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2010

June 7, 2010

Losing Our Grip How a Corporate Farmland Buy-up, Rising Farm Debt, and Agribusiness Financing of Inputs Threaten Family Farms and Food Sovereignty

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March 23, 2010

NFU presentation to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation

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February 22, 2010

NFU response to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Environmental Impact Statement on Roundup Ready Alfalfa

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February 18, 2010

NFU Comments regarding Health Canada's proposal to permit the use of a GM-derived enzyme, Asparaginase, as a food additive

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January 26, 2010

NFU Brief to Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) on Crop Insurance in Alberta

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2009

October 30, 2009

NFU presentation to Canadian Grain Commission on maximum shrinkage deductions at licensed process and transfer elevators

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October 20, 2009

NFU Presentation on standards of fusarium blight toxin levels in wheat

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Download the background information - a letter from the NFU to the CFIA dated June 22, 2003

October 8, 2009

NFU presentation on Supply-Management to Parliamentary Committee on International Trade

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June 11, 2009

NFU presentation on competitiveness and competition to Commons Agriculture Committee

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June 1, 2009

NFU presentation to the House of Commons Subcommittee on Food Safety

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May 27, 2009

NFU Response to the Saskatchewan Uranium Development Partnership Report

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May 12, 2009: NFU Submission to the House of Commons Environment Committee on the Tar Sands and the impact on water resources; Download the PDF (155 kb)

April 9, 2009: NFU letter regarding National Farmed Animal Health Strategy; Download the PDF (129 kb)

March 24, 2009: Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women: The effects and consequences of the current Employment Insurance (EI) programs on women in Canada; Download the PDF (162 kb)

March 4, 2009: Submission by the National Farmers Union to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) on the potential liability of farmers due to changes to the Canada Grain Act and the Canadian Grain Commission; Download the PDF (200 kb)

February 11, 2009: Submission to the Canadian Grain Commission Consultation on Inspection and Weighing Requirements for Grain Exported to the United States; Download the PDF (67.8 kb)

2008

November 19, 2008: The Farm Crisis and the Cattle Sector: Toward a New Analysis and New Solutions; Download the PDF of the full report (2,064 kb); Download the PDF of the Executive Summary (438 kb)
November 10, 2008: Recommendations by the NFU to New Brunswick elected representatives; Download the PDF of the English-language letter to Members of Parliament (80 kb); Download the PDF of the English-language letter to Members of the Legislative Assembly (93 kb); Download the PDF of the French-language letter to Members of the Legislative Assembly (89 kb)
October 3, 2008:: Ontario small flock policy consultations; Download the PDF (75 kb)
August, 2008:: Submission to Canada Post Strategic Reivew; Download the PDF (104 kb)
July 22-25, 2008:: Submission to Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission review of Ontario Hog Board; Download the PDF (147 kb)
June 12, 2008:: Brief to Prince Edward Island Premier on the farm crisis; Download the PDF (83 kb)
June 10, 2008:: Submission to House of Commons Agriculture Committee on the need for support for Ontario tobacco farmers; Download the PDF (166 kb)
June, 2008:: Submission to Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Review; Download the PDF (141 kb)
April 16, 2008:: Submission by the National Farmers Union on Local Food; Download the PDF (184kb)
April 8, 2008:: National Farmers Union Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food on 'Product of Canada' Food Labelling; Ottawa, Ontario; Download the PDF (59kb)
March 14, 2008:: Submission by the National Farmers Union to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation on the Canadian Grain Commission and the issue of potential farmers' liability; Download the PDF (35.6kb)
March 6, 2008:: Report on farm input costs - English; Download the PDF(288 kb)
March 6, 2008:: Report on farm input costs - French; Download the PDF(325kb)
February 5, 2008:: Submission by the National Farmers Union on the Farm Income Crisis and Solutions to the Opportunities in Agriculture Task Force; Download the PDF (72kb)
January, 2008:: National Farmers Union Presentation to the Competition Policy Review Panel; Download the PDF (122kb)

