Farmers support new North American trade pact
The chair of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, Jim Wickett, says the trade deal is important to ensure stability...
Western Canadian Wheat Growers seek carbon tax exemption on grain drying
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers are asking for a tax exemption on grain drying following this year’s poor, wet harvest....
CN Workers Strike, Officials Call for Government Intervention
The chair of the Western Wheat Growers says a strike would cause a major disruption to prairie grain exports. Jim...
Sask Agriculture minister David Marit and farm leaders call for end to CN rail strike
Farm leaders have also called for a quick end to the dispute. APAS president Todd Lewis, SARM president Ray Orb,...
‘One hit after another:’ Prairie farmers worry CN Rail strike could cause massive grain shipping delays
A strike by thousands of Canadian National Railway workers will likely make a bad harvest even worse, warns the head...
Weekend rain and snow cause more harvest delays across Saskatchewan
Wheat Growers chair Jim Wickett at Rosetown says some crops have been flattened and downgraded to livestock feed by the...
Sask. farmers look for warm dry frost-free weather in September
Western Canadian Wheat Growers chair Jim Wickett farms at Rosetown and says many crops in his area are late maturing...
Guess who’s paying for new grain grading?
“Working with proposed changes to grading factors can translate into a lot of speculation, and that’s troubling for Jim Wickett,...
Canadian wheat sales to China hit 14-year high despite dispute, displacing U.S. shipments
“Any extra sale is critical this year. That gives us some optimism,” said Jim Wickett, a Saskatchewan farmer and chairman...
Views differ on crop exports to China other than canola
“Aside from issues with canola seed, at the moment shipments of other grains, oilseeds and pulses continue to be accepted...