Ecosystem Service Payments: Enhancing Sustainability in Agriculture
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | April 2025 Submitted by Dr. Thorsten Arnold, Grey County Ecosystem Service Payments (ESPs) promote environmental...
Even Green Thumbs Require Cultivation
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | August 2024 Hands-on and in-depth agricultural knowledge from seasoned farmers is invaluable and Ignatius’ New...
NFU-O: Waterloo Region plows under crops while fields burn out west
Farmers Forum July 30, 2024 GUELPH – On July 24, 160 acres of corn, intended for animal silage, in Wilmot Township were ploughed under and...
Farmers sound climate change alarm amid unusually wet summer
CBC July 28, 2024 The Westboro Farmers' Market was bustling on Saturday morning, the path running down Byron Linear Park packed with shoppers. A line formed at Stuart Oke's...
“Planting the Seed”: Growing Native Plants
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | June 2023 Across the country, changes in bylaws and regulations are resulting in a massive...
Genetic Modification: New developments a concern for farmers?
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | April 2023 Farm papers are full of articles about possible new genetically modified (GM or...
NFU-O Farmers Believe Fields And Forest Belong Together
The Ontario Woodlander—An Ontario Woodlot Association Quarterly By Max Hansgen, President, National Farmers Union - Ontario Issue 113, Winter 2023 There is truth in the...
This is our last, best chance for effective climate action in agriculture
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | August 2022 Provinces are currently negotiating with the Federal government to finalize the most important...
Knowledge and action leads to hope
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | May 2022 There is a climate crisis on our farms. However, the February announcement about...