With the federal government introducing legislation to end the Canadian Wheat Board's single desk, the CWB's board of directors is getting set to take Ottawa to court.

Chair Allen Oberg says they believe the legislation is simply illegal.

"The current (CWB) Act is very clear. Section 47.1 says before the minister can make major changes to the board, he must have a plebiscite amongst farmers," says Oberg. "He has refused to do that, so I'm going to be recalling the board of directors back into Winnipeg to discuss the legislation once it's tabled. We are going to explore every legal avenue and opportunity that's available to us."

He says the results of the CWB's own producer plebiscite justify using farmers' money for the legal challenge.

"Absolutely. I was very clear as chair that this was an issue for farmers to decide. Farmers clearly have spoken. Over 40 thousand of them voted in the last plebiscite, and they feel very strongly that this is an organization worth keeping, and we as a board of directors are going to use whatever resources we have to make sure that that happens."

Contrary to what Prime Minister Harper and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz have said, Oberg argues the fight over the single desk still has a long way to go.

"I'm here to tell you that this is not over. We cannot in good conscience give up this fight. The government's approach is illegal, it's against the wishes of farmers and it's harmful to the economic interests of Canada. We will fight this in Ottawa, we will fight this in the courts and we will fight it in the court of public opinion."