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  • Political Op-Ed: Tim Sheehy's Position on Country of Origin Labeling "Very Concerning"

    WALTER SCHWEITZER, Montana Farmers Union|Oct 9, 2024

    The President of Montana Farmers Union, Walter Schweitzer, recently penned an op-ed taking Tim Sheehy to task for his opposition to laws requiring meatpackers to label beef’s country of origin, also praising fellow third-generation Montanan and Big Sandy dirt farmer Jon Tester for working across the aisle to introduce a mandatory country of origin labeling bill. Recently, I listened to a radio interview with Tim Sheehy on Working Ranch radio show that is very concerning. When Tim Sheehy was asked about MCOOL (mandatory country of origin l...

  • Op-Ed CI-121: Putting Communities & Family Farms At Risk

    WALTER SCHWEITZER, Montana Farmers Union President|Apr 20, 2022

    Know the consequences before signing the petition to put CI-121 on the November ballot. At face value, CI-121 and freezing your residential property taxes may sound like a good idea. But if you further investigate the details of this misleading ballot initiative, you will find several adverse consequences. What is CI-121? It is a ballot initiative proposing a constitutional amendment that would freeze residential property value at the 2019 level and changes the assessed value to the acquisition value when purchased. This concept is not new and...