CKRM Agriculture

Opening grain prices Thursday July 18 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                187.63 Canola                        397.02 Flax                             472.42 Oats                            179.70 Yellow Peas                233.54 Feed Wheat                196.98 1 Red Spring Wheat   218.68

The chair of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says hail claims have been pouring in this month from farmers, mostly in the southern part of the Saskatchewan grainbelt. He says there are over 820 claims across the prairies, with more than half from Saskatchewan during the past 2 weeks. He says areas affected […]

  Closing grain prices Wednesday July 17 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                187.63 Canola                        397.42 Flax                             472.42 Oats                            179.83 Yellow Peas                237.54 Feed Wheat                196.98 1 Red Spring Wheat   218.14  

  Opening grain prices Wednesday July 17 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                187.63 Canola                        399.02 Flax                             472.42 Oats                            179.88 Yellow Peas                237.54 Feed Wheat                196.98 1 Red Spring Wheat   219.50

APAS is calling on federal and provincial agriculture ministers to strengthen farm support programs. President Todd Lewis is in Quebec City this week for a meeting of farm leaders and agriculture ministers from across the country. He wants to see improved farm business risk programs. Lewis says farm support programs like agristability and crop insurance […]

  The federal government is providing 11.4 million dollars for dairy industry research. Agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau made the announcement Tuesday at the Dairy Farmers of Canada annual meeting in Saskatoon. Bibeau says with investment from the dairy industry, the total amount of research funding will reach 16.5 million dollars. Bibeau says the funding will […]

  Closing grain prices Tuesday July 16 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                187.63 Canola                        398.62 Flax                             472.42 Oats                            177.84 Yellow Peas                237.54 Feed Wheat                196.98 1 Red Spring Wheat   219.38  

Opening grain prices Tuesday July 16 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                187.63 Canola                        397.52 Flax                             472.42 Oats                            177.84 Yellow Peas                237.54 Feed Wheat                196.98 1 Red Spring Wheat   219.98

Ag in Motion, a major farm show, will be held Tuesday through Thursday northwest of Saskatoon near Langham. Director Rob O’Connor says the 640 acre site is along highway 16 about 25 minutes from Saskatoon. He says the show offers over 500 exhibitors. O’Connor says farmers will see a variety of field demonstrations for sprayers, […]

Closing grain prices Monday July 15 Durum                         239.51 Feed Barley                187.63 Canola                        400.22 Flax                             472.42 Oats                            182.43 Yellow Peas                237.54 Feed Wheat                196.98 1 Red Spring Wheat   220.56