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North Dakota Farmers UnionRead the September edition of the Union Farmer
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Read the August edition of the Union Farmer
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NDFU supports executive order addressing monopolies
North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne made the following statement today on President Joe Biden’s executive order addressing monopolies and concentrated markets in the U.S. economy. The order includes 72 initiatives that will strengthen antitrust...
Carlson continues search for conservation-minded couple to take over family farm
Mike Carlson grabs the chain he put around a split tree in the front yard of his family farm, making sure it’s secure enough to stop any further damage from North Dakota’s relentless wind. The tree, having been part of his family farm for generations, he’s not...
After losing father in auto accident, Sherlock turns tragedy into triumph
Justin Sherlock fell in love with the big city until tragedy struck. He was working as the Assistant to the President of National Farmers Union in Washington, D.C., in 2012, when he got the call that his father had died in an automobile accident. “I knew,...
GET TO KNOW A FUI AGENCY: Brian Nieuwenhuis of Garrison
I grew up in Garrison and graduated from Garrison High School in 1983. I attended NDSU in Fargo and acquired a Bachelors of Science in civil engineering in 1990. My dad, Lyle Nieuwenhuis, had a Farmers Union agency in Minot. In 1968, he moved our family from Minot to...
WATNE: Participation essential to self-government
I was walking through a major hardware store several weeks ago. It is not unusual for someone to stop and talk to me about Farmers Union. This particular individual said, “Hey, you are that Farmers Union guy.” When I get this response there are many thoughts that race...
Read the July edition of the Union Farmer
https://issuu.com/ndfu/docs/uf_-_july21web
FUI teams up with Expedition League to support food bank
Farmers Union Insurance has teamed up with the state’s Expedition League baseball teams to offer fans limited-edition baseball jerseys in exchange for food items or cash donations to the Great Plains Food Bank. “The Expedition League is proud to partner with two great...
NDFU says competition, fairness needed in food supply chains
North Dakota Farmers Union today urged the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen the nation’s food supply chain by restoring competition and fairness in markets that are dominated by a handful of multinational companies. In comments submitted to...