Articles tagged under: MFU
End of Session Nears
Published May 14, 2023
Minnesota Farmers Union Director of Government Relations Stu Lourey says healthcare is an important issue in St. Paul during this session. “We are very committed to ensuring a pubic buy-in option to Minnesota Care will allow farmers and others to…Sharing Climate Smart Strategies
Published May 8, 2023
Minnesota Farmers Union hosted a Climate Smart Commodities Working Group sharing information on projects funded through the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities Grant Program. “People were asking what others knew about these projects and we thought it would be…Confidence in New House Ag Committee Leadership
Published January 23, 2023
Despite new leadership in the House Agriculture Committee, Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish is confident in the timely passage of the new farm bill. “This will be the first farm bill in I believe the last four that we…A Farmers’ Guide to Carbon Markets Released
Published January 17, 2023
Minnesota Farmers Union and the Farmers' Legal Action Group have worked together to publish a farmer's guide to the carbon market. The guide helps outline what farmers and ranchers can expect from carbon credit contracts. Big Stone County Farmers Union…New Legislators, New Relationships
Published November 28, 2022
Midterm elections are behind us and there will be many new legislators in St. Paul for the upcoming session. Minnesota Farmers Union Government Relations Director Stu Lourey says now is the time to build relationships with the 65 first-term lawmakers.…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…Grassroots Policy Development
Published October 15, 2019
In preparation for next month’s Minnesota Farmers Union convention, policy issues have been heard in the county meetings. MFU Government Relations Director Stu Lourey says a lot of good resolutions have come forward. "Some of them we've seen before on…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…