The Grain Growers of Canada provides a strong national voice for over 50,000 active and successful grain, oilseed and pulse producers through its 14 provincial and regional grower groups. Representing wheat, durum, barley, canola, oat, corn, pea, lentil, soybean, rye, and triticale farmers from across Canada.
CPAC, Mon., Feb. 10, 2014, Prime Time Politics, CPAC's Martin Stringer interviews Allison Ammeter & Rick White. A rail backlog has left many farmers unable to ship their harvest. Martin Stringer speaks with Allison Ammeter (Grain Growers of Canada) and Rick White (Canadian Canola Growers Association), who briefed a parliamentary committee today. Click here view the av clip of the interview.
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Other recent media interviews explaining the rail service issues farmers and other Canadian industries are facing:
Toronto Star, Feb. 7, 2014, Canadian Farmers sitting on grain due to railway logjam (Dennis Thiessen and Gary Stanford quoted)
Business News Network, Feb. 5, 2014, Andrew Bell from BNN interviewing GGC President, Gary Stanford re rail service (av clip)
MB Cooperator,February 3, 2014 by Dave Bedard, More detailed data sought on railways' Prairie grain traffic
Globe and Mail, Jan. 21, 2014, Grain industry to track shipments to bolster rail complaints
Globe and Mail, Jan. 6, 2014, After record crop, grain industry faces transport challenges
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