Articles tagged under: Gary Wertish
MFU Minute
Published October 24, 2021
Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish testified during a Minnesota House Ag Subcommittee hearing held on drought relief. Hear more in the latest MFU Minute.MFU Minute
Published September 22, 2021
The National Farmers Union held their Virtual Legislative Fly-In this past week. Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish has more in the latest MFU Minute.MFU Minute
Published August 25, 2021
The Minnesota Farmers Union will be at the state fair once again this year, serving up coffee, sandwiches and more. Learn more from President Gary Wertish in the MFU Minute.MFU Minute
Published August 11, 2021
The infrastructure package has at least passed one more hurdle. Learn more from Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish in the MFU Minute.Farm Leaders Report From Farmfest
Published August 9, 2021
During Farmfest, the Red River Farm Network visited with numerous farm leaders. Minnesota Soybean Growers Association President Mike Skaug highlighted policy issues and the importance of biofuels. Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish discussed the drought and consolidation within the…MFU Minute
Published July 14, 2021
Farmers Union is praising President Joe Biden's executive order to 'spur' competitive in the marketplace. Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish has more in the latest MFU Minute.MFU Minute
Published March 24, 2021
The Farmers Union Enterprises recently donated 35,000 pounds of pork to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Learn more from Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish in the MFU Minute.Walz Puts Focus on Agricultural Workforce Issues
Published March 23, 2021
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has established the Governor’s Committee on Safety, Health and Well-being of Agricultural and Food Processing Workers. The committee will be cochaired by Minnesota Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Andrea Vaubel and Department of Employment and Economic…Farmers Union Prioritizes COVID Recovery, Climate Change, Biofuels and Livestock
Published March 5, 2021
Policy adoption moved quick in the National Farmers Union convention's virtual format. After extending the 2020 policy for 2021, delegates accepted four special orders of business. "We tried to incorporate many decisions on policy issues in special orders to use…