NFU member Rav Singh is one of 4 young people holding the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board legally accountable for failing to account for the financial risks of climate change. We're so proud of her! @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social www.nfu.ca/why-im-suing...

🚨Just launched: #HeadInTheCloud ☁️ Who controls #innovation in agriculture? BigTech + BigAg are reshaping farming through AI & digital platforms - investing 💰billions. But we’re betting on the wrong model. Let’s reclaim innovation for people & the planet. 📖Read: ipes-food.org/report/head-...

Despite the Prime Minister’s recent assertions that we must prioritize the ability to feed ourselves and develop “strategic autonomy” in food production, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has yet to indicate their plans in this pursuit. www.nfu.ca/aafc-needs-t...

Global Solidarity Statements ANAP urgently calls on all peasant, indigenous, and popular organizations and all people in solidarity with Cuba, to speak out firmly against the US crime against humanity. viacampesina.org/en/2026/02/c...

The NFU calls on the Canadian government to take immediate action against Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people by suspending the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement and enacting a comprehensive two-way arms embargo against Israel. www.nfu.ca/nfu-calls-fo...

www.nfu.ca/stop-the-aaf... Two ways to push back against these cuts - use the Action tool to write a letter and print paper petitions, talk to people, get signatures and send to an MP for presentation in the House of Commons. The more pushback, the better chance to save our research capacity.

🚨 L'AAC prévoit de fermer des installations de recherche d'une importance cruciale à travers le Canada. 🚨 Agissez dès aujourd'hui ! ✍️ Utilisez notre outil pour envoyer des lettres aux responsables gouvernementaux. Et signez et partagez la pétition papier ! www.nfu.ca/fr/stop-the-...

🚨 AAFC plans to close critically important research facilities across Canada. 🚨 We demand a reversal of this short-sited plan! 📣 Take action today! ✍️ Use our tool to send letters to gov officials, including to your own MP. And sign and share the paper petition! www.nfu.ca/stop-the-aaf...

The federal government’s Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Rural Development Action Plan survey is accepting survey submissions until Feb 20th. Residents of rural communities—add your voice! www.nfu.ca/shape-the-fu...

The cuts have finally come to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Recently, more than 665 employees have lost their jobs, and we now know that seven research facilities across the country are slated for closure. www.nfu.ca/canadian-gov...

"Under capitalism, public research facilities are constantly under threat, as the profit-driven logic of capital and the state always pushes toward private accumulation and public disinvestment." pvonline.ca/2026/01/30/c...

"Backwards’ was my first thought," said Cathy Holtslander, director of research and policy at the National Farmers Union. "Obviously, they made these cuts without knowing what they were doing." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/02/n...

Carney's dangerous austerity plan means fewer food inspectors & less capacity to track food borne illness. As the US is gutting its food safety regulations & Canada imports over half our food from the US, how does cutting food inspection here make us safer? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

panow.com/2026/01/29/i... “I think it’s incredibly short-sighted and counterproductive to the agricultural centre, to the agricultural industry in Saskatchewan, to the long-term prospects for Canadian sovereignty,” said Will Robbins, a farmer west of Saskatoon and board member of the NFU

baffling that the media isn’t making more of an issue out of how carney is gutting key federal agencies/depts and what that’s going to mean for gov capacity when we’re supposed to be more independent and capable. food inspection, health canada, statscan, global affairs — all being cut, and more

Vendredi, Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada a annoncé la suppression de 12 % de ses effectifs, soit 665 postes, et la fermeture de sept centres de recherche agricole. Les coupes budgétaires imposées à AAC sont désastreuses pour le Canada. www.nfu.ca/fr/cuts-to-a...

On Friday, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced 12% of its workforce – 665 positions — and 7 agriculture research facilities are to be cut. The NFU is calling for not only a reversal of these cuts, but re-investment in public agricultural research. www.nfu.ca/cuts-to-aafc...

