CKRM Agriculture

The 35th Annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown held its Grain and Forage Show Awards evening last (Thu) night.   The highlight of the night was when the 2024 Farmer Recognition Award was handed out to Blaine and Glenda Buckle, and their boys, Justin and Steven.        In the Commercial Grain Show, the Cereal Champion […]

Durum:                   320.04 Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                 586.32 (down 4.00) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  732.50  […]

Durum:                   320.04 Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                 590.32 (down 50 cents) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  […]

November 7, 1885, a historic day in Canada’s economic development with the momentous completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), marked by the driving of the last spike. This pivotal event not only symbolized the physical unification of the country but also ignited a tradition of profitable railways lobbying for governmental support that has persisted […]

H5N1 avian flu has been detected for the first time in a pig. The US Department of Agriculture says it was in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon. Pigs represents a particular concern for the spread of avian flu because they can become co-infected with bird and human viruses, which could swap genes […]

Durum:                   320.04 Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                  590.82 (up 1.70) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  […]

Prices for most feeder steers and feeder heifers in Saskatchewan continued to go up. In the Cattle Market Update for the week ending October 25th, prices for feeder steers ranged from the low end of $309.33 per hundred weight in the 900-plus category, to the high end of $551.13 in the 300-400 pound category. Only […]

Durum:                   320.04 Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                 589.12 (up 8.50) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  732.50  […]

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture released its final Crop Report of the year on Wednesday morning – a summary of what transpired this growing season. Tyce Masich, a Crops Extension Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture based in Outlook, described it as a mixed bag. Seeding time in May and June got off to […]

Durum:                   320.04 Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                 580.62 (down 14.60) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  732.50  […]