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MFU to host annual convention Nov. 22-24

ST. PAUL – Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) members from across the state will gather Nov. 22-24 for the 83rd annual Minnesota Farmers Union State Convention. The convention will be held…

MFU members at NFU Fall Legislative Fly-in
MFU members advocate for farm bill during fly-in

ST. PAUL – Thirty-four members of Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) participated in the National Farmers Union (NFU) Fall Legislative Fly-in that brought nearly 300 members from across the nation to…

MFU full board opposes Project 2025 proposals

ST. PAUL – Members of Minnesota Farmers Union’s (MFU) full board voted to oppose the Project 2025 proposals for farm programs and rural America at their Aug. 17 meeting. Project…

Vilsack announces updates to Packers & Stockyards Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced additional updates to the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act) rules at an event with Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan…

Dave Endicott, Dean and Barbara Morgan, Morgan's Meat Market
MFU Foundation completes first MPILP loan

ST. PAUL – Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) Foundation completed its first Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP) loan last month. The MPILP loan went to Morgan’s Meat Market of…

MFU summer camps start next week

ST. PAUL – Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) staff are busy preparing for the 81st season of MFU summer youth leadership camps. Minnesota Farmers Union offers four camps over the summer:…

‘Cooperatives for Climate’ grant recipients announced

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Three projects supporting cooperative development in Minnesota received funds through the Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) Foundation’s “Cooperatives for Climate” grant program. Now in its second year,…

‘Meatpreneurs’ workshop planned for Saturday in Willmar

WILLMAR, Minn. – The Minnesota Farmers Union Bottleneck Project Team will host a ‘Meatpreneurs’ workshop on Saturday at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, 713 12th Street S.W., Willmar, MN 56201. There…

Tim Velde receives National Farmers Union award

ST. PAUL – Yellow Medicine County farmer Tim Velde received the Bruce Miller Award at the 122nd anniversary convention of the National Farmers Union (NFU) held last month in Scottsdale,…

MFU urges Congress to fund DOJ’s antitrust work

ST. PAUL – Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) today sent a letter to members of Minnesota’s Congressional delegation urging members to work to eliminate language in the recently unveiled federal budget…