If we don’t have control over the technology we use, do we really have control over our own farms? If you're interested in learning about how YOU can advance Right to Repair in Canada, read the full article: www.nfu.ca/right-to-rep...

The @nfucanada.bsky.social once again tells it like it is - that farmers, rural communities and indeed all of us need to have a right to repair mailchi.mp/nfu.ca/right...

FACETS in the news! Draining Prairie wetlands is quietly driving up Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. A new FACETS study shows wetland loss boosts agricultural emissions by at least 5%—a major blind spot in national climate accounting. 🌾 Read the news article by #620CKRM: https://ow.ly/PX7S50XVM2U

14 organisations se sont réunies pour demander au ministre d'AAFC, Heath MacDonald, d'écouter les agriculteurs – et non les multinationales semencières – et d'abandonner les restrictions proposées au droit des agriculteurs de conserver leurs semences. www.nfu.ca/fr/farmers-u...

14 organizations have come together to call on AAFC Minister Heath MacDonald to listen to farmers - not multinational seed companies – and abandon proposed restrictions to farmers’ seed saving rights. Protect farmers’ right to save seed! 🫘 Protect farmers’ privilege! 📣 www.nfu.ca/farmers-urge...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) proposed amendments to Canada’s PBR regulations sides with corporations, not farmers. watershedsentinel.ca/article/righ...

National Farmers Union Canada presents Dr. William Paris, an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the UofT, speaking about the potential of utopian thinking for helping people develop creative capacities to positively reshape ordinary life. @nfucanada.bsky.social @williammparis.bsky.social

The NFU grieves the loss, and honours the profound legacy of Brewster Kneen. Brewster was dedicated to economic and social justice, through building and supporting a wide community of critical thinkers and grassroots activists grounded in the practical realities of farming www.nfu.ca/remembering-...

New 📰| Wetland drainage produces substantial greenhouse gas emissions in the Canadian Prairie Pothole Region 🌾https://ow.ly/8YBH50XGaSl 📷 facets-2025-0124, Figure 1. 👥 University of Regina, National Farmers Union | L'Union nationale des fermiers

Save the date! Webinar “Nothing About Us Without Us” – the right to participation through UNDROP. 🗓 Dec 10, 2025, 14h–16h CET 💻 Online | EN/ES/FR Dialogue with the Chair of the UN WG on UNDROP @carlosduarte11.bsky.social and global rural movements. Info + registration: shorturl.at/KgoKP

Les membres de l’Union nationale des fermiers (UNF) demandent la mise en place d’un projet pilote de revenu annuel garanti pour la relève. ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/...

Le 2 décembre, nous avons envoyé cette lettre au ministre des Affaires étrangères. L'UNF condamne fermement le raid violent et à grande échelle mené par l'armée israélienne contre les bureaux de notre organisation sœur pour la souveraineté alimentaire en Palestine. www.nfu.ca/fr/letter-to...

On Dec. 2nd, we sent this letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The NFU strongly condemns the Israeli military’s large-scale, violent raid targeting the offices of our sister organization for food sovereignty in Palestine. @viacampesinabe.bsky.social www.nfu.ca/letter-to-th...

On Dec. 1st, Israeli security forces raided the offices of a sister org of the NFU in Ramallah and Hebron, vandalizing property and detaining staff. This org has supported farmers and rural communities for decades. @viacampesinabe.bsky.social news.un.org/en/story/202...

Why International Solidarity Among Farmers Matters. A reflection on the 2025 Short Course in People’s Agroecology efao.ca/wp-content/u...

Rav Singh, NFU farmer is sounding the alarm for young farmers and the future of farming in Canada. With @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social Rav is suing the country’s largest pension manager to protect her retirement fund. macleans.ca/the-year-ahe...

On CTV Your Morning, Phil Mount, VP of Policy, highlights the changes farmers across Canada are pushing for to secure a future rooted in economic dignity— including a Guaranteed Annual Income for Farmers and legislating a profit cap for concentrated grocery chains. youtu.be/mQ_sf3ldmO0?...

