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The Farmer’s Share
What’s the farmer’s share of the carrots you bought on your last trip to the grocery store? National Farmers Union tracks the farmer’s share and updates the data monthly.
Read MoreWhat’s the Process?
Want to get more involved at your county level? What’s the process for creating policy at Farmers Union? Click here for quick look at the process.
Read MoreWho Are We?
Want to learn more about Farmers Union? Check out this infographic for a quick look at the branches of MFU.
Read MoreFarmers Union Legal Fellowship
“Farmers should be able to trust that the markets they participate in are fair and don’t favor one player over another. This clerkship will support our antitrust efforts to protect…
Read MoreFarmer’s Guide to Carbon Markets
At recent County Conventions, many MFU members raised questions and concerns about carbon markets, which are active around the state and at the center of many climate conversations in Washington…
Read MoreSupporting 4-H and FFA
Minnesota Farmers Union is proud to support 4-H and FFA, programs which bring agricultural leadership skills to countless young people. A large part of this support comes at the Minnesota…
Read MoreGraduate Research Assistant for Meat Processing
Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) members have long identified addressing the bottleneck in meat processing—and building a more distributed, diverse, and resilient meat processing system—as a top priority. To advance this…
Read MoreMFU renews call for establishment of grain indemnity fund
ST. PAUL – Global Processing Inc., based in Kanawha, Iowa, with operations in Hope, Minn., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 24. Anyone who has not received payment for…
Read MoreMinnesota Agriculture: November 2022
MFU members participate in national legislative fly-in
ST. PAUL – Thirty-two Minnesota Farmers Union members from seven of the state’s Congressional districts this week joined more than 220 other Farmers Union members from across the nation for…
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