CKRM Agriculture

Closing grain prices Monday, November 4

Nov 4, 2019 | 1:45pm

Here are the latest Viterra grain prices Durum unchanged at 267.06 Feed Barley unchanged, 161.62 Canola up $1.10 to 409.96 Flax unchanged at 485.93 Oats down down $1.32 to 196.39 Yellow Peas unchanged to 223.54 Feed Wheat unchanged at 147.79 1 Red Spring Wheat down 49 cents to 215.10

Dogs trained to detect clubroot in canola fields

Nov 4, 2019 | 12:30pm

Dogs have been trained to sniff out drugs or track down criminal suspects. But a trial this year saw a pair of dogs taught how to look for canola plants with clubroot. To find the disease, you have to pull a plant and examine the roots for galls, which can be a time-consuming process. Michael Harding […]

CFIB releases report showing significance of agriculture in Saskatchewan

Nov 4, 2019 | 10:00am

As part of Saskatchewan Agriculture Month in October, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released a report aimed towards showing the importance of the ag sector in the province. The report states that 96 percent of small business owners believe a healthy ag sector is important to their businesses success overall. CFIB spokesperson Marilyn […]

Opening grain prices Monday, November 4

Nov 4, 2019 | 9:45am

Here are the latest Viterra grain prices Durum unchanged at 267.06 Feed Barley unchanged, 161.62 Canola up $2.40 to 406.86 Flax unchanged at 485.93 Oats down 97 cents to 197.71 Yellow Peas unchanged to 223.54 Feed Wheat unchanged at 147.79 1 Red Spring Wheat down $1.01 to 215.59

Closing Grain prices Friday, November 1st

Nov 1, 2019 | 1:45pm

Here are the latest Viterra grain prices Durum unchanged at 267.06 Feed Barley unchanged at 161.62 Canola up $1.10 to 405.56 Flax unchanged at 485.93 Oats up $1.75 to 200.43 Yellow Peas unchanged at 223.54 Feed Wheat unchanged at 147.79 1 Red Spring Wheat up $2.02 to 218.62

Opening grain prices Friday, November 1st

Nov 1, 2019 | 9:45am

Here are the latest Viterra grain prices Durum unchanged at 267.06 Feed Barley up $10.00 to 161.62 Canola down $2.30 to 404.46 Flax unchanged at 485.93 Oats up $5.79 to 198.68 Yellow Peas up $5.00 to 223.54 Feed Wheat unchanged at 147.79 1 Red Spring Wheat up $3.51 to 216.60

Farmers in Quill Lakes region face difficult growing and harvest seasons

Nov 1, 2019 | 6:00am

The east central region of Saskatchewan has seen 82% of their crop enter the bin, which is 8% lass than the provincial rate at 90%, and is worst in the province. In that region, farmers in the Quill Lakes area have had to deal with water on their fields, or in some areas, drought until […]

Closing grain prices Wednesday, October 31

Oct 31, 2019 | 1:46pm

Here are the latest Viterra grain prices Durum up $7.00 to 267.06 Feed Barley unchanged at 151.62 Canola up $4.20 to 406.76 Flax unchanged at 485.93 Oats down $1.01 to 192.89 Yellow Peas unchanged at 218.54 Feed Wheat unchanged at 147.79 1 Red Spring Wheat up $2.02 to 213.09

Opening grain prices Thursday, October 31

Oct 31, 2019 | 9:45am

Here are the latest Viterra grain prices Durum unchanged at 260.06 Feed Barley unchanged at 151.62 Canola down $2.40 to 402.56 Flax unchanged at 485.93 Oats down 94 cents to 193.90 Yellow Peas unchanged at 218.54 Feed Wheat unchanged at 147.79 1 Red Spring Wheat down $2.13 to 211.07

Craven’s own Karly Rumpel attending Youth Ag Summit in Brazil

Oct 31, 2019 | 6:30am

While the Youth Ag Summit is taking place in Brazil this year, it will feature a Saskatchewan connection. Karly Rumpel, who has a family farm just north of Craven, will be attending the event along with four other Canadians, all of who are from Alberta. There are 100 delegates chosen for the event from around […]

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