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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.

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

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%

Canadian Agriculture: The Challenge of Achieving Authentic Sustainability

How provincial rules help or hinder regional meat production

On December 12, 2022, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the beginning of a process to create a Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS). Agriculture and Agri-Food

Guidance to providing your input to AAFC’s Sustainable Agriculture Strategy

The NFU has created a guideline for how you might want to respond to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) questionnaire towards developing a 25-year Sustainable Agriculture Strategy. Use this as

Sustainable Agriculture Strategy—8 Things You Need to Know

The federal government and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) have initiated a process to develop a 25-year Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS).  The NFU is one of 21 organizations on the

NFU Proposed Canadian Farm Resilience Agency

Nine NFU members and officials are holding meetings with individual MPs to help advance the NFU’s proposed Canadian Farm Resilience Agency (CFRA).  The NFU is pointing out to MPs that

Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada: Second Edition

NFU releases Second Edition of Canada’s most complete and detailed report on agricultural GHG emissions Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada: A New, Comprehensive Assessment. Click here to read the first

Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada: A New, Comprehensive Assessment

Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada: A New, Comprehensive Assessment provides, for the first time, a complete and detailed look at nearly 40 different sources of agricultural GHGs. Translation of the

Who will feed us?

New farmer perspectives on agriculture for the future

Who will feed us? New farmer perspectives on agriculture for the future has evolved over several years with the help of many young farmers. In many ways it began in

Taking Stock of Abattoir Regulations

How provincial rules help or hinder regional meat production

The NFU's Taking Stock of Abattoir Regulations report reviews provincial regulations on slaughter, meat processing (cut/wrap), and marketing across Canada. It highlights common points and differences among the regulations, and identifies where specific aspects of these regulations (or how they are applied) create barriers to local and regional meat production, as well as those pieces that support thriving local and regional food systems and local producers.

NFU-O releases new report: “Reframing the Farm Labour Crisis in Ontario”

Executive Summary Growing concerns over a “farm labour crisis” or “farm labour shortage” have not taken into account the unique labour conditions on small and mid-sized farms. There is a