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Encouraging a new generation of farmers

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | November 2018 In Ontario, 55 per cent of farmers are over the age of 55...
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Save our swallows with Nature Canada

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | August 2018 By Ted Cheskey and Brodie Badcock-Parks Nature Canada Everyone loves swallows, the busy...
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Mitigating the effects of extreme weather events through soil health

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | July 2018 By Tony Straathof It’s early June, and now that the planting is complete,...
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Beyond Election Day: making your voice heard

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | June 2018 By the time this magazine arrives in your mailbox, you will be about...
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2018 Election Questions – Responses Added

In light of the upcoming election, we reached out to parties to ask their opinion on key agricultural issues. Party responses in the order they...
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Putting food and farming issues first in the upcoming election

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | May 2018 As Ontarians begin to prepare for the provincial election in June, one of...
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Cultivating change

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | April 2018 Our annual convention and AGM took place at the beginning of the month....
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Welcome to the 2018-2019 NFU-O Regional Council!

  Emery Huszka Acclaimed National Farmers Union - Ontario President/NFU Region 3 Coordinator Emery Huszka of Florence, Ontario was acclaimed as the National Farmers Union...
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Land access tools for new farmers

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | March 2018 Access to land has always been the main obstacle for new and young...
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