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News
May May 6: Commentary: Maybe We Have a Farm Bill. . .Maybe We Don't
April April 28: Farm Bill Statement by MFU April 16: Editorial: Farmers Share of Food Dollar Just 20 Cents April 10: Permanent Disaster Important Component of Farm Bill April 8: Commentary: Farmers Share
March March 28: MFU to Hold Carbon Credit Sign-up Workshops March 17: Agriculture Appreciation is Every Day March 14: Farm Bill Delay a Disappointment March 14: Slowdown JBS-Swift Proposed Acquisition March 11: Commentary: Agriculture: an integral part of energy self-sufficiency March 6: MFU Delegates Help Set NFU Policy
February Feb. 12: Running from Diversity Feb. 8: What Women Need to Know About Financial Planning
January Jan. 29: MFU Offers $2,500 in Scholarships for 2008 Jan. 25: MFU Urges Congress to Pass a Farm Bill Jan. 16: Cloning: a technology looking for a market Jan. 15: Commentary: A New Generation of Farmers Jan.14: Carbon Credit Meetings Set for Eastern Montana
2007 December Dec. 19: MFU Calls for Limiting Canadian Cattle Imports Dec. 18: Commentary: Keep Food Dollars Local Dec. 14: MFU Commends Senate for Farm Bill Passage
November Nov. 20: Commentary: Thanksgiving Thoughts Nov. 19: MFU Supports Limiting Canadian Cattle Imports Nov 16: MFU Disappointed with Farm Bill Delay Nov. 9: MFU Calls on Congress to Approve a Farm Bill this Year
October Oct. 31: MFU Elects President & Board Oct. 31: MFU Torchbearer Oct. 31: MFU Junior Youth Awards Oct. 31: MFU Insurance Agent Awards Oct. 23: MFU Non-Partisan Statement Oct. 23: Commentary: 2007 Produces a Bumper Crop of Unsafe . . . . . Oct. 5: MFU Commends Senate Finance Committee for Permanent Disaster Program Oct. 3: MFU to Host 92nd Annual Meeting & Convention (Agenda following release)
September Sept. 19: MFU Supports a Permanent Disaster Program Sept. 14: MFU Opposes Proposed County FSA Office Closures Sept. 13: MFU Members Travel to Washington, D.C.
August August 28: Commentary: Energizing Rural America August 13: Enrollment Deadline Extended for Carbon Credit Program August 7: Join the 8th Annual Farm-to-Table Tour
July July 31: Commentary: A COOL Celebration July 27: MFU Applauds House Farm Bill Passage July 23: MFU Youth Elected to National Advisory Council July 23: MFU President to Promote Food Safety & Food Security at Nation's Capitol July 20: House Agriculture Committee Passes a Farm Bill July 18: The TRUTH about Country-of-Origin Labeling July 17: MFU Promotes Farm Bill Priorities as House Begins Deliberations July 9: Farm Bill Consideration to Begin July 17 July 3: MFU to Hold Carbon Credit Meeting July 3: Commentary: U.S. Senate Ag Committee Field Hearing July 2: Testimony, MFU President Alan Merrill, U.S. Senate Ag Committee Field Hearing
June June 5: Commentary: Safe Food Debate Continues
May May 25: Disaster Assistance Neither Unnecessary nor Excessive May 9: MFU Urges Action on Disaster Assistance Vote Set in U.S. House May 8: Commentary: 23 Headlines: 10 About Food Safety May 4: Eating Should Not Require A Detective's Skill and Nerves of Steel May 3: MFU Applauds Senator Tester's Biofuel Crop Insurance Plan
April April 10: Commentary: The Long, Lax Wheat Gluten Journey April 9: Montana Farmers Union Offers Carbon Credit Program
March March 22: Opinion: Fast Track Trade Authority Hurts Montana Farmers, Workers by Alan Merrill and David Sirota March 19: Drive-In and Fly-In for MFU Legislative Action March 15: MFU Supports End to Fast Track March 13: Commentary: Spring is Just Around the Corner March 9: The Tally Grows for BSE Cases in Canada
February February 26: Montana Farmers Union Members Travel to National Farmers Union Convention February 22: National Farmers Union Foundation Hosts 2007 College Conference on Cooperatives February 13: Commentary: Foolish Legislation is a Rope of Sand
January January 31: 2007 Farm Bill Statement January 29: MFU Support for COOL and Congressional Delegation Jan. 19: Oilseeds & Biodeisel Workshop, February 15 in Great Falls Jan. 16: Commentary: Proposal to Expand Beef Imports from Canada
2006
December Dec. 19: Commentary: Ag Leadership Shifts Projects Farm Bill Changes
