Liberals ‘holding agriculture industry hostage’ with climate research funding
According to Western Canadian Wheat Growers Director and Western Grains Research Foundation Board Member Kenton Possberg, moving funding into federal...
Feds have too much influence over ag research – Humboldt farmer
“The industry used to be able to dictate what those research priorities were, and the federal government was kind of...
Wheat Growers’ young farmer mentorship program open for applications
Saskatchewan director and treasurer of the Wheat Growers, Kaitlyn Kitzan, says that this mentorship is a great opportunity for young...
Wheat Growers launching inaugural young farmer mentorship program
The program was established with support from Canadian Pacific Kansas City Rail (CPKC). The Saskatchewan Director and Treasurer with the...
Wheat Growers Introduce Young Farmer Mentorship Program
CALGARY, AB: Today, the Wheat Growers Association (WG) launched a young farmer mentorship program with the support of Canadian Pacific...
Prairie farmers score a win in grain commission tussle
The controversy managed to bring the National Farmers Union and the Wheat Growers Association onto the same page — in...
Farm groups pleased with CGC’s decision to repeal grading changes
Wheat Growers chair Daryl Fransoo says they’re pleased with the fast response to their appeal to Minister MacAulay and the CGC’s...
CGC Repeals Proposed Grain Grading Changes
CALGARY, AB: The Wheat Growers are very pleased with today’s announcement by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) that the proposed...
Wheat Growers and NFU Call on Minister MacAulay to Halt CGC Move to Impose Export Grading Standards on Country Elevator Deliveries
CALGARY, AB: Today, the National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Wheat Growers Association (WGA) sent a joint letter to federal...
CBC Listen: July 11, 2023
Grain farmers on the Prairies are concerned an ongoing port strike in B.C. could put exports and imports in jeopardy....