NFU National President addresses provincial meeting

Abstract

The annual meeting of District 1, Region 1 of the National Farmers Union heard from their newly elected national president, Jan Stomp. Stomp talked about the influence of the Island agricultural community. He talked about the challenges faced by farmers across Canada. The shortage of railways cars for shipping grain in Western Canada is something the NFU predicted with the loss of The Wheat Board. The NFU is concerned with changes to the Advanced Payment Program whereby corporations would become eleigible for funding. The Agricultural Growth Act before Parliament will move Canada to a new regime of Plant Breeders Rights.

Date

2014-04-02

Issue

52

Title	NFU National President addresses provincial meeting
Abstract	The annual meeting of District 1, Region 1 of the National Farmers Union heard from their newly elected national president, Jan Stomp. Stomp talked about the influence of the Island agricultural community. He talked about the challenges faced by farmers across Canada. The shortage of railways cars for shipping grain in Western Canada is something the NFU predicted with the loss of The Wheat Board. The NFU is concerned with changes to the Advanced Payment Program whereby corporations would become eleigible for funding. The Agricultural Growth Act before Parliament will move Canada to a new regime of Plant Breeders Rights.
Journal	Island farmer
Date	2014-04-02
Volume	40
Issue	52
ISSN	0823-7735