2007

November 21, 2007:: A brief to the Ontario Ombudsman from the NFU regarding the Ontario; Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs and its violation of its public trust; Toronto, Ontario; Download the PDF (575kb)
October 19, 2007:: "Free Trade": Is it working for farmers?; Comparing 2007 to 1988; This is an expanded and updated version of a report originally published in 2002; Download the PDF (326kb)
October, 2007:: Submission by the NFU on the Grain and Field Crop Trade Sector Review; Presented to Measurement Canada, an Agency of Industry Canada; Download the PDF (165kb)
June, 2007:: Submission to the Standing Committee on the Economy Legislative Assembly of; Saskatchewan on the impact of the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility; Agreement (TILMA); Download the PDF (117kb)
April 26, 2007:: National Farmers Union Submission in response to the Regulations to Amend the Canadian Wheat Board Regulations; Download the PDF (150kb)
April 26, 2007:: Submission by the National Farmers Union on The Farm Income Crisis, Business Risk Management, and The "Next Generation" Agricultural Policy Framework - Executive Summary; Download the PDF (78kb)
April 26, 2007:: Submission by the National Farmers Union on The Farm Income Crisis, Business Risk Management, and The "Next Generation" Agricultural Policy Framework (APF II); Download the PDF (198kb)
April 23, 2007:: The Farm Income Crisis in New Brunswick and the need for immediate action; Download the PDF (143kb)
March 29, 2007:: Business Risk Management: Examining the basics of the farm income crisis and the implications for BRM design; Download the PDF (173kb)
February 22, 2007:: Submission by the National Farmers Union on The Farm Income Crisis and The "Next Generation" Agricultural Policy Framework (APF II); Download the PDF (129kb)

2006

December 2, 2006:: An Analysis of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's "Proposal to Facilitate the Modernization of the Seed Regulator Framework"; Download the PDF (169kb)
August, 2006:: Farm Women and Canadian Agricultural Policy - Summary Document; Download the PDF (552 kb)
April, 2006:: Farm Women and Canadian Agricultural Policy; Download the PDF (1184kb)
March 29, 2006:: Submission by the National Farmers Union to the Canadian Grain Commission Economic Study on Inward Services; Download the PDF (270kb)
March 28, 2006:: Submission by the National Farmers Union Region 6 (Saskatchewan) on Selected Rural and Agricultural Issues to the Government of Saskatchewan; Download the PDF (269kb)

2005

December 9, 2005:: Comments on the Saskatchewan Meat Inspection Review; Download the PDF
November 30, 2005:: The Farm Crisis & Corporate Profits; Download the PDF
November 25, 2005:: Submission to the Canadian Grain Commission On the subject of designating Canaryseed As a grain under the Canada Grain Act
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October 25, 2005:: Canada Grants Controversial New Terminator Patent to US Company
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September 14, 2005:: GM Crops: Not Needed on the Island
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September 12, 2005:: Submission to the Canadian Grain Commission on the subject of enforcement of licensing provisions of the Canada Grain Act
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August 17, 2005:: National Farmers Union Presentation to the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) Electoral Review Panel
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July 5, 2005:: The Farm Crisis: Its Causes and Solutions
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June 23, 2005:: Submission to the Federal Competition Bureau regarding the proposed takeover of Better Beef Ltd. by Cargill
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April 5, 2005:: Submission by the National Farmers Union to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food
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March 8, 2005:: Report and recommendations of the National Farmers Union to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on its Consultations on proposed amendments to the Plant Breeders' Rights Act to bring existing legislation into conformity with the 1991 UPOV Convention
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February 21, 2005:: Submission by the National Farmers Union Region 6 (Saskatchewan) On Selected Rural and Agricultural Issues to the Government of Saskatchewan
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February 7, 2005:: Public Consultations on Conserving Our Water: A Water Conservation Plan for Saskatchewan
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January 20, 2005:: Solving the Farm Crisis: A Sixteen-Point Plan for Canadian Farm and Food Security
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