Posts by Janet Kubat
MFU full board opposes Project 2025 proposals
ST. PAUL – Members of Minnesota Farmers Union’s (MFU) full board voted to oppose the Project 2025 proposals for farm programs and rural America at their Aug. 17 meeting. Project…
Read MoreMinnesota gears up for National Farmers’ Market Week
St. Paul, MN: Minnesotans are invited to celebrate the bounty of the harvest season during Farmers’ Market Week, taking place Aug. 4-10, 2024, as proclaimed by Gov. Tim Walz. The…
Read MoreNew funding available to help improve soil health
Source: Minnesota Department of Agriculture St. Paul, MN: Applications will soon open for the latest round of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Soil Health Financial Assistance Program grants. The…
Read MoreMinnesota Agriculture: July 2024
Vilsack announces updates to Packers & Stockyards Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced additional updates to the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act) rules at an event with Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan…
Read MoreFSA seeking nominations for county committees
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2024 – Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to serve on local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. These…
Read MoreMFU Foundation completes first MPILP loan
ST. PAUL – Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) Foundation completed its first Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP) loan last month. The MPILP loan went to Morgan’s Meat Market of…
Read MoreMFU summer camps start next week
ST. PAUL – Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) staff are busy preparing for the 81st season of MFU summer youth leadership camps. Minnesota Farmers Union offers four camps over the summer:…
Read MoreMinnesota reports first case of HPAI in a dairy herd
Amid uptick in poultry detections, Minnesota reports first case of avian influenza in a dairy herd H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a Benton County dairy…
Read MoreMinnesota Agriculture: June 2024
