“Our childcare providers need more support.” “Residents need affordable housing.” “We want to keep jobs in the community.” “There aren’t a lot of places to buy groceries.” These are sentiments I have heard from people across Kansas and Missouri. I have also heard: “We have people who want to work together to solve the problem.” Cooperative businesses are an exciting way for people to come together to solve these shared challenges. I have been working on the Homegrown Prosperity project over...

Recent ICE raids in Southwest Kansas have caused significant disruption for families, communities, and the agricultural economy. While immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility, these actions have deeply affected the people who sustain our rural communities and the industries that rely on them. Immigrants are essential to Kansas agriculture and to the social, cultural, and economic fabric of our state. Kansas Farmers Union supports improving legal pathways for the specialized labor...

Kansas Farmers Union Members meet with U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) outside his Senate office during the National Farmers Union Fly-In held September 14-16 in Washington, D.C. MCPHERSON, KS – Ten Kansas Farmers Union (KFU) members recently traveled to Washington, D.C. for National Farmers Union’s annual Legislative Fly-In, joining nearly 250 family farmers and ranchers from across the country to call for a farm bill that meets the needs of today’s farm economy. Those attending the Fly-In...