Migrant workers help grow our food. Coronavirus is leaving them in limbo.
Kenton Possberg, a grain farmer in Saskatchewan and director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, said wheat and oilseeds...
Western Canadian Wheat Growers hopeful for road infrastructure in Saskatchewan budget
Western Canadian Wheat Growers chair Jim Wickett says farmers need adequate road infrastructure to move their product to market. The...
Canada’s Agriculture Sector Needs Temporary Foreign Workers
Calgary, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers call for an adjustment in the newly invoked travel restrictions that were put...
With No Alternatives the Carbon Tax Hits Farmers’ Bottom Line
“The carbon tax is a direct hit on all grain farmers bottom line. Farmers cannot force suppliers to use alternative fuels nor...
Canadian Agricultural Industry Reacts to Blockades
Director Cherilyn Jolly Nagel speaks to CityNews Edmonton about the impact of the rail blockade.
CN halts rail traffic in East due to protests
“Grain farmers should not be held hostage through this issue,” Daryl Fransoo, a Saskatchewan director with the Western Canadian Wheat...
‘Enforce the law’: Commodity groups call for quick resolution surrounding rail line protest
Many in the agriculture industry are nervous about what this means for grain, fuel, and goods movement across Canada and...
Wheat Growers Calls For End To Rail Blockades
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers say they are increasingly concerned over the blockades in Ontario and B.C. that are stopping...
Rule of Law Must Prevail Say Wheat Growers
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers are increasingly concerned over the illegal blockades that are stopping rail traffic across Canada. In...
Rule of Law Must Prevail
Calgary, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers are increasingly concerned over the illegal blockades that are stopping rail traffic across...