Kansas Farmers Union is a general farm organization based in McPherson, Kansas. We are a state organization with the National Farmers Union in Washington D.C.
Our primary goal is to sustain and strengthen the family farm and ranch structure. To learn more about what issues we support, read our policy located to the right.
2012 Board of Directors and Staff
Left to Right: Back Row: Herb Bartel of Hillsboro (Treasurer), David Heiens of Abilene, Donn Teske of Wheaton (President), Lavern Potuzak of Agenda (Vice President), Gerard Steinlage of Corning, Lauren Clary of Windom (Communications Specialist)
Front Row: Callie Kramer of McPherson (Secretary and Office Manager), Linda Hessman of Dodge City, Mary Howell of Frankfort (Membership Specialist), Nick Levendofsky of Republic (Special Projects Coordinator), Jason Schmidt of Newton, Chris Schmidt of Oberlin.
Cloud: Tom Cunningham of Glasco
Edwards-Hodgeman: Annette Benish of Spearville
Gove: Edward Werth of Park
Lyon: Stan Fowler of Emporia
McPherson: Daryl Larson of McPherson
Pawnee: Tom Giessel of Larned
Republic: Nick Levendofsky of Republic
Sedgwick: John Strunk of Wichita
Wallace: Loid Koehn of Sharon Springs
Marshall: Dan Howell of Frankfort
Clay: Leon Musselman of Clay Center
Dickinson: David Heiens of Abilene
Ford: Jerry Hessman of Dodge City
Jewell: Oren Underwood of Burr Oak
Marion: Herb Bartel of Hillsboro
Nemaha: John Rempe of Corning
Pottawatomie: Ardell Kufahl of Wheaton
Saline: Tom Holt of Gypsum
Washington: Delvin Berger of Barnes
Osborne: Harold Kurtz of Osborne
2012 County Presidents
Pictures of Kansas Farmers Union events
Farm Aid August 13, 2011 Kansas City, Kansas
Willie Nelson talks about Farm Aid during its' annual concert.
Kansas Farmers Union Membership Specialist Mary Howell talks with Farm Aid concert goers about the Farmer's Share of the retail food dollar at KFU's booth in the Homegrown Village.
To view all the pictures from each event, visit flickr.com
Republic County Farm Tours July 25, 2011 Courtland, Kansas and Scandia, Kansas
Warren Sutton explains how his green bean picking machine works at his farm south of Scandia.
Attendees tour Chris Janssen's eggplant plot northwest of Scandia.
Renewable Energy and Grass Fed Beef Tour July 7, 2011 Hillsboro, Kansas
Those who attended the Alternative Energy and Grass Fed Beef Tour at the Bartels’ farm near Hillsboro learned about how they use “Ra,” a 21 foot, 2.6 KW solar unit.
Photo by Gerald Wiens shows Bartel's Grass Fed Beef Cattle that Jason Schmidt has raised.
2010-2011 Kansas Farmers Union Convention December 10-11, 2010 Salina, Kansas
Convention voting delegates discuss by-law changes.
Andy Wilkinson and Andy Hedges perform during the Community Celebration on Dec. 10.
2011 KFU Convention December 2-3, 2011 Topeka, Kansas
National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson explains the Farm Bill.
Convention attendees decide which silent auction item to bid on and socialize before dinner.
