The Grain Growers of Canada said moving the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) ahead is a huge achievement by the federal government and a big move forward in their aggressive trade agenda which the group fully supports. President of the Grain Growers of Canada Stephen Vandervalk said the group is extremely pleased with this development as … Read more
The Grain Growers of Canada announced it is pleased with the federal government’s quick action on the CP rail strike. President of the Grain Growers of Canada Stephen Vandervalk said on behalf of the Grain Growers, he thanks the government for speedy passage of back to work legislation. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
President of the Grain Growers of Canada Stephen Vandervalk wrote to NDP Leader Tom Mulcair (Outremont, QC) asking the NDP to support a quick imposition of both back-to-work legislation and an immediate and appropriate dispute resolution process in the event of a continued labour disruption at CP (Canadian Pacific). The full release is available online.
The Grain Growers of Canada are pleased to see the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement moving closer to completion. President of the Grain Growers of Canada Stephen Vandervalk said he is very happy with the federal government’s work to increase Canadian farmers’ global market access through the Canada-EU trade deal. Vandervalk added that the … Read more
The Grain Growers of Canada are disappointed in the reductions of research staff Agriculture Canada. President of the Grain Growers of Canada Stephen Vandervalk said farmers across Canada are divided on many issues in agriculture, but the one issue they all agree on being important is research. The full release is available online. Call 403-795-1171.
The Grain Growers of Canada have mixed feelings on the value to farmers in the federal 2012 budget. President of the Grain Growers of Canada Stephen Vandervalk said he was glad to see trade remains a high priority for the federal government. The full release is available online. Call 403-795-1171.
The Grain Growers of Canada said that they are excited about the new prospects and opportunities a Canada-Japan partnership represents for Canadian grain farmers. Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) announced the start of formal trade negotiations with Japan to create an Economic Partnership Agreement. Executive Director of the Grain Growers of Canada Richard … Read more
The Grain Growers of Canada welcomes a world leading grain company like Glencore to the Canadian marketplace. President of the Grain Growers of Canada Stephen Vandervalk said that Glencore is one of the world’s leading integrated producers and marketers of commodities and for Canadian farmers it will mean growth in new markets and wider market … Read more
The Grain Growers of Canada issued a statement saying it is pleased with Judge Perlmutter’s decision against the court action launched by eight former directors of the Canadian Wheat Board. A separate recent federal decision also did not stop the new voluntary Canadian Wheat Board from proceeding with its work. President of the Grain Growers … Read more
The Grain Growers of Canada issued a statement in regards to Chinese business opportunities. The group said that it is pleased with the quality of meetings and opportunities to promote Canadian agricultural exports on the current trade mission to China. President of the Grain Growers of Canada Stephen Vandervalk said that not only does the … Read more
