Will 2021 prove to be the year that several states finally adopt a right to repair?
Last year witnessed monumental progress for right to repair, including the expansion of an existing Massachusetts law that requires car makers to provide independent mechanics access to the same diagnostic tools used in dealerships. A federal right to repair law was also considered for the first time in US history.
2021 is expected to take the effort to an entirely new level.
This 14 number understates state interest. In 2019, 20 states mulled such initiatives – to no avail (see this 2019 post, which included a map of states then considering adopting some form of a digital right to repair, Nebraska Farmers Lead on Right to Repair). And according to Food Tank, nearly three dozen states have considered right to repair legislation, in Farmers Fight For Right To Repair Their Own Equipment.
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Event highlights will include:
n A presentation by the author of the No-Bull Food New Blog and owner of Ranch Foods Direct Mike Callicrate
n Cattle rancher and agriculture advocate Ryan Goodman on Diversity & Inclusion in the Ag Industry
n DV Auctions Livestock Market Analyst Corbitt Wall will provide a cattle industry update
n Paragon Investments Broker Jayme Kohake will provide a commodities and markets forecast
n Andy Junkin with Agriculture Strategy will give a presentation on farm succession, Coming Home: Blending the old and new generation on the family farm.
n MFU President Walter Schweitzer will talk about the Launch of the New Meat Cooperative with MSU Northern
Montana Snowpack Building After Dry Spell, But Drought Still A Factor
Meteorologists last fall said Montana could be in store for a particularly cold and snowy La Niña winter. By late October, cold temperatures and record snowfall shattered regional records but that wintery weather quickly gave way to much drier and mild conditions.
So what has happened to our winter, and what’s next?
Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer remembers that cold and snowy October weather.
“Forced us to start feeding the cows a little earlier than we wanted, he said.
Schweitzer raises cattle and runs a haying operation southeast of Great Falls near Geyser. He said November ushered in significant changes.
GREAT FALLS- The Montana Farmers Union is using a grant they received to purchase mobile harvest unit as a cooperative, and are planning on starting the first meat processing curriculum in the U.S.
The Montana Farmers Union announced Thursday they received a $150,000 Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant (MMPIG), which is funded by Coronavirus relief funds.
Montana Farmers Union and Farmers Union partners in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Farmers Union Enterprise (FUE) will each invest an additional $150,000 to purchase and set up the mobile harvest unit (MHU) as a cooperative.Â
âThis cooperative will benefit Montana producers and butchers by providing the ability to harvest livestock that will be USDA inspected and for sale,â a release from the Montana Farmers Union says. âDuring the pandemic millions of consumers are looking for sources of beef and pork to feed their families. Montana livestock harvest facilities are being over-