NFU Briefs

2008

Submission by the National Farmers Union on the Farm Income Crisis and Solutions to the Opportunities in Agriculture Task Force
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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NFU Briefs 2008
NFU Briefs 2008

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.

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National Farmers Union Presentation to the Competition Policy Review Panel
National 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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2007

A brief to the Ontario Ombudsman from the NFU regarding the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs and its violation of its public trust
A brief to the Ontario Ombudsman from the NFU regarding the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs and its violation of its public trust

() formally requests that the Ontario Ombudsman investigate the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). OMAFRA is failing in its duty to properly direct and shape Ontario

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“Free Trade”: Is it working for farmers?
“Free Trade”: Is it working for farmers?

Comparing 2007 to 1988–This is an expanded and updated version of a report originally published in 2002 We’ve had 19 years of “Free Trade.” How is it working for farm

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Submission by the NFU on the Grain and Field Crop Trade Sector Review Presented to Measurement Canada, an Agency of Industry Canada
Submission by the NFU on the Grain and Field Crop Trade Sector Review Presented to Measurement Canada, an Agency of Industry Canada

The paring down of Measurement Canada’s internal resources over the past two decades has been used as a rationale for privatizing the agency’s functions, in accordance with the prevailing ideology

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Submission to the Standing Committee on the Economy Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan on the impact of the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)
Submission to the Standing Committee on the Economy Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan on the impact of the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)

is strongly opposed to the implementation of the Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement. This agreement has justifiably been labeled as a “corporate bill of rights” that provides private corporations

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Submission by the National Farmers Union on The Farm Income Crisis, Business Risk Management, and The “Next Generation” Agricultural Policy Framework (APF II)
Submission by the National Farmers Union on The Farm Income Crisis, Business Risk Management, and The “Next Generation” Agricultural Policy Framework (APF II)

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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Submission by the National Farmers Union on The Farm Income Crisis, Business Risk Management, and The “Next Generation” Agricultural Policy Framework – Executive Summary
Submission by the National Farmers Union on The Farm Income Crisis, Business Risk Management, and The “Next Generation” Agricultural Policy Framework – Executive Summary

Realized net farm income, or the lack thereof, is at the heart of the debate over Canada’s national Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) and associated Business Risk Management (BRM) programs.

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National Farmers Union Submission in response to the Regulations to Amend the Canadian Wheat Board Regulations
National Farmers Union Submission in response to the Regulations to Amend the Canadian Wheat Board Regulations

() welcomes the opportunity to respond to the proposal published in the April 21 edition of the Canada Gazette. This proposed regulatory change would remove barley from the jurisdiction of

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The Farm Income Crisis in New Brunswick and the need for immediate action
The Farm Income Crisis in New Brunswick and the need for immediate action

In New Brunswick, the last five years have been the worst in history for farmers. But this province is not the only one experiencing record low farm incomes. The following

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Business Risk Management: Examining the basics of the farm income crisis and the implications for BRM design
Business Risk Management: Examining the basics of the farm income crisis and the implications for BRM design

New BRM programs must position farmers to buy and sell collectively, to hold product back if markets do not offer fair prices, to idle land if markets seem to be

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