Montana producers can sharpen their leadership skills with other developing agricultural leaders from five states through the Farmers Union Enterprises Leadership Program.The FUEL program empowers leaders from the Farmers Union Enterprises states of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin at a time when...
Build a solid foundation to become an effective advocate during National Farmers Union’s Advocacy Training to be held April 21-22 in Washington, D.C.Montana Farmers Union members have access to the training that is particularly important during a time when trade disruptions, rising input costs, depressed...
Ladies Who Ag have the opportunity to attend National Farmers Union's Women's Conference this summer in the nation's capitol at no cost to them through Montana Farmers Union.The 2026 National Women's Conference takes place June 1-3 in Washington, D.C., where women from across the country will celebrate...
Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer welcomed today's Supreme Court decision that overturns the Trump Administration's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs but lamented the damage that remains in their wake."Hopefully the court's decision will embolden Congress to exercise its...
Montana Farmers Union is pleased to announce a $2,500 scholarship for an MFU member selected to the REAL Montana program to help defray the total $3,500 cost of participating in the two-year leadership program.Applications are open now through March 31 for Resource Education and Agriculture...
Women in ag celebrated their successes and rallied around their challenges during Montana Farmers Union’s Western Women’s Conference held at Fairmont Hot Springs Feb. 6-8.Women in ag from across the state gathered to learn and build community during the conference, which was one of two...
Montana’s elected officials have failed Montana citizens. It’s time for answers – and change. Instead of investing in public institutions and infrastructure, creating fair tax codes, and supporting ag producers by incentivizing Montana food on local grocery store shelves and ensuring right to repair equipment, current lawmakers have sided again and again with...
Guidance this week from the EPA that means equipment manufacturers can no longer cite clean air law to block right to repair for farmers and ranchers is a welcome development for right to repair advocates, Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer said.“Montana Farmers Union and...
Women passionate about agriculture and rural communities gained skills and resources during Montana Farmers Union's Eastern Montana Women's Conference held Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Sidney. The conference is one of two women's conferences offered by MFU and serves as an opportunity for women to connect with...
Montanans are demanding fairness from the farm to their forks, members of the Montana Country-of-Origin Labeling Coalition said during a press conference Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the Yellowstone Valley Food Hub in Billings. “Mandatory country-of-origin labeling is now more important than ever as the United States imports more...