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Parliamentary Committee Report Confirms Farm Research Centre Closures Threaten Jobs, Agriculture, and Food Security

07/05/2026 | News Release, Union News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, May 7, 2026 — The Agriculture Union says a new report from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri‑Food confirms what agricultural workers and communities across Canada have been saying for months: planned closures...

Cuts to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Harm Workers, Farms and the Planet

26/01/2026 | News Release, Union News

For Immediate Release Ottawa, January 26, 2026 – The Agriculture Union unequivocally denounces the recent job cuts at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), impacting roughly 1043 people across the country. Our union represents 2,500 employees at AAFC, all of...

Western Producer: Don’t undermine the backbone of agriculture

08/10/2025 | Union News

The Agriculture Union’s National President Milton Dyck published a powerful op-ed in the Western Producer, where he argues that Mark Carney’s proposed cuts to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will hamper agricultural research in a time of severe climate...

Parliamentary Committee Report Confirms Farm Research Centre Closures Threaten Jobs, Agriculture, and Food Security

Cuts to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Harm Workers, Farms and the Planet

Western Producer: Don’t undermine the backbone of agriculture

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