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Farmers and farm organizations are speaking up to protect Ontario’s farmland for farming
Friday, May 19th, 2023 Guelph, ON — The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O), Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), and the Christian Farmers Federation of...
No Need to Expand Urban Boundaries to Meet Housing Targets in Greater Golden Horseshoe by 2031
February 27, 2023 Toronto, Treaty lands and traditional territories Mississaugas of the Credit and the ancestral territories of the Haudenosaunee and Wendat people. For immediate...
A Grow Ontario Strategy Should Prioritize Sustainable, Accessible, and Climate-friendly Local Food Systems
Guelph, ON (December 1, 2022) — The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) agrees that we need a Grow Ontario Strategy that works for the...
Massive Coalition of Groups Unite to Condemn Ford Government’s Secret Sprawl Plans
November 21, 2022 Toronto, ON: Today a rare coalition of farmers, housing advocates, urban planners, environmentalists, labour unions, healthcare workers and community groups from...
Ontario Urgently Needs its Own Land Grabbing Prevention Legislation
Guelph, ON (August 26, 2022) — The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) calls on the Ontario government to immediately present, debate, and pass legislation...
NFU-O Welcomes Meat Processors Capacity Improvement Initiative Announcement
The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) welcomes an additional announcement made by the governments of Canada and Ontario committing up to $7 million to...
NFU-O Commends Strategic Agri-Food Processing Fund Announcement
The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) commends the announcement by the provincial government of a two-year $25 million Strategic Agri-Food Processing Fund. “We are...
National Farmers Union Statement re: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Since 2013, Indigenous peoples, allies, and activists have worn orange shirts on September 30th to honour Indigenous children, challenge settler-colonialism and educate Canadians about the...
NFU-O announces new report: “Reframing the Farm Labour Crisis in Ontario”
In April 2020, the National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O) embarked on a farm labour project to study agricultural labour issues on small and mid-sized...