CKRM Agriculture

An extra requirement is coming for the AgriInvest program for 2025. Producers with allowable net sales of a million dollars or more per year will require an environmental assessment to receive the matching government contribution. The change in AgriInvest came out of the federal/provincial/territorial agriculture ministers meeting two years ago, but details are just now […]

A group lobbying for cattle producers in the province sent a letter to the Saskatchewan Party and the NDP, asking for each political party’s stance on various issues affecting the beef industry. Grant McLellan, CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, says the Livestock Price Insurance Program, investment in the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation project, and the […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 84% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 7, a slight improvement from the 83% order fulfillment performance seen in week 6.  This represents the fourth consecutive week of improvement seen on a system basis, and is the best week of performance we have seen thus far this […]

Durum                        294.35  Feed barley                 221.57       Canola                        561.22 (up 8.30) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax        […]

Durum                        294.35 (down 7.61) Feed barley                 221.57 (up 10.00)        Canola                         552.92 (down 1.30) Chickpeas                    […]

A tentative deal was reached Friday evening between the Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Asscociation (VTEA), says Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon in a post on social media site “X”. The next step is for members of GWU Local 333 to ratify the deal with a vote scheduled for October […]

A little bit of everything was covered on the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable. The ongoing strike of grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver, delays in harvest around Saskatchewan, and canola & wheat prices were among the items covered on the Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture […]

Durum                        301.96  Feed barley                 211.57       Canola                         554.22 (up 8.80) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax        […]

Durum                        301.96  Feed barley                 211.57       Canola                         545.42 (down 5.90) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax        […]

Saskatchewan’s non-durum wheat exports have reached $1.7 billion for the current year, along with canola seed and canola oil reaching $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.  Several other agri-food exports are on track to surpass the $1 billion export value mark for this year. “The global marketplace is increasingly recognizing Saskatchewan as not only a […]