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Montana Farmers Union outlines five priorities, from right-to-repair to country‑of‑origin labeling

Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation · January 14, 2025
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Eric Summerfeld, vice president of the Montana Farmers Union, told the Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation committee the union will pursue five priorities this session: right-to-repair for farm machinery, limits on data harvesting, shelf‑space for Montana products, procurement tracking, and country‑of‑origin placarding for meat.

Eric Summerfeld, vice president of the Montana Farmers Union, told the Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation committee that the organization will press five priorities this legislative session, ranging from equipment repair rules to labeling and state procurement tracking.

Summerfeld said the union wants a right-to-repair law for agricultural machinery and raised concerns about telemetry and…

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