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...
New NAFTA a win for agriculture, but protectionist sentiment still poses threat to industry: expert
Canadian agriculture groups are urging federal politicians to move quickly to ratify the new NAFTA deal currently before the House...
Western Canadian farmers push back against federal carbon tax
Manitoba Director William Pallister speaks with Global News about the cost of the carbon tax on agriculture.
Give farmers a carbon tax break after ‘harvest from hell’: Green Party agriculture critic
If the carbon tax is designed to change behaviour and move people toward less carbon-intensive activities, it’s not going to...
Liberal cabinet to talk Western priorities in Winnipeg retreat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his inner circle are on a three-day retreat in Winnipeg, where Western alienation is a...
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Chair optimistic about 2020
The chair of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers has some optimism for farming in Saskatchewan in 2020. Jim Wickett said...
Every Canadian province — including Alberta — now has a carbon tax. But the ‘pure politics’ battle isn’t over
But as president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, Jochum says he wants to see the tax program change...