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Reflection and Resiliency in the New Year

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | January 2021 Happy New Y ear NFU-O members! We hope your holiday celebrations, though undoubtedly...
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A justice-driven virtual farmers’ market

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | December 2020 This article is part of our series profiling our members’ response to the...
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Perry Farm’s community-built food pantry

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | November 2020 This article is part of our series profiling our members’ response to the...
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Post-pandemic food and farming

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | October 2020 Among the many things COVID- 19 has done, it has exposed the many...
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Introducing the Farm Unit membership

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | August 2020 If you farm as a co-operative, collective, or partnership where the majority of...
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Farming in the face of a pandemic

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | July 2020 As a grassroots organization, the NFU is its members, and there is no...
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COVID-19 and policy updates

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | June 2020 The NFU continues to speak up for our members on calls with AAFC...
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Training and retaining agricultural labour

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | May 2020 Bringing healthy food from farm to table requires almost 80,000 skilled primary agricultural...
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NFU-O holds annual general meeting

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | April 2020 In February, the NFU-O held its annual general meeting and convention in Hamilton,...
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