December 13, 2022

Wheat Growers Express Concern Over Federal Consultation on “Sustainable Agriculture” – “Regulations Don’t Create Sustainability”

CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers reacted to the announcement yesterday that the federal government will undertake consultations aimed at providing a “coordinated approach to improving the agriculture sector’s environmental performance and sustainability.” Coming on the heels of proposals to “voluntarily” limit the use of fertilizer, and in the context of this government’s aggressive [...]

November 21, 2022

Carbon Tax to Cost Canadian Farmers Upwards of $100,000 Annually

“The government wants to increase the [carbon] tax, which would cost my farm a whopping $136,000 per year by 2030. This will jeopardize the viability and sustainability of my farm,” Jochum stated.

November 2, 2022

Gunter Jochum is a Witness at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food

Wheat Growers President Gunter Jochum speaks at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food about supply chain issues and global food security. Link to watch (start at 16:46:30)

October 25, 2022

Opposition to federal fertilizer policy ramping up

The WCWGA said it is still waiting for the government to show what benefits will come from reducing fertilizer emissions by 30 per cent including a cost benefit analysis of the action.

September 14, 2022

New Polling Data – Farmers Overwhelmingly Opposed to Proposed Fertilizer Emissions Cut

CALGARY, AB: New polling data from iFusion Research demonstrates the federal government’s proposed 30% fertilizer emissions cut is on the wrong side of the opinions of those who know this area best – farmers. The research was conducted at the end of August and shows, among other findings, that farmers oppose the reduction targets by [...]

September 8, 2022

Opinion: Cutting fertilizer emissions in Canada will ultimately harm the world’s environment

When Canadian farmers cut production, the void will be filled by farmers from such places as China and India, where fertilizer usage is much more intensive

September 7, 2022

Western Canadian Wheat Growers challenge proposed fertilizer reduction target

President Gunter Jochum notes the policy is precisely what Canada, and the world, does not need in a time of food insecurity and inflation.

September 6, 2022

Grain prices will remain strong, even as we see increased production in parts of Canada: Expert

Gunter Jochum, president of The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss his view on grains including Wheat and Canola. Jochum says that even as weather conditions in Canada will allow for increased production, grain prices will remain high as a result of challenging situations in countries like Pakistan and Ukraine.

September 1, 2022

Wheat Growers Challenge Proposed Fertilizer Reduction – “Will lead to broke farmers, food insecurity, inflation” – Submission to Federal Government

CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers have taken a firm stand in opposition to a proposed cut of 30% to nitrogen-based fertilizer emission reduction in a submission to the federal government. The policy attempts to reduce greenhouse gases, but the actual reduction would be infinitesimal, and the impact on the food in Canada, and […]

August 31, 2022

Opinion: Ottawa should stop stoking food insecurity

Ottawa’s taxes and regulations are driving up costs for farmers and the families who buy the food they produce

Author: Shannon Foster