The Rocky Road to Protecting Prime Soils in Stone Mills
Back in 2006, after a partial and incomplete survey of local farmers, Stone Mills Township rezoned the bulk of its agricultural lands (including prime farmland...
NFU calls for action on Senate report addressing soil degradation
The Hamilton Spectator October 10, 2024 Healthy soil is the foundation of Canada’s agriculture sector, a resource that’s increasingly at risk due to the likes...
Let’s Talk About Improving Nutrient Management
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | June 2024 Farmers care about agricultural conservation. Over three quarters of the 246 Ontario farmers...
NFU-O Poised to Release a Report on Sustainable Nutrient Management Practices
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | February 2024 The actions and opinions of 246 commodity-diverse farmers are helping the National Farmers...
Farmland, water protection and new farmers should be top priorities for new government
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | September 2018 Recently, the NFU-O asked you how the new Ontario government could best support...
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,...
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...