[gallery ids="4295,4296,4294"]Several Farmer’s Share Days sponsored by Montana Farmers Union in the coming weeks will educate consumers about their food dollar and how decades of mergers and acquisitions have resulted in uncompetitive, fragile food supply chains that don’t fairly compensate farmers.“The Farmer’s Share shines the...
Glacier Processing Cooperative will modernize its meat processing facility, increase efficiencies, and position the co-op for long-term growth through a $250,000 USDA Local Meat Capacity Grant. The co-op received one of 33 Local MCap grants totaling nearly $26.9 million announced by the USDA in July. The...
In recognition of her commitment to agriculture and community, Montana Farmers Union member Tammi Fladager has received a $1,500 scholarship from the National Farmers Union Foundation.Each year NFUF proudly supports the next generation of agricultural professionals by awarding several scholarships to students in various fields...
Twenty four community projects centered on agriculture have received a total of more than $33,000 in grants from the Montana Farmers Union Foundation.“This year was harder than ever to select the grant awardees. For every grant we awarded, there were two great projects that we were...