CKRM Agriculture

Today (Fri), Environment Minister Christine Tell and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation David Marit are announcing a new pilot program to assist producers experiencing abnormally high wildlife damage to agricultural products. The Big Game Management Extended Hunt pilot is another tool to help manage human-wildlife conflict while ensuring sustainable wildlife populations for rights-based […]

Durum                        301.96  Feed barley                 211.57 (up 5.00)     Canola                         539.32 (up 8.30) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax      […]

Durum                        301.96  Feed barley                 206.57    Canola                         531.02 (down 2.00) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax          […]

In his travels around the province, the President of Western Ag Professional Agronomy Ken Greer has noticed that crops, and by extension fields, aren’t performing as expected. Reduced yields may have left farmers not only disappointed, but possibly wondering what went wrong. The obvious culprit this year has been hot and dry conditions in July […]

Durum                        301.96  Feed barley                 206.57    Canola                         533.02 (up 1.40) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax          […]

This year’s harvest is nearly three-quarters of the way through, but rain is going to slow things down. The provincial crop report says 74 per cent of harvest is done, up from 61 per cent last week. Producers in the southwest region is getting closer to the finish line at 95 per cent complete, while […]

Durum                        301.96  Feed barley                 206.57    Canola                         531.62 (down 1.90) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax          […]

A cloudy afternoon and a bit of rain didn’t stop us from being at the farm of Tim Howden from the Edgeley area. He was the latest winner of the 620 CKRM Country Cookout for the fall season, thanks to one of his farm hands who entered him into the contest. Here’s a conversation between […]

Durum                        301.96 (up 9.19) Feed barley                 206.57    Canola                         533.52 (up 90 cents) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax    […]

The harvest in Manitoba is 55 percent complete, according to the province’s weekly crop report. However, in northwest Manitoba, only 39 percent of the crop is in the bin, while the southwest is at 52 percent done. Harvest continues in spring cereals and canola. Yield reports range from 25 to 90 bu/acre in spring wheat, […]