While the recently passed budget reconciliation bill has many highlights for farmers, it also undercuts the rural-urban coalition that has underpinned comprehensive Farm Bills in the past, Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer said."The recently passed budget reconciliation bill has some good, some bad, and...
[gallery size="full" columns="2" ids="8042,8043"]As Americans fire up their grill this Independence Day, National Farmers Union highlights how little independence family farmers have in the marketplace. The “Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar”, released June 30, is a periodical report highlighting how little family farmers earn...
Improve the health of your farm or ranch business by participating in National Farmers Union's Beginning Farmer Institute. The free, online, 10-week intensive program is open to producers ages 18 and up and is inclusive of all operation types and scales of production. “BFI is not...
In what Montana Farmers Union called a win for farmers and ranchers, the United States Court of International Trade Wednesday ruled that the law does not authorize any of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, including tariffs...
WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Rob Larew released the following statement today upon the release of the Make America Healthy Again Commission Report:“NFU appreciates the attention the White House brings to the health and well-being of America’s children. We agree that addressing chronic...
WASHINGTON – On February 20, 2025, the Cattle Plaintiffs in the In re: Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation against JBS, Tyson, Cargill and National Beef received preliminary approval of an $83.5 million settlement with JBS. The class action lawsuit, filed in 2019 by National Farmers Union (NFU), R-CALF...
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Save the dates for the first Montana Farmers Union “Ag for Classroom Teachers Camp” at Arrowpeak from Aug. 5-7. The free camp will start at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 5, and end at noon on Aug. 7. Lodging, Montana-sourced meals including a to-go lunch on...
As part of its commitment to supporting family farmers and ranchers through education, legislation, and cooperation, Montana Farmers Union and its Locals have awarded a combined $15,000 in student scholarships with awards to more than 20 students, the grassroots organization announced in May.“Our MFU Foundation...
While many across the state are planting or branding, some Farmers Union members traveled to Washington, D.C., May 5-7 to advocate for the family farm and ranch during Farmers Union’s Week of Action. This year’s theme was “For Farmers Sake,” with one of the goals...