Brief Archives

2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |1999 | 1998 |1997 | 1996

December 16, 2004:: Day of Action at the Alberta Legislature
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May 13, 2004:: Nine things farmers need to know about the Seed Sector Review
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April 15, 2004:: National Farmers Union Submission To the Government of Manitoba
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April 15, 2004:: Excerpt from Submission to the Government of Manitoba: NFU opposed to ethanol expansion
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February 25, 2004:: The Preferred Road for PEI Agriculture
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November 20, 2003:: The Farm Crisis, Bigger Farms, and the Myths of “Competition” and “Efficiency”
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June 4, 2003:: Genetically Modified Wheat: A Report by the National Farmers Union to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food
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March 28, 2003:: The National Farmers Union’s response to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Discussion Paper on the Use of Variety Eligibility Declarations
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March, 2003:: The Canadian Farm Family at Work
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February 13, 2003:: Climate change in Canada: Adaptation and Mitigation
A brief to the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
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January 23, 2003:: Safety Nets and the Future of the Family Farm in Canada
A brief to the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
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August 6, 2002:: “Free Trade”: Is it working for farmers?
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March 2, 2002:: Farmers’ Opposition to Corporate Globalization and Trade Agreement
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January 29, 2002:: Labelling of Genetically Engineered Food Products: A Report by the National Farmers Union to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture
January 8, 2002:: Manatoba Clean Enviroment Commission on the Simplot Potato Processing Plant Proposed for Portage La Prairie
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September 11, 2001:: A Report by the National Farmers Union To the Prime Minister's Caucus Task Force on Future Opportunities in Farming
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June 27, 2001:: Record-High Fertilizer and Diesel Fuel Prices and their Relation to the Farm Income Crisis
National Farmers Union Submission to the Annual Ministers of Agriculture Meeting
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January 31, 2001:: A Proposal for Monitoring and Enforcing Regulations on Intensive Livestock Operations

December 8, 2000:: Recommended Changes to the Canadian Transportation Act
October 6, 2000:: The Effects of Hog Mega-Barns on Communities, the Environment, and Independent Hog Producers
September 15, 2000:: Proposed Standards for Agricultural Operations
March, 2000:: Pre-budget Submission to the Government of Ontario
February 17, 2000:: The Farm Crisis, EU Subsidies, and Agribusiness Market Power
February, 2000:: Possible Legislative Changes to the Farm Credit Corporation
February, 2000:: Intensive Agricultural Operations in Rural Ontario

April 30, 1999:: Submission of Perry Pearce - Effects of Trade-Related Hog Price Declines on his Farm
April 27, 1999:: Effects of the WTO and FTAA Negotiations
April 26, 1999:: Effects of Export-Oriented Agriculture
March 25, 1999:: N.B. Agriculture and Upcoming WTO Negotiations
March 23, 1999:: CGC's Program and Governance Review

September 18, 1998:: Estey Review - 1st Submission - Role of the CWB in Grain Transportation
September 18, 1998:: Estey Review - 2nd Submission - System of Rewards and Penalties
September 18, 1998:: Estey Review - 3rd Submission - Western Canadian Branchline Abandonment and Retention
July 15-16, 1998:: Ministers of Agriculture Meeting
March 9, 1998:: Grain Transportation Review - Key Issues and Problems