Jobs still available on farms, industry groups say
Western Canadian Wheat Growers executive director Dave Quist said food security is of the “upmost importance” in the current COVID-19-induced...
Federal Carbon Tax Implementation Must Be Cancelled
CALGARY, AB: With the April 1 implementation deadline looming, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers are calling for the federal government...
Farmers say time running out for foreign workers in limbo as confusion reigns over coronavirus travel
Kenton Possberg, a grain farmer in Saskatchewan and director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, said wheat and oilseed...
Temporary foreign workers exempt from Canada’s travel ban
Farms’ TFW needs include over 1,400 “specifically for oilseed and grain farming,” the Western Canadian Wheat Growers said in a...
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...