Government (In)Action – Days Late and Millions of Dollars Short
“The Wheat Growers have called for the government to take decisive action since May 2024. Agriculture and all other industrial...
Manitoba farmers brace for ‘catastrophe unfolding’ as potential railway stoppage looms
“This will shut down not just agriculture, but the whole economy — everybody will feel it,” Jochum said, as he...
Railroad Lockout Remains for CPKC
Gunter Jochum, a farmer in Manitoba and president of the Wheat Growers Association, told DTN on Thursday he just started...
Grain farmers and pork producers bearing the brunt of rail stoppage
Or farmers might have been forced to dump grain on the ground, exposed to the elements, which could lead to...
How Alberta’s reliance on rail shipments prompts unease amid labour uncertainty
“We have contracts, they’re in place. They have certain time periods that we were about to deliver by, and companies...
Government (In)Action – Days Late and Millions of Dollars Short
CALGARY, AB: The Wheat Growers are pleased that the federal government has finally listened and invoked Sec. 107 of the...
Ottawa intervenes to end rail dispute
“I’m definitely pleased. It’s too bad we couldn’t have got to this point before some of the damage was already...
‘Everybody’s paying the price’: How the railway lockout impacted Manitobans
“We’ve had 16 major port and rail disruptions since 2010. So this is something that we’ve unfortunately become quite accustomed...
How a rail stoppage could affect freight, farming, french fries and more
“Harvest is right now. We’re combining. Bids are dropping daily because elevators don’t want grain, and they’re stopping deliveries from...
Canadian Freight Train Stoppage Poses Economic Threat
Agriculturally, farmers across Canada’s Prairie provinces are bracing for impact. Stephen Vandervalk, vice-president of the Wheat Growers Association, lamented how...