https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaOS6bGta7M Advocating for the Right to Repair Farmers nationwide have advocated for Right to Repair reforms, which would expand their options for repair by providing farmers and independent mechanics access to necessary repair materials at fair and reasonable prices. Modern farm equipment, like many consumer products today, relies...
Montana Farmers Union members can let Montana legislators know what family farmers and ranchers prioritize first-hand during the Montana Farmers Union biennial Legislative Drive-In planned Jan. 7 at the Capitol in Helena.“The Helena Drive-In hosted by Montana Farmers Union helps members connect with their local...
Montana Farmers Union members connected with women from across the country, building leadership skills, during National Farmers Union’s Annual Women’s Conference, held earlier this month in San Antonio, Texas.“The NFU Women's Conference allowed me to connect with women in ag from both Montana and all...
Applications are now open for the 2025 Farmers Union Enterprise Leadership Program, a Farmers Union Enterprises and Farmers Union Industries sponsored program to help cultivate and build Farmers Union Leaders from the FUE states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota Farmers Unions. The...
Montana Premium Processing Cooperative will hold its annual meeting Wednesday, Nov. 13, with lunch and tours beginning at noon at the Havre meat processing facility. Tours are open to the community.Following lunch, cooperative members will meet from 2-4 p.m. at the Best Western, when they...
Montana Premium Processing Cooperative will boost production capacity and invest in new equipment for value-added products thanks to $250,000 in Local Meat Capacity grant funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The member-owned, USDA-inspected Havre meat processing facility processes beef, bison, sheep, goats, and hogs. The...
More than 100 years, acres added, cattle purchased, sheep sold, and hardships overcome have passed since Walter Lee “WL” and Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Elbert) Harbaugh filed for homestead rights on Sand Creek near Jordan and established Harbaugh Ranch.The family’s fortitude was honored recently by Montana Farmers...
Several Montana youths were recognized for exhibiting exceptional leadership qualities during Montana Farmers Union’s 109th Annual Convention held Oct. 17-19 in Whitefish.Amiya Smith from Great Falls, Joseph Mikulecky from Rudyard, Ella Chauvet from Big Sandy, and Huck Turville from Belt received the Mildred Stoltz Award for...
Several leadership positions were elected during Montana Farmers Union's Annual Convention held recently in Whitefish, with Erik Somerfeld elected to serve a two-year term as Vice President.Somerfeld is a longtime MFU member and board member from Power who had served on and chaired the Resolutions Committee...
MFU Members Gather for 109th Annual Convention [gallery size="medium" ids="5012,5011,5010,5009,5008,5007,5006,5005,5004,5000,5001,5002,5003,5042,5040,5037,5036,5026,5027,5028,5031,5032,5033,5025,5022,5020,5019"] The overarching conversation during Montana Farmers Union's 109th Annual State Convention Oct. 17-19 in Whitefish was loud and clear: Reauthorize the Farm Bill in 2024. “Clearly Congress has put politics ahead of the Farm Bill,” MFU President Walter...