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Save the Date! – Region 3 Convention & NFU-O AGM

Save the date for the Region 3 Convention & NFU-O AGM taking place on March 1-3, 2018 in Belleville, Ontario! We have many exciting speakers...
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November 2017 Newsletter – Local 328

Take a look at what Lambton has planned for this month [gview file="https://nfuontario.ca/new/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2017-11-15-Notice_email.pdf"]
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November 2017 Newsletter – Local 312

Take a look at what Middlesex County has planned for November. [gview file="https://nfuontario.ca/new/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Middlesex-Newsletter-small.pdf"]
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Thinking outside the (garden) Box

Thinking outside the (garden) box took on a whole new meaning when Janette Haase took on the role of developing and coordinating the South Frontenac...
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Media release: NFU-O Calls on Minister to take action to prevent vomitoxin losses

For immediate release - June 20, 2017 (Florence, ON) The National Farmers Union – Ontario has formally requested that Minister Leal require end users and...
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Leveraging the power of consumer advocates and influencers to drive promotion of local food in Ontario

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...
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NFU-O applauds the formation of a Prison Farm Advisory Panel

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...
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Emery Huszka & Don Ciparis, National Farmers Union: Sustainable Agriculture, Nutrients & Harmful Algal Blooms Presentation

Emery Huszka & Don Ciparis, National Farmers Union: Sustainable Agriculture, Nutrients & Harmful Algal Blooms Presentation from International Joint Commission on Vimeo.
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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...
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