CKRM Agriculture

Opening grain prices Monday Jan 20 Durum                        266.39 Feed barley               177.68 Canola                       439.18 Flax                            521.35 Lentils                        482.50 Oats                           214.08 Yellow peas               246.89 Feed wheat                156.83 1 Red spring Wheat   232.71

Saskatchewan Investment Fund Golden Opportunities is investing $63-million in Regina-based Degelman Industries. Golden Opportunities investment fund is managed by Westcap Management. Westcap President Grant Kook, said the investment will ensure Degelman remains at the forefront of manufacturing innovative farm and industrial equipment. No only is their reputation really strong in North America but quite frankly […]

  The National Farmers Union is calling for a quick and fair resolution to the Co-op Refinery worker lock-out in Regina. The NFU has sent a letter to the board of directors urging them to end the lock-out immediately and return to the bargaining table in good faith. The NFU says it is disturbing to […]

Closing grain prices Friday Jan 17 Durum                         266.39 Feed Barley                177.68 Canola                        436.88 Flax                             521.35 Lentils                         482.50 Oats                            214.39 Yellow Peas                246.89 Feed Wheat                156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat   233.03

Opening grain prices Friday Jan 17 Durum                         266.39 Feed Barley                177.68 Canola                        432.98 Flax                             521.35 Lentils                         482.50 Oats                            209.91 Yellow Peas                246.89 Feed Wheat                156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat   229.23

Livestock face special needs with temperatures slipping below minus 30 across the province, and windchills reaching minus 45. Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association District 5 director Levi Hull farms near Willowbrook, just west of Yorkton. He says providing adequate shelter for the animals is crucial. He says portable windbreaks are a good option for producers when there […]

Closing grain prices Thursday Jan 16 Durum                         266.39 Feed Barley                177.68 Canola                        432.78 Flax                             521.35 Lentils                         482.50 Oats                            211.05 Yellow Peas                246.89 Feed Wheat                156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat   229.40

Opening grain prices Thursday Jan 16 Durum                         266.39 Feed Barley                177.68 Canola                        432.18 Flax                             521.35 Lentils                         482.50 Oats                            210.57 Yellow Peas                246.89 Feed Wheat                156.83 1 Red Spring Wheat   230.10

Bitterly cold weather is affecting grain movement this week. Federal grain movement monitor, Mark Hemmes with Quorum Corporation says train lengths are cut by 15 to 30 percent when temperatures dip, for safety reasons. Hemmes says there are 35 grain ships waiting to load at Vancouver and 8 at Prince Rupert. He says it is […]

  Most canola research centers on the plant’s oil, but a new project will concentrate on improving the protein content. More than 27 million dollars is going into a breeding project to develop hybrid canola varieties that produce high protein meal. Just under half the money comes from the federal government’s SuperCluster program. Bill Greuel […]