Grain Transportation Backlog – Presentation to Ag Committee
Director Daryl Fransoo gives a presentation to the Ag Committee regarding the grain transportation backlog.
Wheat Growers Applauds Federal Ministers and CN for Seeking Solutions
CALGARY, AB: The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association supports the letter from the Hon. Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport and...
Farmers concerned about growing backlog of rail shipments
There’s growing concern from grain shippers and producers that we’ll see a repeat of 2013-14 this year, when a bottleneck...
Rail Bottleneck – Danielle Smith
Daryl Fransoo is a guest on Danielle’s show where they talk about the severe shortage of rail cars that has...
Are Prairie farmers on the brink of the Great Grain Crisis 2.0?
“Farmers are mobilizing. We are a strong voice when we come together. It’s time we get acknowledged for the dollars...
“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...