The Western Canadian Wheat Growers (WCWG) are concerned with the federal government’s approach to improving agriculture environmental performance.
President Gunter Jochum said the group is worried upcoming consultations will lead to regulations that hurt consumers, decrease production, and amplify already extreme food inflation.
He said farmers are already committed to making their operations sustainable.
“We want to produce the most outputs with the fewest inputs and keep our operations going long enough to pass them to our children and grandchildren. That’s the definition of sustainability,” Jochum said. “With due respect to the federal government, we know farm sustainability better than they do. I’m concerned that what this is really about is setting up a system of higher costs and increased regulation for farmers.”
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