Dave Endicott

The Crow Wing County Farmers Union will meet at 1 p.m. March 12 at St. Mathias Bar & Grill, 4640 County Rd 121, Fort Ripley. MFU Membership and Special Projects Coordinator Dave Endicott will speak about butchering classes at Staples and the beef marketing co-op at Pine River. For more information, contact Earl Butenhoff, 507-213-7107…

The Kanabec County Farmers Union is meeting at 1 p.m. June 30 at Sapsucker Farms, 2752 215 Ave., Mora. MFU Special Projects Coordinator Dave Endicott will speak on MFU's meat processing work and the regional food business center work. Contact Stacy Ripka at 320-412-6362 for more information.

The Clay County Farmers Union Convention is July 24 at Doubting Thomas Farms, 12506 20th St N., Moorhead. Gabe Brown, rancher and author of Dirt to Soil, will speak at 10 a.m. Cost is $20 and includes lunch. RSVP to noreen.jo.thomas@gmail.com. The county convention follows at 12:30 p.m. The county convention is free. Bring a…

The Cass County Farmers Union Convention is 11 a.m. Aug. 24 at Brick's Travel Center, 265 Highway 10 W., Motley. As a grassroots policy organization, annual county conventions (aka annual business meetings) are the building blocks of MFU policy. It is the participation of members, through attending and bringing forth resolutions, that gives Farmers Union…