Wheat Growers Launch Carbon Tax Petition
“The federal government is adding a carbon tax onto virtually all the inputs that grain farmers need to grow our...
Highlighting the carbon tax’s effects
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers (WCWG) launched its No Farm Carbon Tax petition on Wednesday. Farmers are encouraged to add their names...
Online petition aimed at informing Ottawa how much the carbon tax is costing farmers
An online petition has been launched to let farmers tell Ottawa how much money they are paying in carbon tax....
Wheat Growers “Very Disappointed” Liberals Voted Back In
The President of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers says they’re very disappointed to see the Liberals back in power. Gunter...
Wheat Growers Disappointed With Election Results
Gunter Jochum, who farms in Manitoba, says although the Liberals won a minority Government, the farming community sent a clear...
Wheat Growers ‘Stunned’ By Dairy Compensation
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) says it was stunned to see the federal government deliver another $1.75 Billion...
Wheat growers ho-hum on Japan deals
Canadian grain industry officials don’t feel threatened by United States President Donald Trump’s attempts to usurp more of the Japanese...
The Sprout: Grain farmers beef with dairy payout
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers (WCWG) called the move “shameful” and an act of “simply electioneering” by the government, which...
Farm group pegs ag losses at $3.7 billion as trade disputes with China, India, Italy and others add up
The unprecedented number of diplomatic disputes and non-tariff trade barriers affecting the export of Canadian agricultural products is now at...
Wheat growers push Ottawa for action on trade
In a firmly worded June 17 letter to federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association said...