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2003

December 2003 Releases

December 23, 2003:
Farm Organizations Should Oppose $3 Million Program Caps
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December 17, 2003:
Ontario NFU Officials Say That Multi-Million Dollar Payments Could Bankrupt New Farm Program
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December 16, 2003:
CWB Does Very Good Job in Very Difficult Market Year
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December 16, 2003:
NFU Asks Competition Bureau to Block Maple Leaf Takeover of Schneider's
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December 12, 2003:
New Safety Net Programs: Good Potential, But Lack of Funding Still Problematic
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December 11, 2003:
Recent Income Data Highlights Market Failure
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December 11, 2003:
New Evidence Presented: Glyphosate Herbicide Use Increases Fusarium Damage in Wheat
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December 9, 2003:
Farmers, Citizens and NGOs Protest Genetically Modified Wheat at Agriculture Minister's Office
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December 2, 2003:
Scientists Define Link Between Glyphosate Herbicides and Fusarium
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December 1, 2003:
Is Farmer Check-Off Money Being Used to Support Monsanto
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November 2003 Releases

November 24, 2003:
NFU Elects New Youth President and Vice-President
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November 24, 2003:
Expert Pans Ethanol
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November 21, 2003:
Canadian Public Policy and Our Kyoto Targets
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November 20, 2003:
The Farm Crisis, Bigger Farms, and the Myths of "Competition" and "Efficiency": NFU Releases Major New Report
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October 2003 Releases

October 27, 2003:
NFU Welcomes New Ontario Ministers
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October 10, 2003:
2˘ Beef Demonstrates Packer Power and a Destructive Lack of Competition
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October 3, 2003:
NFU Renews Call for Trade Harassment Penalties
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September 2003 Releases

September 18, 2003:
Chamber of Commerce Resolution on CWB Shameful
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September 15, 2003:
Meat Inspection Fiasco Threatens Family Farms and Consumer Choice: NFU Calls for Immediate Action on Provincial Meat Inspection
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September 12, 2003:
Korean Farmer's Death Symbolizes Tragedy of the WTO
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September 10, 2003:
NFU and Via Campesina Want Food Out of WTO Agreement
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September 8, 2003:
NFU Youth President to Attend Cancun WTO Talks
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September 4, 2003:
Tremendous Opportunity to Create Manitoba Beef Packing Co-Op
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August 2003 Releases

August 13, 2003:
Open Letter to PM Chrétien Regarding Recommendations on BSE
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August 4, 2003:
Federal Government Sets Very Low Initial Prices: Effectively Suspending Government Guarantees
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July 2003 Releases

July 30, 2003:
Former UK Environment Minister Raises Serious Concerns About GM Crops
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July 14, 2003:
Learn From the Canadian Experience With GM Crops: NFU Delegation Tells UK Farmers
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July 8, 2003:
Missing NFU Members Sought
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July 7, 2003:
Messages of Solidarity for Cattle Farmers
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June 2003 Releases

June 25, 2003:
Hydro One Privatization Threatens Farmers
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June 18, 2003:
Inappropriate Regulation Wiping Out Small Abattoirs and Decreasing Consumer Choice
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June 5, 2003:
GM Wheat: BSE for Grain Farmers
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May 2003 Releases

May 7, 2003:
Study Shows Farming a Family Job
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Background Info Here
May 1, 2003:
Ground Breaking Study on Farm Families' Work Habits Released
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April 2003 Releases

April 22, 2003:
Climate Change Threatens Ontario Agriculture
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April 17, 2003:
April 17, 'International Day of Farmers' Struggle': 2003 Significant Year in Structuring Global Food Trade
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April 17, 2003:
NFU Joins Other Organizations at Montreal Rally on April 17, International Day of Farmers' Struggle
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April 17, 2003:
NFU Meets With Federal NDP Leader
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April 15, 2003:
NFU Meets With Ontario Liberal Caucus
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April 14, 2003:
NFU Young Farmers Criticize Safety Net Proposals
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March 2003 Releases

March 31, 2003:
CGC Proposes Equivalent of Gun Control for Grain
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March 13, 2003:
NFU Signs Joint Letter Asking for GM Food Labelling
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March 13, 2003:
NFU Meets Mexican Farm Organizations to Discuss NAFTA Impacts
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March 13, 2003:
Nutrient Management Regulations Delayed
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February 2003 Releases

February 24, 2003:
Farmers Should Use Market Power to Stop GM Wheat: If You Don't Want GM Wheat Don't Buy Roundup
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January 2003 Releases

January 23, 2003:
If Saskatchewan Government Puts Money Into Wheat Pool It Must Take Ownership
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