MFU Donates 30,000 pounds of pork to MFBN
Great Falls, MT- Montana Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprise donated 30,000 pounds of pork ribs to the Montana Food Bank Network in Missoula Monday. The pork ribs are from Redwood Farms, one of the entities in the Farmers Union family of businesses owned by...
House Candidates Debate Key Ag Issues
Great Falls-On Saturday candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives debated agriculture and rural issues during a virtual primary debate aired statewide by Cowles Media and Northern News Radio Network. The debate was hosted by Montana Farmers Union, Northern...
Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives to Face-off in Virtual Primary Debate on May 2
Great Falls- Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives will have the opportunity to state their positions on rural and agriculture issues by virtual primary debate on May 2. Cowles Media Television Network and Northern News Radio Network will air the debates...
STEM with an Ag Focus
Montana Farmers Union is excited to announce that Farmers Union Enterprise (FUE) and STEM FUSE will be offering educational materials for free through July. FUE created an educational program based around Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) that gives...
MFU Applauds Governor Bullock for Finding Common Sense Solution to Help Feed Montanans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2020 Great Falls, MT- In response to Governor Bullock’s letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting allowance for in-state custom meat processing Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer issued...
Gubernatorial Candidates to Debate on Rural & Agriculture Issues
The Montana Farmers Union Gubernatorial Debate can be viewed here. (Great Falls)- Candidates for Montana governor will have the opportunity to state their positions on rural and agriculture issues by virtual primary debate on April 25. Cowles Media Television Network...
2020 Scholarship Winners Announced
Congratulations Scholarship Winners! Cory Kelly & Maggie Shane received the Montana Farmers Union Scholarship Lilly Green received the Chouteau County Farmers Union Scholarship James Van Spyk received the Cascade County Farmers Union Scholarship Abby Fritz...
What’s in the COVID-19 Bill
Bill Provides Support for Farmers, Rural Hospitals; provided by National Farmers Union To alleviate the current and potential economic fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the president signed into law a $2 trillion emergency relief bill that will continue to...
President Schweitzer commends Fox, Tester & Daines on fighting back against meat packers
Montana Farmers Union president Walter Schweitzer finds it encouraging to see our Attorney General and Senators all in agreement that the multinational packers are price gouging the consumers and the producers. MFU thanks Montana Attorney General Tim Fox for...
Entrepreneurs share challenges and successes at women’s conference
The Montana Farmers Union Women’s Conference is an opportunity for members to come together to celebrate their contributions to agriculture, learn about the diversity in the industry and take in some personal and professional development workshops. As a bonus...