Publication Archive
The holding place for all publications in the NFU site, such as the Union Farmer.
Union Farmer Quarterly: Summer 2015
Union Farmer Quarterly: Summer 2015 // Contents: NFU Youth travel to Parliament Hill to meet with Opposition MPs • Eat - Think - Vote! Food Secure Canada's election campaign plank: “Home grown crisis – growing our farmer population” • Constructing a National New Farmer's Policy Platform: An update on the national New Farmer Coalition by Ayla Fenton, NFU Youth Vice President • Support needed for new young farmers - Il faut appuyer nos nouveaux jeunes fermiers
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Union Farmer Quarterly: Spring 2015
PDF Version <strongContents</strong: Message from the Editorial Advisory Committee Message from the President Message from the Women's President Message from the NFU Youth Regional Reports
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Union Farmer Newsletter: April 2015
Glyphosate FAQ - A National Farmers Union Fact Sheet • Recognizing the Inherent Rights of Farmers to Save Seed and putting the Interest of Canada’s Food and Farmers ahead of Corporate Interests - Election Messages and Questions for Candidates from the NFU Seed and Trade Committee • Bill C-48 changes mandate and powers of Canadian Grain Commission • Grain Companies take $13 million Valentine’s gift from farmers
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Union Farmer Quarterly: Winter 2014
PDF Version Contents:Message from the Editor Message from the President Message from the Women's President: Membership - the Roots of Organization
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2014 Winner
Seeds: Sustenance and Sustainability —by Alana Krug‐MacLeod, Age 17, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan While seeds’ value is dispersed around the world in virtually every single biome and niche, whether disturbed or at
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Union Farmer Newsletter – November 2014
PDF versionContents:NFU Presentation on Bill C-18 before the House of Commons Agriculture Committee, October 9, 2014Six Points about CETACWB to sell itself, in secret and not necessarily to the highest bidderBill C-18 Petition Campaign Update – October 2014
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Union Farmer Quarterly: Fall 2014
PDF VersionContents:Message from the Editor Message from the President Message from the Women's President: Membership - the Roots of Organization Message from the NFU Youth Regional Reports PEI Land Use Policy, Legislation and Regulation Preparing for Success: NFU Brand Development Project - by Dean Harder The Convergence 2014: Patterns - by Dan Kretchsmar, Region 3 (Ontario) BC legislation protecting farmland weakened Emergency flood relief, infrastructure maintenance and climate policy essential Neonicotinoids: Ontario government acts on NFU recommendations Seed sovereignty in La Via Campesina We Remember - Richard Griebel, Laura Elaine Johnson (Aseltine)
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Union Farmer Newsletter: September 2014
Contents: Using Farm Debt to Spin Farmers’ Canola into Investors’ Gold Fairness sidelined in new rail regulations Why the Revenue Cap must be kept in place Bill C-18 would expand
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Will GM Crops Feed the World?
October 2014: We are often told that we need genetically modified (GM) crops to feed a growing population and reduce hunger around the world. Although compelling, this claim is false, and ignores the many negative impacts of the technology. CBAN's report examines experiences with GM crops from around the world and exposes the many ways in which they threaten the environment and farmers’ livelihoods, and overlook the real causes of hunger. Using case studies from around the world, the report shows that there is no place for GM crops in an ecologically sustainable and socially just food system.
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PDF VersionContents:NEW: Save Our Seeds Video SeriesGrassroots campaign keeps GM alfalfa at bay for the time beingClimate Change Requires Top Priority Policy ResponseClosure of Cereal Research Centre part of Federal UPOV ‘91 Agenda
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Union Farmer Newsletter: May 2014
Contents: NEW: Save Our Seeds Video Series Grassroots campaign keeps GM alfalfa at bay for the time being Climate Change Requires Top Priority Policy Response Closure of Cereal Research Centre
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Union Farmer Quarterly: Summer 2014
PDF Version Contents: Message from the Editor: How familiar does this story sound? Message from the President: Debt and Land Tenure Message from the Women's President:What's In Our Name? Message from the NFU Youth: Youth Retreat- Nanoose Regional Reports International Perspectives on UPOV '91—The case of African resistance Chile beats back UPOV '91 The Basque Region: A Learning Vacation UN Discussion Attempts to Estimate the True Value of Family Farms
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