Press Releases
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…
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…
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:…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
ST. PAUL – More than 75 Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) members traveled to St. Paul on Feb. 20 for MFU’s Lobby Day. Members met with policymakers, including Gov. Tim Walz,…
ST. PAUL – Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) anticipates another busy legislative session in 2024. The session convenes Feb. 12 in what is typically considered a bonding year, with the two-year…
ST. PAUL – The application period is now open for the Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) Foundation Cooperatives for Climate grant program. The pilot grant program aims to support cooperatives that…