A coalition of Canadian farmers and agricultural advocates is calling on the federal government to take immediate action to strengthen Canada’s food sovereignty in response to U.S. tariffs. The group is urging measures to defend supply management; diversify export markets; invest in regional food infrastructure; and protect agricultural workers. “Punitive American tariffs and a potentially … Read more
Members of the National Farmers Union (NFU) adopted the following resolution at the NFU’s National Convention last November: “[the NFU] opposes the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects to extend the social license of fossil fuel corporations to continue with their ‘business-as-usual’ operations.” While CCS is touted as a climate solution, 70 per … Read more
National Farmers Union Vice President Phil Mount released the following statement: “The Senate needs to do the right thing and pass Bill C-282 to prevent future trade negotiators from bargaining away more of Canada’s supply-managed dairy, poultry or egg markets, currently served by Canadian farmers and benefiting the Canadian economy and food system. The House of … Read more
The National Farmers Union (NFU) released a new report: Tried and True: The Case for Reinstituting Efficacy Testing for Non-Fertilizer Supplements. In the report, the NFU makes the case for reinstituting Canada’s former efficacy testing regulations for testing and verifying the benefits of non-fertilizer supplements. NFU Policy Analyst James Hannay commented on the report, “The existing knowledge … Read more
The National Farmers Union (NFU) presents THE EXCHANGE, a new national program running until March 2026 aiming to maximize the long-term success of equity-deserving farmers* in Canadian agriculture. The Government of Canada is supporting the NFU for this project with up to $287,487 over two years through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s AgriDiversity Program, an initiative under … Read more
Will Robbins, NFU Board Member in Saskatchewan, issued a statement regarding the CN Rail and CPKC labour dispute: “Using farmers anxieties around harvest time to punish reasonable requests from railway workers is bad faith. As a farmer, I do not like being used as a bargaining chip. Railways are key infrastructure for farmers and for the … Read more
The May 1 report by Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry DeMarco contains a stark assessment: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has “yet to develop a strategy for how it would contribute to Canada’s 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas mitigation and sequestration goals.” The report continues: “Without a strategy to provide the sector with a … Read more
Upon the extension of his appointment until April 30, 2024, the National Farmers Union calls upon Chief Commissioner Doug Chorney to steadfastly uphold the Canadian Grain Commission’s mandate, which is to “in the interests of the grain producers, establish and maintain standards of quality for Canadian grain and regulate grain handling in Canada, to ensure … Read more
Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, would exempt, from Canada’s carbon levy, propane and natural gas used by farmers for grain drying. The Bill is in its third reading at the Senate and will soon come back to the House of Commons. Because the Bill was amended by the … Read more
At the end of its three-day National Convention in Ottawa on Nov. 25, National Farmers Union delegates and officials from across Canada democratically adopted a resolution that the NFU endorse the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. “Our climate will continue to accelerate away from normal until we stabilize our emissions by addressing our addiction to … Read more
