MFU In the News

Brownfield Ag News: Three policy priorities considered at Farmers Union Convention

Brownfield Ag News “National Farmers Union delegates are considering 2023 policy priorities during the final day of convention.” To read more, please click the link below… Three policy priorities considered…

Brownfield Ag News: NEW FARM BILL: COMPETITION, CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE

Brownfield Ag News The former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives says competition, conservation and climate will be three areas of focus as Congress puts together the next farm…

Brownfield Ag News: MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION VISITS WITH LEGISLATORS ABOUT 2023 PRIORITIES

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: NFU Honors Peterson, Vogel

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: As immigrant driver’s license bill becomes law, some locals have reservations

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: Farm News Update #3, Working Together

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: ‘It’s everywhere’: Food insecurity impacts rural, urban and in between

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: Cooperative development grant bill heard in Senate committee

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: Food organizations in Minnesota and North Dakota brace for end of E-SNAP food benefits

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: Carbon market guide helps farmers navigate carbon contracts

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…