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The NFU-O gets the job done
The NFU-O is a strong and growing organization of family farmers; together we build successful, sustainable farms and vibrant rural communities. Our members develop farmer-friendly...
The NFU-O represents farming sector during a meeting of the Senate
On Thursday, December 8 2016, Emery Huszka - NFU-O President and Region 3 Coordinator - spoke at a meeting of the Senate. The meeting was...
Letter Re. the Ontario Climate Change Action Plan
Dear Ministers Leal and Murray, The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) would like to congratulate you for your leadership in developing a Climate Action...
Supporters Welcome Prison Farm Feasibility Study
June 8, 2016 KINGSTON, Ontario -- Prison farm supporters welcomed the announcement last week that the federal government will conduct a feasibility study on restoring...
Minutes of February 9, 2016
The approved minutes of the meeting for NFU-O Local 362 for February 9, 2016. [gview file="https://nfuontario.ca/new/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/MinutesFeb92016NFU-Final.pdf"]
Letter re. Waukesha WI’s Proposal to Divert Water from the Great Lakes
Dear Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario: The National Farmers Union – Ontario is calling on you to object to Waukesha, Wisconsin’s proposal to divert...
Letter to the Editor re. GM alfalfa
Dear Editor, Forage Genetics International (FGI) has recently announced that it has sold genetically modified (GM) alfalfa seed to customers in Ontario. This GM alfalfa...
Saving the Central Experimental Farm and enabling Hospital Renewal
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change (with responsibility for Parks Canada Agency...
Open Letter to Federal Party Leaders
Dear Party Leaders: According to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada State of the Sector, agriculture and the agri-food sector generated $108.2 billion in 2014, accounting...