<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Wwuqa_16TE9q1s00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Wwuqa_16TE9q1s00" width="1200" height="800" ></figure>Montana Farmers Union (MFU) welcomed Rachel Prevost as their executive director Oct. 1."I feel honored to be advocating for family farmers and ranchers and staying connected to how I grew up. I feel really strongly about the vitality of rural communities and the opportunity for the next generation to stay on the family farm," Prevost said.She was raised on her family farm and ranch outside Lambert and graduated from Lambert High School in 2016. Prevost was involved with 4-H and Future Farmers of America, participating with market beef and lamb projects, as well as sewing, quilting, crocheting and public speaking.While in college, she didn't plan for a career in agriculture, uncertain of what opportunities she might have. However, after graduating from Carroll College during the Covid Pandemic of 2020 with a communication, public relations and political science degree, intern opportunities in her career field were limited. After working for a while as a digital coordinator, she was hired later that year by MFU as a lobbyist."I am really grateful that's how it worked out," Prevost commented.After lobbying in the 2021 Legislative Session, she served as the Assistant Youth Camp Advisor for the summer season before moving back to government relations work. She worked as the membership services and government affairs director prior to Oct. 1, and has been a part of MFU for nearly five years."Founded on the three pillars of education, legislation and cooperation, I look forward to MFU providing programming that helps our members feel empowered to engage with farm policy and advocacy, learn from hands-on workshops, learn new skills/technology/information to better their farms and ranches and practices on farms and ranches, community building, peer-to-peer networking and more," she said.That includes growing MFU's membership engagement and program opportunities, including the very successful Ladies in Ag program, and the Far Out &amp; Waiting programs that teach what to do in emergency situations while waiting for an ambulance to arrive.Succession Planning is another program that Prevost looks forward to expanding. MFU finished their first Succession Planning Institute Sunday, Nov. 2 in Lewistown with 68 participants."As a grassroots membership organization, everything we do is guided by and powered by the membership of our organization," Prevost explained. "MFU is lucky and proud to have a strong local Membership Ambassadors across the state that implements programming, keeps the membership directly connected to MFU leadership and helps our members advocate and keep engaged in these uncertain times. I would encourage farmers and ranchers who are looking for a community to make their voice heard and be part of the future of family farms and ranches to join MFU."</div></body>

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Montana Farmers Union (MFU) welcomed Rachel Prevost as their executive director Oct. 1. "I feel honored to be advocating for family farmers and ranchers and staying connected to how I grew up. I feel really strongly about the vitality of rural communities and the opportunity for the next generation to stay on the family farm," Prevost said.

Prevost, Lambert Native, Becomes MFU Executive Director

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Montana Farmers Union (MFU) welcomed Rachel Prevost as their executive director Oct. 1. "I feel honored to be advocating for family farmers and ranchers an

Prevost, Lambert Native, Becomes MFU Executive Director

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