Posts by Janet Kubat
Legislative Update: Expanded budget forecast
The state legislative session is now in full swing with packed committee hearings as lawmakers race to review proposals ahead of the March 22 deadline for new bills. On Feb.…
Read MoreMFU urges Congress to fund DOJ’s antitrust work
ST. PAUL – Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) today sent a letter to members of Minnesota’s Congressional delegation urging members to work to eliminate language in the recently unveiled federal budget…
Read MoreLetter to Congressional delegation on DOJ funding
March 6, 2024 Dear members of the Minnesota congressional delegation: On behalf of Minnesota Famers Union (MFU), I urge you to take immediate and decisive action to protect funding for…
Read MoreMDA accepting applications for Livestock Investment Grants
St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is once again accepting applications for the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Livestock Investment Grant. Minnesota livestock farmers and ranchers looking to…
Read MoreMinnesota Women’s Press: Farming Resilience
Farming Resilience
Read MoreMinnesota Agriculture: March 2024
Minnesota Reformer: Glimmers of hope in Ag Census
The Census of Agriculture was released last week, and the headlines reflected the well-known but unfortunate trends in U.S. agriculture — we continue to lose farmers and farmland, and of those remaining,…
Read MoreLegislative Update: Successful Lobby Day held
Just one week after legislators gathered in St. Paul for the start of the 2024 legislative session, MFU members from across the state gathered for our annual Lobby Day. More…
Read MoreAmerican Ag Network: Members gather for Lobby Day
Minnesota Farmers Union Members Gather for Lobby Day
Read MoreMFU members gather for lobby day
ST. PAUL – More than 75 Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) members traveled to St. Paul on Feb. 20 for MFU’s Lobby Day. Members met with policymakers, including Gov. Tim Walz,…
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