Lisez la déclaration finale de @viacampesinabe.bsky.social sur #COP30. « Le monde est en feu, et seuls les peuples peuvent éteindre les flammes. » viacampesina.org/fr/cop30-seu...

Read the final statement from @viacampesinabe.bsky.social on #COP30. "The world is on fire, and only the people can put out the flames." viacampesina.org/en/2025/11/c...

La semaine dernière, les membres de l’UNF ont adopté une résolution historique afin de rejoindre le mouvement mondial « Boycott, désinvestissement et sanctions » (BDS) en solidarité avec la lutte du peuple palestinien pour la liberté, la justice et l’égalité. 🇵🇸 www.nfu.ca/fr/national-...

Last week, members of the NFU passed a landmark resolution at their National Convention to join the global movement of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) in solidarity with the Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom, justice, and equality. 🇵🇸 www.nfu.ca/national-far...

Le 20 novembre 2025, les délégués à la Convention annuelle de l’Union nationale des fermiers ont voté en faveur de la reconnaissance de la violence entre partenaires intimes et de la violence sexiste (VPI/VS) comme une épidémie. www.nfu.ca/fr/nfu-decla...

On November 20, 2025, delegates at the National Farmers Union annual convention voted to recognize intimate partner violence and gender-based violence (IPV/GBV) as an epidemic. www.nfu.ca/nfu-declares...

From food sovereignty to fighting corporate control— check out 2025 NFU Convention keynote speakers Charlie Angus & Brit Griffin's full keynote address that reminds us to stay organized and connected. nbmediacoop.org/2025/11/23/n...

Solidarity with American farmers! “One study found that the supply management system could have saved taxpayers nearly $100 billion in farm aid payments over two decades..." @moreperfectunion.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...

La semaine dernière, à Moncton, l’UNF a clôturé sa Convention nationale annuelle. Pendant 3 jours, les délégués de l’UNF ont pourvu les postes de direction de l’UNF. Voici la liste des nouveaux dirigeants élus et de ceux qui ont été réélus à l'UNF. Félicitations à tous ! www.nfu.ca/fr/national-...

Last week, in Moncton, NB, the NFU concluded its annual National Convention. NFU delegates from across the country filled positions for NFU presidents and vice-presidents. Here is the list of new and continuing elected leaders of the NFU. Congratulations to all! www.nfu.ca/national-far...

National Farmers' Union says food prices continue to rise while the farmer's share continues to decline. L'Union nationale des fermiers affirme que les prix des denrées alimentaires continuent d'augmenter tandis que la part des agriculteurs continue de diminuer. tj.news/moncton-mira...

The aging of farmers, economic dignity, the threatening future of meat. All that and more at the national convention in Moncton. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new...

“We see a widening gap between what farmers receive for their products and what consumers are paying for at the grocery store” said NFU Policy Analyst James Hannay #CDNpoli #CDNag #FoodSovereignty #FoodPrices @nfucanada.bsky.social

Du 12 au 16 novembre, le Sommet des Peuples Vers la COP30, qui s'est tenu à Belém, au Brésil, a rassemblé 20 000 personnes issues d'une grande diversité de cultures et de pays afin de renforcer la solidarité, la résistance et la coopération internationales en faveur d'un changement systémique.

From November 12th to 16th, the Peoples’ Summit Toward COP30 in Belém, Brazil brought together 20,000 people from a wide diversity of cultures, identities, countries and territories to build international solidarity, resistance and cooperation for systemic change.  viacampesina.org/en/2025/11/c...

It’s time to build a future rooted in food sovereignty. Starting tomorrow: 3 days of collective strategy— join the work — Dès demain commencent trois jours de stratégies collectives. C’est le moment de bâtir un avenir ancré dans la souveraineté alimentaire. Joignez-vous.