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The National Farmers Union – Ontario Digs Senate Recommendations to Publicly-fund Farmer-Informed Protection of Agricultural Soils
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?
A New National Farmers Union – Ontario Survey and Report Explores Agriculture’s Algal Bloom Problem & Its Solutions Treaty lands and territory of the...
NFU-O Response to Regulating Commercial-Scale Geologic Carbon Storage Projects in Ontario
Re: ERO 019-8767 Regulating Commercial-Scale Geologic Carbon Storage Projects in Ontario Dear Ministry, We are writing to express concern over ERO proposal 019-8469 to explore...
Media Release: Waterloo Region Plows Under Crops While Fields Burn Out West
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
Between the Lakes Purchase (Treaty 3); Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit; Guelph, ON (May 15, 2024) - As an accredited...
NFU-O Response to Bill 185 and the Proposed PPS (2024)
Re: ERO 019-8462 Review of proposed policies for a new provincial planning policy instrument. Minister Calandra, The National Farmers Union of Ontario (NFU-O) is an...
Letter to Minister Smith Regarding Green Energy Procurement Guidelines
Re: Green Energy Procurement Guidelines Minister Smith, The National Farmers Union of Ontario (NFU-O) is an accredited farm organization representing thousands of sustainable farmers in...
Joint Letter to Premier Ford Regarding Threat to Farmland in Wilmot
Dear Premier Ford, The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O), the Ontario Farmland Trust, and the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) are expressing our...
Joint Letter to Elected Officials in the Region of Waterloo Regarding Threat to Farmland in Wilmot
Dear Mayor Salonen, Councillor Sidhu, Councillor Dunstall, Councillor Cressman, Councillor Wilkinson, and Councillor Martin, The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O), the Ontario Farmland Trust,...