MFU In the News

Brownfield Ag News “Nearly 70 members recently spent a day on the hill in St. Paul as Minnesota Farmers Union shared legislative priorities.” To read more and listen to Stu…

Red River Farm Network “The National Farmers Union has presented its Meritorious Service Award to former Minnesota Farmers Union President Doug Peterson and former North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Sarah Vogel.”…

Le Sueur County News “Immigrant rights advocates are celebrating as Minnesota became the 19th state to allow drivers licenses to be issued to undocumented immigrants. Yet while the policy has…

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…