National Farmers Union
2717 Wentz Avenue S7K 4B6 Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Join us on Wednesday, February 17, at 2pm Central for a Kitchen Table Event by NFU Saskatchewan. Come learn and discuss alternative ways for farmers to access farmland and create connections between farmers. Click on the link at the start of the Webinar: http://ow.ly/S4TC50DyU1n

We are pleased to feature NFU members and farmers from across the country as they share how important the NFU is to them, and how supporting the NFU is the best thing you can do to build a better future for farmers and eaters alike. You Belong. "As farmers, we think it's our responsibility to work together with other farms and stewards to make the changes we need to make in the food system. A better world is possible and that's why we joined the NFU." - Justin Girard & Britt ...Embry, Hearts & Roots, based in Ellie, Manitoba. There’s a place for you in the NFU. Sign up to become a member and support projects that strengthen communities and build resilience in our local food system. http://ow.ly/hgsd50DrCDg

NFUniversity Climate Class is kicking off this afternoon and it's not too late to register! Join us and our speakers, Dr. Kris Nichols and Michael Thiele as they cover regenerative agriculture. Live French interpretation is available! Registration is free! Sign up: http://ow.ly/y1bl50DvBiM

NFU Youth Vice-President, Jessie MacInnis, gave an intervention at the CFS (committee on world food security) plenary on behalf of the CSM (civil society and Indigenous Peoples mechanism), expressing disappointment and anger towards member states who are blocking multilateral covid-19 policy responses from being put on the multiyear program of work agenda:

"There has been a lot of skill and work that has been put into cultivating this relationship with plants by my ancestors and in order to honour them, I have to maintain that relationship." - Alisha Follow this collaborative blog series about young & new farmers with NFU & Young Agrarians! There is hope for our farming future! "To fight the climate crisis we need more young people on the land"... Read the full blog: http://ow.ly/XgNs50Dw6pr See more

Join fellow farmers, eaters, and thinkers across Canada Nov 25-28 for the NFU's 51st National Convention weekend! We will be looking clear-eyed into the future, with presentations and panel discussions on farm resiliency, social justice, climate change, Canadian ag policy, and visions of a post-pandemic food and farm system. Convention includes a keynote presentation from author Seth Klein on "A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency".... NFU Conventions are a chance to see real democracy in action! Join in as we chart our way towards a food and farm system that is fair, sustainable, and just. Learn more and register at https://www.nfu.ca/2020convention/ #nfucanada #cdnag

FREE WEBINAR: Mooove Over Cargill! To Register: https://www.nfu.ca/conf-session/mooove-over-cargill/ Corporate consolidation in the livestock sector has made things worse for farmers, workers, consumers, and the land.... Join us on Thursday November 19th, at 12 PM Pacific for a workshop that envisions a meat and livestock system that is better for people, animals, and the environment, not corporations. Tony McQuail will explain how livestock plays a role in ecological food systems today. Researcher Devlin Kuyek will look at how Canada’s livestock and meat system changed from a dispersed, regional, Canadian-owned sector to the highly concentrated, foreign owned system we have today and the impacts this change has had. Together, webinar participants will discuss and envision a better future for farmers, workers, consumers, animals and the environment and propose new policy ideas that can take us towards a vision of agroecology and food sovereignty for Canada. Registration is free for all pre-convention workshops! Learn more and sign up at https://www.nfu.ca/conf-session/mooove-over-cargill/

NFU workshop this afternoon: The Climate Crisis and Agriculture: The Global View and On-Farm Responses. 12 PM Pacific How will climate change affect our farms? How might it affect government policies? How can we build resilience? How can we reduce emissions? What can I do on my farm? Janet Ranganathan, Vice President for Research, Data, and Innovation at the World Resources Institute will lay out the global big-picture implications, and Alberta farmer Takota Coen will give a... virtual tour of his farm and his family’s work to build resilience and a sustainable farming system that has reduced emissions and enriched soils. This and all other NFU November webinars are free! Learn more and register at https://www.nfu.ca/con/tackling-climate-crisis-agriculture/ : Takota Coen

https://www.nfu.ca/conf-session/its-not-you/ Today! at 1 PM in AB, 2 PM SK and MB, 3 PM Eastern and 4 Atlantic time - Free webinar on rural mental health with Toby Malloy. Click the link for more info including registration. The systemic, intentional degradation of the family farm and the hollowing out of rural and remote communities has been a significant driver in creating the grinding stress that agricultural people live with. The NFU has been resisting the corporatizatio...n of agriculture for 50 years, partly because we knew this would be one of the results, that our physical/mental health and well -being would be profoundly affected, and that the symptoms would be viewed as individual physical and mental health problems to be fixed, not political in nature or origin. In this system, farmers and farm workers are expected to produce and not question the underlying causes of strife and dis-ease See more

Join us this afternoon at 12 PM Pacific for the next NFU November Webinar! It's Not Just You: Taking Action on Rural Mental Health The systemic, intentional degradation of the family farm and the hollowing out of rural and remote communities has been a significant driver in creating the grinding stress that agricultural people live with. ... In this presentation led by farmer and social worker Toby Malloy, we will discuss and question corporate/political agendas that have brought us to this place, the effects of industrialization on connection, and what changes need to take place to support healing, promote health for all, and cultivate relationships between activism and wellness. Registration is FREE for all pre-convention workshops! There is still time to sign up. Learn more and register at https://www.nfu.ca/conf-session/its-not-you/