Farmers Union asks to join Blackfeet suit challenging 'damaging' Canada tariffs

Montana farmers sue Trump: 'Can’t afford any more uncertainty'

The Montana Farmers Union on Monday filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by four Blackfeet Nation tribal members seeking an injunction against the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canada. The organization, which has been around since 1912, said that joining the case was a way to contin...

Montana Farmers Union joins Blackfeet Nation in lawsuit against tariffs

The Montana Farmers Union (MFU) has joined the Blackfeet Nation in a federal court complaint, challenging recent tariffs they say threaten Montanas agricultural economy and violate Indigenous treaty rights.Walter Schweitzer, president of the Montana Farmers Union, said the organization became an intervenor in the case to protect the livelihoods of family farms and ranches.WATCH: Montana Farmers Union joins Blackfeet Nation in lawsuit against tar…

Montana Farmers Union seeks to join lawsuit against tariffs on Canada

An aerial view from a drone shows a combine being used to harvest the soybeans. (Photo by Joe Raedle | Getty Images)The Montana Farmers Union on Monday filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by four Blackfeet Nation tribal members seeking an injunction against the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canada. The organization, which has been around since 1912, said that joining the case was a way to continue fighting “on behalf of family f…

Farmers Union asks to join Blackfeet suit challenging 'damaging' Canada tariffs

“Montana farmers and ranchers can’t afford any more uncertainty or any more financial stressors — especially not random tariffs," MFU President Walter Schweitzer said in a statement.

Congressional delegation silence on costs of tariffs is deafening

Dave Erickson's excellent reporting on Montana's U.S. Congressional delegations' positions on tariff s show, in their own words, a complete lack of understanding the costs of tariff s on Montanans and the Montana economy.

American vision care non-profit moving to Manitoba as U.S. tariffs drive up costs

A non-profit that provides eye care to people in 68 countries plans to move its production to Manitoba because of the uncertainty created by U.S. tariffs.