The Minnesota Legislature concluded its regular business on May 20. Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) saw many agricultural interests addressed positively, but also saw quite a few disappointments in the legislative session. “A few of MFU’s […]
With six months left before the midterm elections, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is hitting the road to educate and engage manufacturing voters about the policies that are critical to the future growth and […]
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led a bipartisan group of 13 senators in writing to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting the agency cease issuing so-called “hardship” waivers exempting obligated parties from […]
Randall Singer, PhD, will share his research findings on the potential impact on animal welfare resulting from no antibiotics ever policies at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2018 Stakeholders Summit set for May 3-4 at the […]
Following China’s announcement of a proposed 25 percent tariff on imported U.S. soybeans, the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) is expressing its extreme displeasure about the escalation of a trade war with the largest customer […]
Let the farm bill jousting begin. A major farm bill impasse continues in the House as Congress has departed for a two-week recess. An extension of the 2014 Farm Bill appears likely as House Ag […]
Many elected officials, journalists and others are often asking the question, “What do rural people think?” Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) wants to help make the answers clearer. The organization is holding seven Rural Voices Discussions […]
Thirty-six Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) members and staff will be attending the National Farmers Union (NFU) 116th Anniversary Convention, held in Kansas City, Mo., March 4-6, 2018. “American farmers face a diverse array of issues, […]
A Message from Gary Wertish, Minnesota Farmers Union President Minnesota Farmers Union has deep roots in the cooperative movement. Its 1918 start in Jackson County, where men and women of Farmers Union bent their shoulders into […]
In today’s farm economy, trade, exports and finding new markets have found a way to the top of the soybean industry’s priority list. In order to continually grow markets and promote soybeans, the soybean checkoff […]
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