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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...
Welcome Letter to New Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Thompson
Dear Minister Thompson, On behalf of the members of the National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O), I would like to extend my congratulations on...
Farm Organizations, Nature Conservancy Groups Protest MZOs
Across southern Ontario, prime farmland and vital greenspace have been zoned for development through Minister’s Zoning Orders (MZOs). MZOs enable the Minister of Municipal Affairs...
A Call to Amend Planning Act with Respect to Municipal Zoning Orders and Section 47 (ERO 019-2811)
Dear Planning Consultation team: The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) is an accredited farm organization representing thousands of sustainable family farmers in Ontario...
2020 NFU-O Year in Review
2020 started off strong for the NFU-O, and in partnership with the Ontario Farmland Trust, we were able to offer five “Land Linking” workshops across...
Open Letter Regarding Schedule 6 of the Budget Measures Act
Dear Honourable Premier and Ministers, The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) is an accredited farm organization representing thousands of sustainable family farmers in Ontario and...
Settlement reached in freedom-of-information request
Ontario’s three general farm organizations the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) and the National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) are very pleased to...
Response to Freedom of Information Request for FBR Numbers
Updated August 10, 2020 OMAFRA Notice of Decision. Sent July 14, 2020 foiaccess.omafra@ontario.ca To Whom It May Concern: As an...
NFU-O Statement on the Deaths of Two Migrant Farm Workers
In the past week, Mexican migrant farm workers Bonifacio Eugenio Romero and Rogelio Muñoz Santosa have died of COVID-19 in Southwestern Ontario. They lost their...