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Farmland is for Farmers: NFU-O Presentation to Ontario Farmland Trust
(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
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
(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
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
(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...