MFU In the News

KNUJ’s Jim Bartels talks with MFU Antimonopoly Director Justin Stofferahn about Small Business Roundtables being held around the state. Meetings are coming up in Fergus Falls and New London. Contact…

The annual Farm Aid concert and its mission to elevate the nation’s family farms will be held in Minnesota this weekend and with producers in a crisis similar to the 1980s, an operation in…

KNUJ’s Jim Bartels talks to Waldorf farmer Dan Zimmerli about his visit to Washington, D.C., during the NFU Fall Legislative Fly-in.              

MFU Executive Committee Chair Carol Anderson talks with KASM Farm Director Joe Gill about the NFU Fall Legislative Fly-in.

The House has passed a $172 million ag finance bill as the Minnesota Legislative Session hits the home stretch. Minnesota Farmers Union government relations director Stu Lourey says legislators face…

Carlton County 4-H is looking to build an Endowment Fund to ensure financial stability going forward. An initial donation from the Carlton County Farmers Union is helping them towards that…

The first bill to be passed this legislative session was a bill reducing financial report requirements for small grain buyers, which will bring down auditing costs. It was passed almost…

At a forum focused on ag issues in Steele County, MFU President Gary Wertish spoke on concerns over the current and possible future tariffs, and how this contributes to uncertainty…

MFU will be holding a series of town hall meetings throughout the state in March and April. Nobles/Rock Farmers Union President Ted Winter discusses giving a voice to public to…

The USDA are terminating the Local Food for Schools and the Child Care Cooperative Agreement. These two programs provided funds to food banks and schools to buy from local farms.…