Publication Archive
The holding place for all publications in the NFU site, such as the Union Farmer.
Union Farmer Newsletter: September 2024
In this issue: Reflections on the meeting of the North American Digital Agriculture Working Group. Bunge-Viterra deal highlights need for new approach to merger reviews. Proposed changes to Plant Breeders Rights regulations would harm farmers.
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Canadian Agriculture by the Numbers
A brief summary and analysis of important statistics pertaining to Canadian agriculture – including farmland area, value, population, and finance – and how they have changed in the past 20 years.
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Farm Workers Know Your Rights Zine
Farm workers help to produce the food that keeps us all fed. Unfortunately, farm workers in Ontario are excluded from essential worker protections like minimum wage, mandatory rest periods, and
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Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Atlantic Provinces: A Comprehensive Assessment
This report presents a single detailed picture of nearly all sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agricultural production and production of associated farm inputs for the four Atlantic provinces:
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Union Farmer Winter 2024 | Union fermière : L’Hiver 2024
A recap and resolutions from NFU’s historic 2023 Convention— The Future of Farming: In Our Hands with an NFU Lobby Day and Indigenous Learning Circle. Reports from Newly Elected Presidents.
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Union Farmer Newsletter: February 2024
In this issue: Standing up to Farmland Financialization A short History of Food Sovereignty Connecting the dots … Standing up to Farmland Financialization —by Cathy Holtslander, NFU Director of
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Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Ontario: A Comprehensive Assessment
This report presents a single detailed picture of nearly all sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Ontario agricultural production and production of associated farm inputs. Ontario has the most
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2023 Winners
Ellis Hamm has spent the last seven years alternating between small-scale, regenerative agriculture in the summer, and working with people in schools and churches in the winter. They reside in
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Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Saskatchewan: A Comprehensive Assessment
Saskatchewan is central to Canadian agriculture, with roughly 40% of Canadian cropland, 20% of the Canadian cattle herd, and 20% of gross farm income. Saskatchewan also makes up roughly 30%
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Union Farmer Fall ’23 | Union Fermière : Autumne ’23
Contents: To read the full document, please click “Download the pdf”. The edition is primarily in English, with excerpts in French.
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Union Farmer Newsletter: September 2023
In this issue: “Let them eat concrete” Ontario’s farmers are fed up with the Greenbelt giveaways Farmers unite to defeat Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) unfair change to grading standards NFU
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Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada: Third Edition
The most detailed report of its kind, Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada: A Comprehensive Analysis (3rd Edition) subdivides Canadian agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and soil-carbon changes into 42
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