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Help is a Click Away

Published March 15, 2024

The National Farmers Union is part of a coalition offering a new tool for farmers suffering from mental health issues. NFU Chief of Staff Brittany Jablonsky said the Togetherall platform is intended to highlight the importance of mental health and…
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A Good First Step

Published March 6, 2024

North Dakota Farmer’s Union President Mark Watne sees the Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Rule - a new rule to the Packers and Stockyards Act - as a good first step in helping fix some of the issues that producers…
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Agriculture Depends on Metro and Rural Lawmakers

Published November 21, 2022

Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish is looking forward to working with the new agriculture committee chairs; Representative Samantha Yang of Brooklyn Center and Senator Aric Putnam of St. Cloud. "We have to work together. To have a strong rural…
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Agriculture Groups Challenge Fuel Efficiency Rule

Published June 30, 2020

A coalition of agriculture groups are challenging a fuel efficiency rule for vehicles from the Environmental Protection Agency. One of those organizations is Farmers Union, who says the rule fails to recognize the benefits of mid-level ethanol blends for achieving…
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Farm Groups Launch Stress Management Course

Published June 23, 2020

Three farm groups – Farm Credit, Farm Bureau and Farmers Union – have launched a new farm stress management course for farmers, ranchers and those who work in agriculture. This follows an announcement earlier this winter that the groups were…
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A Buffer Tax Credit Costs Money

Published April 13, 2018

Minnesota Farmers Union Director of Government Relations Thom Petersen thinks Governor Dayton could be supportive of the proposed tax credit for buffers. “Actually, Governor Dayton had originally proposed something similar two years ago. I think Representative Anderson’s bill would be…
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