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The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent announcement to grant ethanol production waivers to 31 oil refining companies is another nail in the coffin of family farmers, according to North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne. “This administration has said they...

When the Wildfire take to the gridiron in Mott, N.D., this fall, their field will have a much-needed facelift, thanks to a contribution by Farmers Union Insurance (FUI) and Mott area FUI agent Brad Greff. A new score clock, relocation of the crow’s nest that includes...

Prior to retiring as an automotive mechanic for a local dealership, Jim Trana of Stanley went searching for a hobby. “After 38 years of working on vehicles, I didn’t want to do it (as a hobby),” said Trana, who built a small building in his backyard to work in. “I...

Born and raised in Mandan, Ryan Schnell has no intentions of leaving. For him, it’s home. “This is where I wanted to stay — I wasn’t really interested in moving somewhere else,” he said. Outside of a few years at North Dakota State University and a junior college in...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series of monthly stories dedicated to Farmers Union Industries and its seven businesses. By Chris Aarhus, NDFU Time and time again, customers of Artex manure spreaders start their conversations with plant manager Chett Bisel the...

North Dakota Farmers Union welcomed USDA’s release of Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payment details. “This is everything Farmers Union has worked on for months,” said NDFU President Mark Watne. “When other groups were telling us payments wouldn’t happen, we stood...

  EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a monthly series dedicated to Farmers Union Industries and its seven businesses. Read the June edition to learn about Central Bi-Products. At the Global Pet Expo in Orlando, sWheat Scoop complex manager Bob Larson received a...