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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...
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...
Groups call on Ontario Energy Board to do its job, review plan to sell Hydro One
Today, the Keep Hydro Public Coalition and the National Farmers Union-Ontario called on the Ontario Energy Board to fulfill its mandate and legislative responsibility by...
Recommendations to the Ontario Chicken Industry Consultation on Allocating Future Growth
Background The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) is a strong supporter of supply management and orderly marketing, and it applauds the Chicken Farmers of...