by Lyndsay Bruno | May 8, 2019 | News
Hello!! I’m Vicky Jo Reeves and I would like for you to join me in my new adventure with Montana Farmers Union as the new Educational Program Assistant.I moved here over 40 some years ago from a dairy/industrial community called Waverly, NY. I have had the pleasure of...
by Lyndsay Bruno | Apr 17, 2019 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Great Falls, MT – Chris Christiaens of Montana Farmers Union and Presidents of North Dakota and South Dakota Farmers Union met last week with the Surface Transportation Board in Washington, D.C., to discuss the rate per ton mile increase in rail...
by Lyndsay Bruno | Apr 12, 2019 | Legislative, News
Front and center this week is the Medicaid Expansion Bill, HB 658, which failed to pass the State Senate Thursday with the body locked in a 25-25 tie. Governor Steve Bullock issued a statement shortly after saying, “The 96,000 Montanans who rely on Medicaid expansion...
by Lyndsay Bruno | Apr 11, 2019 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Thursday, April 11, 2019 CONTACT:Andy Fjeseth, Montana Department of Agriculture, (406) 444-3684 Report shows demographic changes, loss of farm income Helena, Mont. – USDA’s National Agricultural Statistic Service today released the 2017 Census...
by Lyndsay Bruno | Mar 14, 2019 | News
In recognition for his work with the My Neighbor in Need(MNIN) program, which is sponsored by Montana Farmers Union, Dave Snuggs of Great Falls was awarded the the Spirit of Montana Award by Congressman Greg Gianforte. MNIN, launched in 2012, allows for those in need...
by Lyndsay Bruno | Mar 14, 2019 | News
By Laura Garber There is no doubt about it, women farmers are taking American agriculture into the future! At the National Farmers Union Women’s Conference held in San Diego, CA this past January, over 80 women in agriculture from as far as Hawaii, Wisconsin, and New...
by Lyndsay Bruno | Mar 1, 2019 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2019 Lyndsay Bruno/ Communications Director Great Falls, MT (February 26, 2019) – Twelve MFU members will represent membership as delegates at the 117th National Farmers Union Convention in Bellevue, WA March 3-5. Delegates to the...
by Lyndsay Bruno | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Montana Farmers Union is a longtime supporter of country-of-origin labeling (COOL). MFU and National Farmers Union fought for years to label meat, both to give consumers a choice at the meat counter, and to aid U.S. producers, because when given the choice, consumers...
by Lyndsay Bruno | Jan 29, 2019 | News
By Justin Loch membership director Farm and Ranch Safety has always been important to Montana Farmers Union and its members. National Farmers Union, with funding from Montana Farmers Union and other Farmers Union states, has developed a whole farm safety program with...
