries

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Albrecht, Herbert, 1905-

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Herbert W. Albrecht, a farmer in Fairbank, Buchanan County, Iowa, was a member of the National Farmers Organization (NFO). Founded in Corning, Iowa in 1955, the NFO grew out of drought and low livestock prices. Unlike many other farm organizations, its membership is only open to farmers. The NFO works to promote price contracts, target prices, and collective bargaining. From the description of The Herbert W. Albrecht collection of National Farmers Organization materials, 1956-1972. (...

National Farmers Organization (U.S.)

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The National Farmers Organization (NFO) was founded in 1955 to combat low prices farmers received from food processors. The NFO argued that farmers made up nine percent of the nation's population but only earned four percent of its income. The early history of the NFO was marked by radicalism; farmers organized withholding actions to increase prices, then staged boycotts and protests. The more aggressive aspects of the organization's activities receded by 1979, when its focus turned to collectiv...