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May 16, 2017

Thanks to Twitter diplomacy, Trump reminds us that dairy supply management works

By turning the focus on Canadian dairy farming, U.S. President Donald Trump has unwittingly helped to remind us why supply management is key to treating farmers fairly.

News

Jul 16, 2015

Free trade deals: Not sacred cows, mostly just bull

Jan Slomp

Those who want to put global trade agreements ahead of made-in-Canada solutions are treating trade as a sacred cow, when really it's just bull.

News

Apr 16, 2015

SOLD! Canadian Wheat Board no longer quite so Canadian

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With the privatization of the Canadian Wheat Board, the Harper government has accomplished the biggest transfer of wealth away from farmers in the history of Canada.

In cahoots

Dec 12, 2014

Bill C-18 and a call to action for a new Seed Act for Farmers

The National Farmers Union calls for a new Seed Act for Farmers in which Canada recognizes the inherent rights of farmers to save, reuse, exchange and sell seeds.

Blog

Apr 29, 2014

Why Canada has dairy supply management and how it works

Jan Slomp

The Conference Board of Canada's ideas for changing supply management are ill-conceived and self-serving. Let's do a quick review of why we have dairy supply management, and how it works.

Blog

Apr 11, 2014

Vandana Shiva sows seeds for the future

Penney Kome

Vandana Shiva calls for a living democracy that respects the earth and opposes Canada's GMO-friendly agriculture Bill C-18.

News

Apr 8, 2014

Federal UPOV '91 agenda closes Cereal Research Centre

Glenn Tait

The Harper government's systematic path of destruction through Canada's public agriculture institutions continues with the closure of the Cereal Research Centre.

Blog

Mar 5, 2014

Prairie grain backlog follows democracy backlog

Jan Slomp

Are grain transportation and the Fair Elections Act connected? You bet! The CPC's termination of the farmer-elected Canadian Wheat Board is akin to dismissing the Chief Electoral Officer.

Podcast

May 2, 2012

Research on Enviropig halted

Redeye

The University of Guelph has been doing research into a genetically modified pig since the mid-1990s. The Enviropig would have produced waste lower in phosphorus than a regular pig.

RabbleTV

May 17, 2011

Voices of the National Farmers Union of Canada

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The National Farmers Union and NFU members look at the issues facing farmers in Canada, as well as solutions.

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