MFU In the News

Bemidji Pioneer: Soybean crush facility training advances with DEED funds

Bemidji Pioneer With DEED funds, CLC/AgCentric will collaborate with the Ag Innovation Campus at University of Minnesota Crookston and Minnesota Farmers Union to create a specialized soybean crush facility employee training…

RRFN: Ariel Kagan highlights climate-related priorities

Minnesota Farmers Union Climate and Working Lands Program Director Ariel Kagan highlights climate-related special orders the organization will concentrate on in the coming year. Hear more in this week’s MFU Minute.

Indigo Ag: Keeping the Focus on Farmers in Growing Climate Market Opportunities

In this conversation, Ariel Kagan with the Minnesota Farmers Union and Tom Cotter, an innovative Minnesota farmer, offer key insights about components and strategies to ensure climate-smart agriculture opportunities successfully…

WCCO: Wertish says it’s important to support Ukraine

Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish tells Vineeta Sawkar on the WCCO Morning News it’s more important than ever to support Ukraine. “You know, as farmers we always have problems to…

Star Tribune: Ukrainian ambassador stops at Farmers Union

Ukrainian ambassador urges Minnesota to remember Ukraine on tour of U.S. The country feels supported by the United States, but losing the war would have major effects on Americans, speakers…

Morning AgClips: MFU Hosts Working Group for Climate-Smart Commodities

Morning AgClips “More than 60 people gathered in-person and virtually on May 3 for the inaugural meeting of the Minnesota Working Group for Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities.” To read more,…

Red Lake Nation News: $15 Million in Loans for Meat and Poultry Processors Now Available Through the MDA

Red Lake Nation News “The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Rural Finance Authority (RFA) has opened applications for a new revolving loan program to support Minnesota’s small and medium-sized meat…

MPR News: Farming on the frontlines of the climate crisis

MPR News “MPR News host Angela Davis finds out how our state’s agriculture industry is adapting to extreme weather, such as droughts, floods and abundant snowfalls.” To listen to the…

MN Department of Agriculture: $15 MILLION IN LOANS FOR MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSORS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MDA

MN Department of Agriculture “The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Rural Finance Authority (RFA) has opened applications for a new revolving loan program to support Minnesota’s small and medium-sized meat…

KDHL AM Minnesota: Carbon Market Contracts in Minnesota

KDHL AM Minnesota “The Minnesota Farmers Union, MN Dept. of Agriculture and FLAG published a guide to Carbon Market Contracts in MN.” To listen to the full news segment, click…