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Union Farmer Newsletter – February 2014
Download the PDF versionThis is a special edition of the Union Farmer Newsletter – a printed toolkit to support our campaign: A Seed Act for Farmers, Not Corporations – Stop Bill C-18<strongContents:</strongBill C-18, The Agriculture Growth Act - Growth for who?- Op Ed by Jan SlompOrganize a Public Meeting on Bill C-18Fundamental Principles of a Farmers Seed ActBill C-18 BackgrounderBill C-18 and Farmers' Privilege - What's the whole story?Questions and Answers about Bill C-18Science-based Decisions - In whose interests?- Op Ed by Ann Slater Grain Farmers Paying the Price for Post-CWB Logistics Failure
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A Seed Act for Farmers, not Corporations
A National Farmers Union webinar, offered in collaboration with Food Secure Canada to learn about the new omnibus bill, Bill C-18, the Agriculture Growth Act, and the National Farmers Union's proposals for a Farmers Seed Act was held onThursday, February 13th.
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Union Farmer Quarterly: Winter 2013-2014
<strongCORRECTIONS </strongto Resolutions"Variety Registration for Roundup Ready Alfalfa<span"</span<strongTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED </strong<spanthat the NFU contact CFIA and the federal Minister of Agriculture to ask them to cancel registration and halt any further registration of all genetically modified alfalfa varieties.</span<strongBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED </strong<spanthat the NFU encourage NFU locals, regions and members to take similar action.
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Bill C-18, A Corporate Agribusiness Promotion Act
Bill C-18, the "Agricultural Growth Act" omnibus bill, amending several federal agricultural laws, was introduced in Parliament on December 9, 2013. If passed, it will give multi-national agri-business much more money, power and control while increasing farmers' costs and reducing farmers’ autonomy and Canadian sovereignty. The NFU has identified key points based on its detailed analysis.
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Bill C-18 and Farmers’ Privilege – What is the whole story?
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz claims that Bill C-18, the Agriculture Growth Act, will not stop farmers from saving seed. But is he telling the whole story?
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Union Farmer Newsletter – October 2013
Download PDF versionContents:Serving Two Masters: Implications of Seed Field Crop Inspection PrivatizationAgroecology: Production with food sovereignty in mind(please note - Agroecology webcast has been rescheduled to 12 - 2 PM ET. A recording of the webcast will be available immediately following the live event.)
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Union Farmer Newsletter – September 2013
Download PDF versionRoundup Ready Alfalfa Campaign UpdateNFU says NO to GM Low Lignin Alfalfa
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CSTA “Coexistence Plan” a Gateway to GM Alfalfa Contamination
Canadian farmers and consumers oppose the release of genetically engineered (also called genetically modified, or GM) alfalfa because it is impossible to keep it from spreading to farms, fields and food sources where it is not wanted. Altered gene sequences are contained in the plant's pollen, which is carried by bees from flower to flower, over long distances.
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2013 Winner
My summer ended with a journey to a permaculture convergence near Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. There I was introduced to some innovative approaches to agriculture and to the people who do it.
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