MFU In the News
Source: MSN After a four-year absence, a Minnesotan will return to leadership on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, after Rep. Angie Craig gained support from her Democratic colleagues on Tuesday.…
Clean drinking water doesn’t just come from replacing lead pipes. Solutions also rest on Minnesota’s farm fields, and this time of year, some rural acreage has been planted with seeds…
ST. PAUL – Helene Murray, on behalf of the MISA Board of Directors, is pleased to announce Tom Nuessmeier, Paul Sobocinski and Julio Cesar Tena Soria will be serving in…
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, who represents Minnesota’s Second Congressional District, was elected the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Read the article here: https://www.agweek.com/news/policy/minnesota-rep-angie-craig-elected-top-democrat-on-house-agriculture-committee
Source: Brownfield Minnesota farm groups are excited to see legislators from the state emerge as leaders in both the U.S. House and Senate Agriculture Committees. Minnesota Farmers Union president Gary…
It’s no secret Minnesotans experienced a wet spring this year, and while this may have ended the state’s roughly two-year drought, it’s an added stress for farmers. From the beginning…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Four finalists have been selected for the inaugural Minnesota Leopold Conservation Award. The award honors farmers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their…
Read MFU’s climate and working land director, Ariel Kagan’s, piece about green ammonia and cooperative ownership: https://issues.org/wind-ammonia-minnesota-kagan-reese/
MFU member Erik Hatlestad, CURE Energy Democracy Director, is featured in a renewable energy story that aired on Almanac. See the story here: https://www.tpt.org/almanac/video/renewable-energy-in-rural-minnesota-40769/
MFU staff member Gail Donkers talks about being a mom in agriculture in this special Mother’s Day story found at https://m.farms.com/ag-industry-news/mother-s-day-q-a-with-gail-donkers-and-jamie-beyer-376.aspx