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WFU responds to declaration of meatpackers as critical infrastructure

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Wisconsin Farmers Union Logo

Wisconsin Farmers Union issued the following statement in response to the President’s executive order on April 28 declaring meatpacking plants “critical infrastructure” under the Federal Defense Production Act:

One of the striking trends in the Wisconsin COVID-19 case count has been the alarming

Wisconsin Farmers Union Sets 2020 Policy Priorities

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Photo - Wisconsin Farmers Union members lined up for a chance to share their insights during the grassroots policy discussion at the 89th WFU State Convention Jan. 31-Feb. 2 in Rothschild. At the mic is District 3 Director Ed Gorell of Eleva. 

At the 89th annual Wisconsin Farmers Union State

Wisconsin Farmers Union Responds to State of the State Address

Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden has offered the following statement in response to Governor Evers' 2020 State of the State address:

Wisconsin Farmers Union applauds Governor Tony Evers for focusing on support for struggling farmers in his 2020 State of the State address. The

Wisconsin Farmers Union on Pfaff firing

Wisconsin Farmers Union appreciates Brad Pfaff's long-time commitment to family farmers, and we are disappointed in the dysfunction witnessed on the Senate floor today. Pfaff, who was incredibly qualified and already had spent nearly a year in his role, was sacrificed for standing up for the very

Wisconsin Farmers Union 2019 Summer Conference

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Gov. Tony Evers

One main focus of the 2019 Wisconsin Farmers Union Summer Conference was clean water. The conference this year featured a demonstration of water runoff from different kinds of farming practices. The demonstration was done by Pheasants Forever and showed how modern farming practices can limit water

The Road to Change: Farmers rally in Iowa for Farmer Bill of Rights

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Farmers Union Members by Bus

STORM LAKE, Iowa – “When family farms prosper, everyone prospers.” Scribed on the back of their shirts, that was the message that Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) members carried to the inaugural Heartland Forum in Iowa on March 30.

The event drew hundreds of rural advocates and a slate of presidential

Time to decide what ‘reality’ we want for America’s Dairyland

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Danielle Endvick

Upcoming Dairy Together Road Show brings hope, research for a path forward

By Danielle Endvick | WFU Communications Director

“Reality.” It’s a word I’ve run across lately more than I’d like.

The reality is, or so I’ve been told, that little can be done to save the hundreds of dairy farmers who are

Farmers Union members set 2019 policy priorities

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Policy Discussion

APPLETON – At the 88th annual Wisconsin Farmers Union State Convention Jan. 25-27 in Appleton, delegates from across the state adopted policy that will guide the family farm organization’s work in the coming year.

"The policy discussion at the annual State Convention is the democratic process in its