MFU In the News

WNAX Radio “Today we talk about the importance of all of our Ag Groups working together and working with our congressional leaders. I talk with Gary Wertish, President of the…

AgWeek “Hunger Solutions Minnesota and Great Plains Food Bank see SNAP and other nutrition programs in the farm bill as vital to keeping people fed, along with food banks, food…

Hometownsource “A bill to fund cooperative development grants was laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus agriculture bill after a hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and…

Pioneer Press “According to a July 2022 report by Feeding America, rural counties make up 63% of all U.S counties but represent 87% of counties with food-insecurity rates in the…

AgUpdate “Minnesota Farmers Union, in partnership with Farmers Legal Action Group (FLAG) and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), released a Farmers’ Guide to Carbon Markets in Minnesota.” To read…

Brownfield “The Minnesota Legislature is again considering an indemnity fund to protect farmers when grain elevators go bankrupt.” To read more and hear interviews, click the link below… Grain Indemnity…

Duluth New Tribune “The News Tribune’s Jan. 24 editorial in opposition to driver’s licenses for all was ill-informed (Our View: “Reject misguided ‘driver’s licenses for all’ — again ”). We…

Hometownsource “Nearly 60 Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) members traveled to St. Paul on Tuesday for MFU’s Lobby Day.” To read more, click the link below… Minnesota Farmers Union members gather…

Star Tribune “The closest a Minnesotan can get to an invincible summer might be found inside Pam Benike’s insulated hoop barn near Rochester.” To read more, click the link below……

Hometownsource “Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) testified before the Minnesota House Commerce Committee in support of House File 96, Representative Jamie Long’s bill to expand MinnesotaCare with a public option.” To…