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Land O’Lakes Doubles Down on Hunger Relief Effort

Published December 17, 2025

Land O’Lakes announced a $1 million hunger relief investment to support rural communities heading into the holiday season. The funding will go to 15 Feeding America partner food banks across Land O’Lakes member-owner and employee regions, along with Feeding America…

Land O’Lakes CEO Cites Difficult Economy During ND Trip

Published November 6, 2025

Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford and North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong met this past week in Bismarck. Ford praised the state-owned Bank of North Dakota for its farm debt refinancing program. “It is challenging out there, but certainly no one…

Beth Ford: A Storm is Gathering in American Agriculture

Published August 21, 2025

Land O’Lakes President and CEO Beth Ford is sounding the alarm over the farm economy. In an editorial in Time magazine, Ford said less than five percent of farms will be profitable this year. That’s a scenario that has happened…

Ford Named to TIME 100

Published April 17, 2024

TIME magazine has named Land O’Lakes President and CEO Beth Ford to its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Ford has been in her current role since 2018. Ford is also part of the President’s…

Robust Trade Agenda Sought

Published November 30, 2023

USDA is currently projecting an agricultural trade deficit of $17 billion for the current marketing year. That compares to an average trade surplus of $12.5 billion each year over the past ten years. A coalition of 35 farm groups has…

Biden Appoints Ford to Trade Council

Published March 2, 2023

Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford has been appointed to the President’s Export Council. Ford is one of 25 people selected for this advisory group.

Land O’Lakes CEO Calls for Action on Workforce Bill

Published December 16, 2022

Land O’Lakes President and CEO Beth Ford is calling on the Senate to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act during the lame duck session. Ford said the country is at a tipping point and U.S. food security is threatened by…

Inflation Disrupts Farm & Food Sector

Published October 8, 2022

The Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis and Kansas City are co-hosted a virtual symposium to discuss food costs and the long-term outlook. During the forum, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Vice President Nathan Kauffman said the current increase in…

NASDA Meeting Focuses on Rural Resiliency

Published September 3, 2020

Rural resiliency was one common theme during the virtual edition of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture annual meeting. The meeting was supposed to take place in association president and North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring’s home state.…

Land O’Lakes Takes ‘Farmer Owned’ Message to Consumers

Published February 14, 2020

Land O’Lakes has new packaging for its butter that features its farmer members. The phrase ‘Farmer Owned” will be above the brand on the front of the packaging. Products, like stick butter, will also include photos of Land O’Lakes farmers…

Articles tagged under: Beth Ford

Land O’Lakes Doubles Down on Hunger Relief Effort

Land O’Lakes CEO Cites Difficult Economy During ND Trip

Beth Ford: A Storm is Gathering in American Agriculture

Ford Named to TIME 100

Robust Trade Agenda Sought

Biden Appoints Ford to Trade Council

Land O’Lakes CEO Calls for Action on Workforce Bill

Inflation Disrupts Farm & Food Sector

NASDA Meeting Focuses on Rural Resiliency

Land O’Lakes Takes ‘Farmer Owned’ Message to Consumers

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