Camperships are available for campers to attend Montana Farmers Union’s low-cost, high-impact Summer Camp at Arrowpeak programs this summer, thanks to community support. A $1,000 grant awarded by the Leroy and Claris Strand Foundation will cover the cost of attending camp for several campers from Belt, Fort Benton, Geraldine, Geyser, Highwood, Raynesford, and Stanford. In addition to the funding for...
Previous Next Ag leaders and community members celebrated local agriculture and innovation during the grand opening of Montana Safflower Monday in Great Falls.Montana Safflower uses Montana-grown safflower to create a new market for a drought-resistant crop for Montana farmers and craft unmatched oil in small batches, cold-pressed...
Gain advocacy skills, grow your network, and explore future career opportunities during National Farmers Union's All-States Leadership Summit. Applications are now open to represent Montana at the summit, NFU's premier youth development conference for young adults ages 18-22. Participants will grow their networks, learn from agricultural...
The proposed settlement agreement reached between John Deere and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois regarding right-to-repair claims is woefully inadequate, Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer said."Montana Farmers Union has long fought for farmers’ right to repair their own equipment....
Community members are invited to join Montana Farmers Union in celebrating local agriculture and innovation during the grand opening of Montana Safflower at 3 p.m., Monday, April 13, at 16 Liberty Lane in Great Falls.Montana Safflower uses Montana-grown safflower to create a new market for...
Montana Farmers Union is pleased to announce the formation of the new Sanders County Local. As an official Local, the chapter provides the opportunity for MFU member producers to more directly engage with Montana Farmers Union, a non-partisan, grassroots organization. The Local designation also allows the...
Several Montana Farmers Union members were recognized nationally for their leadership on behalf of family farmers and ranchers during National Farmers Union’s Annual Conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana, earlier in March.April Martin, director/effector of the Wild Rose Center who ranches in Busby, was recognized...
Montana Farmers Union is pleased to announce the formation of the new Big Horn County Local, also known as The Cow Belles. As a Local, member producers can more directly engage with the non-partisan, grassroots organization. The Local designation also allows the group to tap into MFU’s broader resources focused on...
Farmers and ranchers from Montana joined roughly 500 of their contemporaries to help shape national policy during National Famers Union’s Annual Convention held earlier this month in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Montana Farmers Union delegates, along with delegates from other state Farmers Union organizations, worked together to finalize NFU’s policy that...
Montana producers can sharpen their leadership skills with other developing agricultural leaders from five states through the Farmers Union Enterprises Leadership Program.The FUEL program empowers leaders from the Farmers Union Enterprises states of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin at a time when...