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05Nov’20
NFU-O Shares Results of Abattoir Survey with Minister Hardeman
On November 4, the NFU-O Livestock Committee, comprised of Board, staff, and members, met with Minister Hardeman to share the results of a survey of provincially-licensed abattoirs regarding their ability […]
26Aug’20
Conservation Authorities Letter to Premier
Dear Premier Ford, We, the 112 undersigned organizations, call on the Government of Ontario to retain the current mandate of the province’s 36 Conservation Authorities in protecting, restoring and […]
25Aug’20
Carruthers Creek MZO Request
Dear Minister Clark, We are writing to express our concern about a request from Pickering Council for a Minister’s zoning order (MZO) that would have a significant negative impact […]
30Jul’20
Reflections and Proposals on “A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe” (ERO 019-1679 & ERO 019-1680)
ERO 019-1679 Proposed Land Needs Assessment Methodology for A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. ERO 019-01680 Proposed Amendment 1 to A Place to Grow: […]
14Jul’20
Response to Freedom of Information Request for FBR Numbers
Updated August 10, 2020   OMAFRA Notice of Decision.   Sent July 14, 2020 [email protected]     To Whom It May Concern:   As an accredited farm organization representing farmers […]
08Jun’20
NFU-O Statement on the Deaths of Two Migrant Farm Workers
In the past week, Mexican migrant farm workers Bonifacio Eugenio Romero and Rogelio Muñoz Santosa have died of COVID-19 in Southwestern Ontario. They lost their lives to feed us and […]
08May’20
Local Food Requires Local Abattoirs says NFU-O
The need for more regional meat processing capacity in Ontario has never been so evident. The closure of two of Canada’s largest beef processors due to an outbreak of COVID […]
21Apr’20
Request for Assistance to Farmers Markets to Meet COVID-19 Measures
The National Farmers Union (NFU) would like to thank Public Health Ontario and all of the Public Health Units across the province for their tireless work to keep Ontarians healthy. […]
20Apr’20
Submission re. Amendments to Regulation 244/97 and Provincial Standards under the Aggregate Resources Act
The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) is an accredited farm organization representing thousands of farmers in Ontario and has advocated for farm families across Ontario and Canada since 1969. […]
18Mar’20
Trade injury letter to Minister Hardeman – NFU-O & CFFO
February 21, 2020 Dear Minister Hardeman, As Ontario farmers prepare their cropping, livestock and business plans for the 2020 farming season, the obvious lessons of weather and disease challenges in […]
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