CKRM Agriculture

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture has developed new survey maps for various crop pests including pea leaf weevil, wheat stem sawfly, grasshoppers and cabbage seedpod weevils. The 2024 pea leaf weevil survey show a large reduction in notches per plant as compared to 2023. The most damage was along the eastern edge of Saskatchewan. Wheat […]

Exhibitors have their booths set up and producers have their livestock settled into REAL District for the 53rd annual Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. The event starts Monday and runs until Saturday. Each building that comprises REAL District is being utilized for the event, from the Viterra International Trade Centre to the Co-operators Centre, the […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -Delegates at the SARM Mid-Term Convention in Saskatoon voted on 21 resolutions covering a wide range of issues for the organization to lobby provincial and federal governments – from reinstating strychnine, to regulations […]

Durum:                   317.70  Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                 533.82 (down 2.00) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  747.50  […]

Durum:                   317.70  Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                 535.82 (down 50 cents) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  […]

SASKATOON — University of Saskatchewan Associate Professor Dr. Bishnu Acharya won the prestigious Mitacs Innovation Award for his groundbreaking work turning agricultural waste into canola meal, oat hulls, and flax into high-value products. The award was presented at a ceremony at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The research of Acharya, […]

Delegates voted on 21 resolutions during the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Mid-Term Convention in Saskatoon on Wednesday. They were a mix of how SARM conducts business at its conventions to lobbying the provincial and federal governments on a variety of issues. For example, the R.M. of Elfros No. 307 introduced three resolutions related […]

Durum:                   317.70 (down 2.34) Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                 536.32 (down 11.30) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                […]

Durum:                   320.04 Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                 547.62 (down 9.90) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  747.50  […]

The voting period remains open to fill spots on the SaskOilseeds Board of Directors. Five people are vying for four spots on the Board — David Altrogge from Saint Benedict, Patricia Lung from Lake Lenore, Thomas MacKenzie from Zehner, Codie Nagy from Ogema, and Dean Roberts from Coleville. These candidates have different farming backgrounds from […]