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Country Today in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

31 Jan 1979

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Country Today

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Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1979

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5

Resignation of Oren Lee Staley Ends NFC Era in Wisconsin

In 1964 a packed gym in west central Wisconsin heard Oren Lee Staley, Missouri hog farmer, urge farmers to unite under the National Farmers Organization. His resignation, four months after Minneapolis events, marked a shift after 22 years leading the NFC amid drought, tensions, and nationwide farm action.

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Baldwin Oren Lee Staley NFC Wisconsin Rea Corning Iowa Dick Youngblood Minneapolis Tribune National Farmers Organization NFO Minneapolis Staley Missouri Hog Farmer West Jim Ziegeweid Buffalo County Wisconsin Board of Agriculture Mr. Staley Missouri National
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New NFO president takes low key approach

DeVon Woodland, a former Mormon bishop and Idaho native with a 150 cow beef operation, becomes president of the National Farmers Organization. He pledges no staff changes, continuity with Staley’s policies, and aims to recruit 30 percent of national production for a major commodity within a year while prioritizing dairy, meat, and grain. Woodland plans 30 state mini conventions and rallies to unite factions and attract non members.

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DeVon Woodland Woodland NFO NFC Iowa Wisconsin Idaho National Board of Directors Marshfield Ziegeweid
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Relief and mixed emotions as NFO leaders change hands

Ruth Staley welcomes Oren Lee Staley’s return after 22 years as NFO president and outlines plans to resume farming at their Missouri 900-acre operation. L. Dean Woodland, incoming president DeVon Woodland, foresees more time away and supports her husband while managing life on a 400-acre Idaho beef ranch with nine children. Both couples, lifelong Mormons, balance home life with national leadership duties and family commitments.

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L. Dean Woodland Ruth Staley Missouri Leone Dean Woodland Idaho Staley NFO Woodland Kansas City Dean Blackfoot NFC The Woodlands
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Bloomer Ellsworth Owen Eau Claire Country Today Gret Peters Packing Co Chippewa Falls Bonduel Iow Mr. Woodland Mr. Ziegeweid Oren Lee Congress DeVon America Oren Rea, Mo
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