Articles tagged under: Minnesota Farmers Union
MN Farmers Union Minute
Published July 18, 2022
The House Agriculture Committee will have a farm bill listening session in Minnesota later this month. Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish has more about the new farm bill and the listening session in this week's update.Minnesota Farmers Union Minute
Published June 6, 2022
Minnesota Farmers Union Government Relations Director Stu Lourey recaps the state legislative session in this week's MFU MinuteMFU Update
Published May 23, 2022
The state legislative session is officially over. Minnesota Farmers Union Government Relations Director Stu Lourey has more in this week's Minnesota Farmers Union Minute.MFU Minute
Published May 9, 2022
Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish says Minnesota lawmakers got at least one hurdle out of the way in the state session. Hear more in this week's Minnesota Farmers Union Minute.Support for Local Meat Processing
Published May 9, 2022
The U.S. Commerce Department Economic Development Administration awarded the Minnesota Farmers Union Foundation $2.9 million dollars to use towards purchasing mobile meat slaughtering and processing equipment. This grant will be utilized to facilitate workforce training. The processing equipment will be…MFU Minute
Published April 25, 2022
In this week's Minnesota Farmers Union Minute, Government Relations Director Stu Lourey has an update on the state legislative session.MFU Minute
Published April 11, 2022
Minnesota Farmers Union Government Relations Director Stu Lourey reviews Minnesota's supplemental budget bill for agriculture. Hear more in the MFU Minute.Two New Meat Processing Education Programs Start in Minnesota
Published April 4, 2022
With the demand for small, locally-owned meat processing, new training opportunities are surfacing. AgCentric Executive Director Keith Olander says there’s only six programs in the entire country at a technical level that offer meat processing education, including two new programs…MFU Minute
Published March 28, 2022
The Minnesota Legislature has passed one of the first deadlines of the session. Minnesota Farmers Union Government Relations Director Stu Lourey has more about policy priorities for the session in this MFU Minute.