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Media Release: Minimum Wage Increases but Agricultural Workers are Still Excluded
October 31, 2024
Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit (Guelph, ON) (October 31, 2024) - Ontario’s minimum wage increased to $17.20 on October 1,...
The National Farmers Union – Ontario Digs Senate Recommendations to Publicly-fund Farmer-Informed Protection of Agricultural Soils
September 20, 2024
Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit (Guelph, ON) (September 20, 2024) - “There are only two things in farming you can...
Media Release: Farmers are Eager to Clean up Lake Erie, will Governments Listen?
August 29, 2024
A New National Farmers Union – Ontario Survey and Report Explores Agriculture’s Algal Bloom Problem & Its Solutions Treaty lands and territory of the...
Media Release: Waterloo Region Plows Under Crops While Fields Burn Out West
July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024 Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit (Guelph, ON) - On July 24th, 160 acres of corn, intended for...
NFU-O Declares Intimate Partner Violence an Epidemic in Ontario
May 15, 2024
Between the Lakes Purchase (Treaty 3); Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit; Guelph, ON (May 15, 2024) - As an accredited...
Max Hansgen Acclaimed National Farmers Union – Ontario President / NFU Region 3 Coordinator for Second Term
April 8, 2024
Between the Lakes Purchase (Treaty 3); Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit; Guelph, ON (April 8, 2024) – Max Hansgen was re-acclaimed as...
A Manufacturing “Mega-Site” on Prime Farmland is a Mega-Mistake, says the National Farmers Union – Ontario
April 2, 2024
Between the Lakes Purchase (Treaty 3); the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit; Guelph, ON (April 2, 2024) - Converting 770 acres...
Ford’s Return of Greenbelt Lands is Vindication for NFU-O Farmers and their Supporters
September 22, 2023
September 21, 2023 Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit (Guelph, ON) - We have been heard. The Ontario government has done...
Reprimands are not Enough: Rescind Greenbelt Removals, says National Farmers Union – Ontario
September 1, 2023
September 1, 2023 Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit (Guelph, ON) — “Rushed,” “non-transparent, “reckless,” “deceptive,” and “chaotic.” These are the words...