“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...
Wheat Growers Statement on the Transportation Modernization Act
CALGARY, AB: Today, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association released a statement in response to the introduction of Bill C-49,...
Wheat Growers Statement on the Federal Transportation 2030 Plan
CALGARY, AB: Today, Western Canadian Wheat Growers President Levi Wood (grain farmer at Pense, SK) and Chair Jim Wickett (grain...
Farmers feel federal transport minister heard concerns over grain transportation
Farm groups say they think federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau heard their concerns about moving grain by rail and they’ll...
Wheat Growers statement on the FPT meeting of Transportation Ministers
CALGARY, AB: Today, Wheat Growers Directors—Stephen Vandervalk (Vice President, Alberta; grain farmer near Fort Macleod), Margaret Hansen (Vice President, Saskatchewan;...
Wheat Growers Respond to Emerson Transportation Review
CALGARY, AB: Today, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association responded to the Emerson review of the Canadian transportation system. The...
Wheat Growers Support Decision To End Minimum Shipping Volumes
WCWGA President Levi Wood says the order was necessary to reduce the grain shipping backlog; however it is now time...
Wheat Growers Support Return to Demand-Driven Grain Shipping Mode
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association supports the federal government’s decision to end the grain shipping volume mandates...
Wheat Growers Relieved to See Damaging CP Strike Avoided
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is relieved that a lengthy CP rail strike has been averted and...