Articles tagged under: rural healthcare

Marshall Farmer Creates Online Support for Farmers

Published February 13, 2026

Ruth Lanoue, Marshall, Minnesota, is turning her MARL leadership experience into a new project to support farmers’ mental health. Lanoue, who runs a diverse farming operation with her husband, says her MARL experience inspired her to combine her agricultural background…
Top StoriesLatest News

MFBF Earns New Horizon Award

Published January 11, 2026

The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation is bringing home some hardware from the American Farm Bureau Convention. The state group won the State Award of Excellence New Horizon Award. "The Minnesota Farm Bureau teamed up with Zumbro Valley Medical Society and…
Latest NewsAg Business

Smith: ‘We Need to Negotiate and Come Together’

Published October 12, 2025

Minnesota Senator Tina Smith says the government shutdown is having a particular effect on rural communities. “We keep having the same vote over and over again, and nothing changes, which tells me that what needs to happen is we actually…
Top StoriesLatest NewsPolicy

Complex Issues, Complex Solutions

Published January 28, 2024

A legislative listening session was held in Faribault, Minnesota last week to discuss issues facing farmers. Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Aric Putnam heard about water quality issues. More than half of the wells experiencing issues with nitrates are not up…
Latest NewsPolicy

Minnesota Farmers Union Holds Annual Convention

Published November 21, 2020

Minnesota Farmers Union approved seven special orders during its virtual convention on Saturday, focusing on affordable rural healthcare, resilient ag markets, rural broadband access and pandemic recovery. "We want to help people survive the pandemic," said Gary Wertish, president, Minnesota…
Top StoriesLatest NewsMarkets

News Categories

Latest RRFN Podcasts

Country Morning
Country Morning Presented by CHS Ag Services
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026
Agriculture Today
Agriculture Today Presented by CHS Ag Services
Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2026
Market Analysis
Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2026
Weather
AM Weather
Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2026
This Week In Agriculture
Friday, Apr 10th, 2026
TransFARMation
TransFARMation McKenzie Darling
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026
Talking Conservation
Talking Conservation: Myron Sylling
Friday, Feb 14th, 2025
Ag Innovation News Presented by AURI
AURI - Ag Innovation News Podcast - GreenSeam
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026