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...
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...
Wheat Growers Offer Cautious Support to Grain Grading Changes
CALGARY, AB: Today the Wheat Growers reviewed the updated Grain Grading Guide under the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). The new...
Federal Strikers Targeting of Grain Terminals is Unacceptable – “an Attack on the Canadian Economy” – Wheat Growers Call for Immediate Intervention
CALGARY, AB: Grain exports are a major part of the Canadian economy. In addition to being critical to farmers, who...
Federal Strike Would be Devastating to Grain Industry – Wheat Growers Demand Contingency Plan, and Offer One
CALGARY, AB: The Wheat Growers Association is calling upon the Government of Canada to ensure the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)...
On Canadian Agriculture Day, Wheat Growers Demand Some Science from Canada’s Chief Science Advisor
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers expressed dismay at a meeting of the Commons Standing Committee on Science and...
Wheat Growers React to New Agriculture Canada Priorities – “Agriculture Canada Has Been Ideologically Captured” – President
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers reacted to news reported in Western Producer that Agriculture Canada has issued new...
Wheat Growers Express Concern Over Federal Consultation on “Sustainable Agriculture” – “Regulations Don’t Create Sustainability”
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers reacted to the announcement yesterday that the federal government will undertake consultations aimed...
New Polling Data – Farmers Overwhelmingly Opposed to Proposed Fertilizer Emissions Cut
CALGARY, AB: New polling data from iFusion Research demonstrates the federal government’s proposed 30% fertilizer emissions cut is on the...