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Media release: NFU-O Calls on Minister to take action to prevent vomitoxin losses
June 20, 2017
For immediate release - June 20, 2017 (Florence, ON) The National Farmers Union – Ontario has formally requested that Minister Leal require end users and...
Leveraging the power of consumer advocates and influencers to drive promotion of local food in Ontario
May 31, 2017
May 29, 2017 — Guelph, ON — The National Farmers Union-Ontario (NFU-O) is teaming up with local food advocates and influencers across the province to increase...
NFU-O applauds the formation of a Prison Farm Advisory Panel
May 12, 2017
The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O) applauds the formation of a Prison Farm Advisory Panel by Correctional Services Canada (CSC). The panel is a...
Emery Huszka & Don Ciparis, National Farmers Union: Sustainable Agriculture, Nutrients & Harmful Algal Blooms Presentation
May 9, 2017
Emery Huszka & Don Ciparis, National Farmers Union: Sustainable Agriculture, Nutrients & Harmful Algal Blooms Presentation from International Joint Commission on Vimeo.
Farmland is for Farmers: NFU-O Presentation to Ontario Farmland Trust
March 30, 2017
(Orillia, ON) Emery Huszka, NFU-O President, presented at the Ontario Farmland Trust forum on March 30 about the impact to farmland when farmers no longer...
NFU-O asks OMAFRA and MNR for Answers and a Plan for Rabies Cases
March 29, 2017
In a letter to Minister Leal of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs and cc’d to Minster of Natural Resources, Kathryn McGarry, the NFU-O raised concerns...
NFU-O Calls for More Funding at International Joint Commission on Great Lakes
March 24, 2017
(Sarnia) On Wednesday, March 22, Don Ciparis and Emery Huszka of the National Farmers Union-Ontario brought agricultural concerns to the International Joint Commission on the...
Emery Huszka Acclaimed National Farmers Union – Ontario President/NFU Region 3 Coordinator
March 10, 2017
Photo by Connie Tabbert 2017-2018 NFU-O Council members: Top row: Ayla Fenton, National Board member; Steve Laing, Marcelle Paulin, Paul Dejong, Councillors-at-large; Bottom row: Tony...
NFU-O Celebrates Protection of Central Experimental Farm
November 24, 2016
(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...