A first hand look at trade with Peru
To be part of the program participants had to find industry sponsors which they then had a mandate to promote in...
Federal Budget Fails Entrepreneurial Grain Farmers
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers put a failing grade on the 2019 Federal Budget announced yesterday. What little...
Wheat Growers Offer Support for the 2019 Saskatchewan Budget
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers were pleased with the 2019 Saskatchewan Provincial budget. The introduction of a balanced...
Don’t Forget Trade, Please
“As Washington whispers about collusion and Ottawa sinks into a scandal that will dominate the media for months pre-election, the economies of...
Wheat Growers Welcome Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau as new Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers would like to welcome the new Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Hon....
Proposed Seed Variety Use Agreement: Implementing Royalties for Farm-saved Seed
“Farmers aren’t against paying for a variety of research,” says Wheat Growers’ Chair Jim Wickett. “As long as we get a...
Grain farmers worried about oil by rail creating backlog
Western grain farmers are concerned about the Notley government leasing 4,400 rail cars to deliver Alberta’s oil.
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association Frustrated With Federal Carbon Tax
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association believes that the coalition opposing the federal carbon tax is the right and necessary...
Alberta farmers await Saskatchewan court decision on carbon tax
Alberta wheat farmers are cheering on the Saskatchewan government in its battle against the federal carbon tax. “It’s more important...
Wheat Growers Support Saskatchewan Government Action Against a Federally Imposed Carbon Tax
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association supports the action taken by the Province of Saskatchewan, and others, to...