Policy: 2008
Submission by the National Farmers Union on the Farm Income Crisis and Solutions to the Opportunities in Agriculture Task Force
The current Agricultural Policy Framework (APF), in particular, represents a major concern for our membership. During the past five years since the APF was implemented, there has been a dramatic
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November 19, 2008The Farm Crisis and the Cattle Sector: Toward a New Analysis and New SolutionsWe have a crisis. We have a need for new thinking. We have a need for bold solutions. There will be resistance. There will be near- hysterical attacks on those who threaten the status quo. But we must prevail. We must reverse course. We must talk about corporate power and captive supply and about the profits of the dominant players. We must restore balance and equity. We must return our family-farm cattle producers to stability and profitability. We must act now.
Read MoreNational Farmers Union Presentation to the Competition Policy Review Panel
If national prosperity and a higher standard of living for a majority of Canadians is to be achieved, the Competition Policy Review Panel must look beyond the flawed assumptions inherent
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