November Nov. 21: Commentary: Turkey Season Nov. 17: 'Seeds of Deception' author Jeffrey Smith to speak in Montana Nov. 17: Young Producers focus on Rural Leadership Nov. 3: Junior Youth Receive Awards Nov. 3: Education Director Hired Nov. 3: Ralph Parker Memorial Scholarship Presented Nov. 3: Higher Education Scholarships Announced Nov. 3: Insurance Agents Honored
October NOTICE: Non-partison Point of Information October 28: MFU Elects President & Board October 25: Centennial Farms Honored at MFU Convention October 24: Commentary: October is Co-op Month October 26: MFU 91st Convention Goes Green October 18: Senator Baucus Holds Listening Session in Fort Benton October 4: MFU President to Resign October 4: MFU to Sponsor U.S. House Candidate Debate October 4: MFU Partners with Co-ops for Customer Appreciation During Co-op Month October 3: Congressional Decision on Disaster -- a Disaster
September Sept. 15: Spinach Scare Points to the Need for Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Sept. 8: MFU Hires Government Affairs and Membership Directors Sept. 7: MFU Members Travel to Washington, DC for Fly-In
August August 29: Commentary: MFU Members Testify at U.S. Senate field hearings August 28: Guest Column: Commodity Futures Trading Commission Asked to Investigate Low Prices August 26: MFU Member Testifies Before U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee August 17: MFU Member Testifies Before U.S. Senate Ag Committee August 7: 7th Annual Farm-to-Table tour August 1: Commentary: Carbon Sequestration Explored
July July 26: MFU State Youth Advisory Board Announced July 25: MFU Youth Elected to National Advisory Council July 4: Commentary: Energy Independence Day
June June 7: Workshop. The Future of America: Energy From Our Farm
June 6:
Commentary: Montana's 25x25 Initiative May 9: Commentary: Agriculture's Defining Moment
April April 11: Commentary: Join "The Upchuck Rebellion" April 5: MFU Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Family Farms
March March 31: MFU Hires Education Director March 30: time to Make Summer Camp Plans
March 29:
MFU Offers $2,500 in Scholarships for 2006 March 14: Commentary: The Moral Dilemma
February 21: Agricultural Banquet A Success
January 23:
MFU: Close Canadian Border Until BSE Problem Resolved
2005
December December 12: Opinion: Congress Poised to Break Contract with Rural America
November November 22: Commentary: COOL is a Law that Deserves Implementation November 22: MFU Schedules Producer-Consumer Outreach Event November 18: MFU Cooperative Leadership Award November 9: MFU Farm Bill & Trade Special Order of Business
October October 31: MFU Awards Scholarship Funds to MSU October 31: MFU Presents Highest Youth Award October 31: MFU Awards Youth Scholarships October 31: MFU Honors Agents October 31: MFU Elects Officers October 27: COOL Delayed AGAIN October 25: Commentary: From the Farm to the Farm
September September 25: Commentary: Fuels from the Farm: a promising energy plan September 23: Montana Farmers Union to Hold 90th Annual Meeting and Convention
September 22:
Joint Release:
Farm Groups Announce Re-Instatement of BNSF 52-Car
Price Spread August
August 30:
Commentary:
Participate in Your Government August 2: MFU Youth Elected to National Advisory Council
July July 28: Opinion: Border Opening Benefits the Few July 28: MFU Statement on CAFTA Passage July 22: Follow the Food Path with Montana Farmers Union July 21: Border Opening Benefits the Few July 11: MFU President in Alaska July 5: Commentary: BSE
June June 9: MFU Will Continue to Fight for COOL June 8: MFU Awards Academic Scholarships June 7: Commentary: USDA: for whom does it work? June 1: Parker Memorial Golf Tournament June 18
May 10:
Commentary: Rail
Competition Legislation Crucial April 22: The Legislature Adjourns Sine Die and Sets the Stage for Rural Montana April 12: Commentary: Renewable Energy: Good for All April 6: MFU Hires Education Director April 1: Opinion: Budget News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly April 1: MFU Hires Executive Director
March March 22: Local Farmer Attends NFU Washington Fly-In March 22: MFU Legislative Drive-In to Focus on Food and Fuel March 15: Commentary: Washington Fly-In March 17: MFU Disappointed in Senator Burns Vote
March 3:
Focus on Border Issues: MFU congratulates R-CALF & the U.S. Senate
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