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NFU farmers sound alarm on Climate Crisis for Farmers at United Nations Summit

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | January 2022 In November 2021, the National Farmers Union (NFU) sent seven farmers and food...
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Planting the Seeds for Future Generations: Natalie Legault of RD Legault Seeds

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | September 2021 Natalie Legault is planting seeds for future generations – metaphorically, and literally. Natalie...
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Cultivating healthy relationships and sustainable land stewardship

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | March 2021 This year, Elmgrove Farm, situated on a beautiful 50-acre property near the shores...
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Tackling the Farm Crisis and the Climate Crisis: a new report from the National Farmers Union

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | January 2020 “The farm crisis and the climate crisis share many of the same causes,...
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Young farmers gather to address the future of farming

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | May 2019 More than 60 young farmers from across Canada came together March 4-7 outside...
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Farmers’ role in climate mitigation

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | March 2019 This winter has brought extreme polar vortexes seeing wind chills of -50°C, contrasted...
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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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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...
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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...
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