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NFU-O Celebrates Protection of Central Experimental Farm
(Guelph, ON) The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O) congratulates the National Capital Commission (NCC) on its guidance of an open and democratic site selection...
NFU-O President addresses agricultural transportation issues to Ministries
(Guelph, ON) On October 31st, the National Farmers Union - Ontario and other stakeholders met with the Ministry of Transportation and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,...
Op Ed: Equity or Equitable? – MPAC Assessments Highlight Farmland Challenges
by Emery Huszka, NFU-O President Recently, farm families across Ontario have received MPAC notices reflecting dramatic changes in values. In some cases, assessment estimates are...
Media Release: NFU-O urges retention of Central Experimental Farm for agriculture
NFU-O farmers and board members pose with Losing Our Grip, which highlights the loss of farmland to urban development. (Ottawa, ON) National Farmers Union-Ontario members...
Media Release: NFU-O Commends Climate Change Action Plan; Regulations are The Critical Piece
The National Farmers Union – Ontario commends the Ontario government for developing Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan. In contrast to previous environmental commitments that had inadequate...
Op Ed: Bottling Canada’s Food Policies – What the debate over ketchup says about the future of farming
by Emery Huszka I’ve been watching with interest the recent social media splash made over French’s ketchup. It highlights what the National Farmers Union (NFU)...
Emery Huszka New National Farmers Union – Ontario President/NFU Region 3 Coordinator
Emery Huszka of Florence, Ontario was chosen as the new National Farmers Union - Ontario President, NFU National Board member, and NFU Region 3 Coordinator...
Submission to the 2016 Ontario Pre-Budget Consultation
As an organization representing farmers across the province, both in rural and urban communities, the National Farmers Union-Ontario submits the following priorities for the 2016...
Coloured Diesel for Food Production Not to Subsidize Road Maintenance says NFU-O
(Denfield) The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) would like to challenge the statement recently attributed to Dianne Saxe, Ontario’s new Environmental Commissioner (ECO), in...