As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day with family gatherings and festive cookouts, National Farmers Union released the updated “Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar” for items typically enjoyed during a Fourth of July cookout. These figures reveal how much family farmers earn compared to...
The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced a significant expansion of its efforts to address agricultural issues, with a plan to increase staffing dedicated to civil and criminal enforcement in the sector. Michael Kades, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ Antitrust Division, made...
In June, the USDA announced $50 million in Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program Grants to 141 recipients, including $100,000 to Vilicus Farms to help with creating an employee handbook and implementing incentives such as bonus pay and sick leave programs.Goals of the voluntary...
The EPA’s recent warning to John Deere that the equipment manufacturing company’s equipment manuals prohibiting the repair of emissions control systems by anyone other than Deere authorized dealers may have violated the law is another victory in Farmers Union’s fight for farmers' right to repair,...
By Walter Schweitzer, Montana Farmers Union PresidentRecently, I joined other National Farmers Union leaders in meetings with the House Ag and Senate Ag committees about each of their versions of the 2024 Farm Bill. Based on those discussions, a tight timeline, and the need for...
Montana Farmers Union will again celebrate family farmers and ranchers whose land holdings have been in their families and in operation for more than 100 years through its Centennial Farm and Ranch Program during MFU’s Annual Convention this year.Since the mid-90s, Montana Farmers Union has...
As a grassroots organization, Montana Farmers Union relies on engagement with you as members to help make programming as meaningful as possible. Several opportunities are available for you to help shape upcoming events by participating in planning committees for the Annual Convention and the 2025...
Montana Farmers Union has announced nearly $12,000 in scholarships to Montana students.The grassroots organization announced the scholarships this week as part of its commitment to education. The funding comes from MFU, the Montana Farmers Union Foundation, and several MFU Locals and supports both traditional and...
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Drills are in the fields, flowers and hardy garden produce tentatively send up shoots, and calves laze in the warm Spring sun. New life is all around, and so is a sense of possibility. Seemingly everything teeters on the edge of change, and Montana Farmers Union...