Wheat Growers want no more delays in passing Bill C-234
Chair of the Wheat Growers Daryl Fransoo says it’s unfortunate how it once had good momentum but now is stuck....
Canadian farmers upset with stalled Bill C-234
“It really feels like they don’t care about Canadian farmers,” Daryl Fransoo, a Saskatchewan farmer and chair of the Wheat...
A Slap in the Face of Canadian Agriculture C-234 Stalled by Petty Partisan Procedural Puppets
CALGARY, AB: The Senate of Canada has ignored the needs of Canadian grain farmers and the recommendations of the elected...
Staple foods at risk due to federal policy
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Wheat Growers take new shot at federal fertilizer policy
“We aren’t really exaggerating,” said Wheat Growers president Gunter Jochum. “I felt they were not exaggerating because of the government’s...
Should the federal government be blamed for the rising food costs?
“It’s not entirely the government’s fault, but the government is definitely a part of it,” said Gunter Jochum, the president...
Wheat Growers Assoc warns of cost of government-made food crisis
The Wheat Growers Association (WGA) is urging Canadians to rally against what it calls “a food crisis created by our...
Concerns arising in agriculture sector as B.C. port workers’ strike continues
Jim Smolik, who oversees stakeholder relations for the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, told farmnewsNOW there could be economic repercussions as those...
Wheat Growers Association keeping tabs on potential strike at B.C. ports
Jim Smolik with the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association noted the organization is a member of the Coalition of Rail...
Sustainable? Depends on who’s asked
Op-ed by Gunter Jochum: I want my farm to be sustainable because I want it to be here for future...