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Young Farmers Gather for A More Just, Sustainable Food System

Wentzells Lake, Nova Scotia –  This past February, 18 National Farmers Union (NFU) Youth members from across the country convened for three days of political education, relationship building and strategic planning.

Honouring Struggles for Food Sovereignty and Rights: International Day of Peasant Struggles #17April2023

Since 1996, peasants and farmers across the world remember the massacre in Eldorado do Carajás, Brazil, where nineteen landless peasants were murdered for defending their rights to land protected under Brazilian law.

Jenn Pfenning Announced NFU President at 53rd Annual Convention

The National Farmer Union is pleased to announce that Jenn Pfenning is the incoming President of the National Farmers Union. NFU members from across the country met at the NFU’s

June 9th—National Farmworkers Day

June 9th is National Farm Workers day! The National Farmers Union (NFU) commemorates this day because we know that, from seed to table, farm workers keep Canadian agriculture running. Farm

International Women’s Day: Break the Bias

Women grow much of the world’s food, often on small scale farms and often to feed our own local communities, but too often the word farmer is associated with men. 

Katie Ward returned as NFU President at 52nd Annual Convention

The National Farmer Union is pleased to announce that Katie Ward was returned through acclamation as President of the National Farmers Union at the 52nd Annual National Convention held virtually November 25 to 27, 2021. Notably, an historic constitutional amendment was passed at this convention, establishing the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) Caucus, creating the positions of BIPOC President and BIPOC Vice-President.

NFU critiques federal GHG offset scheme

On May 4th, 2021, the NFU submitted a brief critical of GHG offsetting schemes and soil-based offset protocols.  The NFU raised concerns regarding farmer lock-in and liability; the inappropriateness of

Hiring Summer Position in New Brunswick

Position: Executive Assistant- NB / Adjointe exécutive / Adjoint exécutif  – Nouveau-Brunswick Type: summer job / age 30 & under Organization: National Farmers Union Location: Virtual. Applicants must be in New Brunswick (Canada Summer Jobs) (le

Action Alert: Your CFIA survey response is critical for seed quality and access to seed!

The federal government is doing a major review of the Seeds Act Regulations. The push for this review comes from multinational seed corporations that want the rules radically changed to serve their own interests. The first opportunity for farmers to provide input to let the government know what we need and want is a CFIA stakeholder survey to get input on potential changes to how seed is regulated in Canada. Please fill it in after reading the background information below. The deadline is Monday March 15. There is a link to the survey at the bottom of this message.

Small Scale Farm Insurance in Manitoba – March 2021 Update

The National Farmers Union continues to be a part of efforts to help farmers who work on smaller scale land bases to be able to access affordable crop insurance programs.