Wheat Growers call on Ottawa to open talks with China over grain shipments
Jim Wickett says the dispute is clearly political, not a quality issue.
Sask. farmers concerned about early melt, lack of soil moisture
Some areas got less than half the normal precipitation this winter.
“Huge uncertainty” for Canadian farmers: China stops buying canola [and wheat] just weeks before planting begins
There is a significant concern in all of agriculture because China is a big market but also because the list...
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...
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...
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...
Farmers can’t get bills paid for next year’s crop without C-49: Wheat farmer
William Pallister, director of grain industry association Western Canadian Wheat Growers, reacts to the plan unveiled by CN Rail to...