Western Grain a SNAFU in more ways than one

(July 29/15) The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) along with Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission hosted the “Farmers Forum on Grain Transportation, Getting on Track: Solutions for the future” in Regina on July 20, 2015.  From the perspective of grain farmers, the results could be characterized with the old military...

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Competition creates chaos at ports

NEWS RELEASE (Regina, November 26, 2013)  Farmers facing long delays to deliver their grain are not accepting Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz’s excuses for the chaos at Canada’s grain ports warned the Canadian Wheat Board Alliance, a prairie wide organization representing grain farmers.  “The Minister’s excuses are a diversion from the fact he destroyed the logistical efficiency created...

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