Are Prairie farmers on the brink of the Great Grain Crisis 2.0?
“Farmers are mobilizing. We are a strong voice when we come together. It’s time we get acknowledged for the dollars...
“Downright awful:” producers worry about train backlog
Daryl Fransoo, director for the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, told Murray Wood who’s filling in for John Gormley this...
Rail bottleneck puts squeeze on Saskatchewan farmers
“We’re facing conditions that are very similar to 2013, where farmers lost billions of dollars due to the lack of...
Easing US wheat’s entry into Canada called priority
Restricting US wheat imports while Canada enjoys unrestricted access to the United States was a major topic of conversation at...
Complaints about Canadian grading of US wheat justified: Gifford
It’s a trade irritant that St. Francois Xavier farmer and Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association director Gunter Jochum fears could...
Harry interview @WCWG chair Jim Wickett on several issues, first on #carbontax
“We’re putting carbon back in the ground, yet it’s the flavor of the day for the politicians. It’s a new...
Standing Up to Tax Hikes
In this two-part Perspectives article, we spoke to two members of the Manitobans Against Carbon Taxes Coalition about how they...
Groups Join Forces To Fight Carbon Tax In Manitoba
“Grain growers in Manitoba are a good news story for the environment, including as a carbon sink,” he said. “A...
Coalition pressures Manitoba government to say no to carbon taxes
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation have joined forces...
Groups join forces to fight carbon taxes in Manitoba
“Grain growers in Manitoba are a good news story for the environment, including as a carbon sink,” added Gunter Jochum,...