Candidates for several MFU leadership positions have officially filed. Candidates appearing on the ballot are: Vice President, 2-year term: Rollie Schlepp (Conrad) and Erik Somerfeld (Power) Board District 1, 3-year term: John Ferrat (Toston) Board District 3, 3-year term: Sarah Degn (Sidney) Board District 3 & 4 At Large, 3-year term:...
WASHINGTON – National Farmers Union and the U.S. Department of Agriculture today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to address staffing levels and improve customer service at USDA Farm Service Agency county-level offices.Under this MOU, NFU and USDA will work together to gather feedback on the experiences...
[gallery size="large" ids="4521,4523,4522"]A new workshop series hosted by Montana Farmers Union is helping rural residents know what to do until Emergency Medical Services are able to arrive during emergencies.Several Far Out & Waiting workshops have been offered in partnership with local EMS crews so far...
By Ben Peterson, Region 5-6 at large MFU Board RepresentativeFarmers Union has had many different logos over the years starting with the plow, hoe, and rake. These logos represent our organization and carry great meaning to us, MFU’s members and leaders who craft and implement...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced the appointment of 20 new members to the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers, including Alexandria Moxley from Montana. This committee is part of USDA’s support for equitable access to USDA’s services and programs and creating...
The current U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of several previous Supreme Court rulings has changed precedence that lower courts used to rule on legal disputes. Of particular concern is the Court’s recent overturning of the Chevron deference, which will create uncertainties for farmers and increase lawsuits...
Last month, Montana Farmers Union hosted participants in the 2024 Farmers Union Enterprise Leadership cohort for their summer leadership training focused on advocacy and leadership. The 19 participants and five supporting staff hail from the five Farmers Union Enterprise states of Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, South...
[gallery ids="4295,4296,4294"]Several Farmer’s Share Days sponsored by Montana Farmers Union in the coming weeks will educate consumers about their food dollar and how decades of mergers and acquisitions have resulted in uncompetitive, fragile food supply chains that don’t fairly compensate farmers.“The Farmer’s Share shines the...
Glacier Processing Cooperative will modernize its meat processing facility, increase efficiencies, and position the co-op for long-term growth through a $250,000 USDA Local Meat Capacity Grant. The co-op received one of 33 Local MCap grants totaling nearly $26.9 million announced by the USDA in July. The...
Twenty four community projects centered on agriculture have received a total of more than $33,000 in grants from the Montana Farmers Union Foundation.“This year was harder than ever to select the grant awardees. For every grant we awarded, there were two great projects that we were...