Montana Premium Processing Cooperative will hold its annual meeting Wednesday, Nov. 13, with lunch and tours beginning at noon at the Havre meat processing facility. Tours are open to the community.Following lunch, cooperative members will meet from 2-4 p.m. at the Best Western, when they...
Montana Premium Processing Cooperative will boost production capacity and invest in new equipment for value-added products thanks to $250,000 in Local Meat Capacity grant funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The member-owned, USDA-inspected Havre meat processing facility processes beef, bison, sheep, goats, and hogs. The...
More than 100 years, acres added, cattle purchased, sheep sold, and hardships overcome have passed since Walter Lee “WL” and Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Elbert) Harbaugh filed for homestead rights on Sand Creek near Jordan and established Harbaugh Ranch.The family’s fortitude was honored recently by Montana Farmers...
Several Montana youths were recognized for exhibiting exceptional leadership qualities during Montana Farmers Union’s 109th Annual Convention held Oct. 17-19 in Whitefish.Amiya Smith from Great Falls, Joseph Mikulecky from Rudyard, Ella Chauvet from Big Sandy, and Huck Turville from Belt received the Mildred Stoltz Award for...
Several leadership positions were elected during Montana Farmers Union's Annual Convention held recently in Whitefish, with Erik Somerfeld elected to serve a two-year term as Vice President.Somerfeld is a longtime MFU member and board member from Power who had served on and chaired the Resolutions Committee...
MFU Members Gather for 109th Annual Convention [gallery size="medium" ids="5012,5011,5010,5009,5008,5007,5006,5005,5004,5000,5001,5002,5003,5042,5040,5037,5036,5026,5027,5028,5031,5032,5033,5025,5022,5020,5019"] The overarching conversation during Montana Farmers Union's 109th Annual State Convention Oct. 17-19 in Whitefish was loud and clear: Reauthorize the Farm Bill in 2024. “Clearly Congress has put politics ahead of the Farm Bill,” MFU President Walter...
Montana Farmers Union applauds the United States Department of Agriculture announcement this week about a series of actions in support of a fair and competitive agriculture market."We appreciate the efforts of the Biden administration to increase more fairness in the marketplace for farmers and consumers. Holding...
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Congress has unnecessarily left farmers in limbo as they wait for either a reauthorization or yet another extension of the Farm Bill, Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer said.The Farm Bill was last reauthorized in 2018, with Congress extending it, and funding for its programs,...
Legislators in D.C. have a clearer understanding of agriculture in Montana, thanks to the Montana farmers and ranchers who spoke with leaders and Congressional members during the National Farmers Union Legislative Fly-In held earlier in September.During the Fly-In, more than a dozen Montana Farmers Union...