Federal Investments in Dairy Fail Grain Farmers
CALGARY, AB: With today’s announcement that the Federal Government will invest an additional $16.9 M in the dairy sector, the...
Farm group pegs ag losses at $3.7 billion as trade disputes with China, India, Italy and others add up
The unprecedented number of diplomatic disputes and non-tariff trade barriers affecting the export of Canadian agricultural products is now at...
Entering unchartered territory in trade (dis)agreements
Wheat Growers Director Cherilyn Jolly Nagel talks with RealAgriculture.
Wheat growers push Ottawa for action on trade
In a firmly worded June 17 letter to federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association said...
Canadian wheat sales to China hit 14-year high despite dispute, displacing U.S. shipments
“Any extra sale is critical this year. That gives us some optimism,” said Jim Wickett, a Saskatchewan farmer and chairman...
Carbon Pricing Rebates Return a Portion to Farmers
CALGARY, AB: Yesterday’s Federal Government announcement of the Climate Action Incentive Fund (CAIF) is simply a way to bribe farmers...
GX on Agriculture Podcast: Director Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel on Fed’s Climate Action Incentive Fund
Director Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel, Saskatchewan Director on the board of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, talks about the federal government’s...
‘An absolutely brutal year’: Alberta farm incomes plummet 70 per cent in 2018
Director Matt Sawyer featured: Alberta farm incomes plummeted in 2018 due to a “brutal” combination of conditions that included severe...
Wheat Growers Support the Removal of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs; Now We Must Approve the USMCA
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers are pleased that the Canadian and American governments have reached an agreement to...
Wheat Growers Oppose Carbon Tax Ruling
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers is disappointed by today’s ruling that the federal government may impose a carbon...