CKRM Agriculture

The third stop on the 620 CKRM Ranch Roundup was at the Garry Community Pasture near Ituna. It’s another return trip from last year and on Thursday morning, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young caught up with the Manager of the Community Pasture Ben Marcino.

Durum:                     309.04 Feed Barley:         221.57 Canola:                 565.32 (down 20 cents) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                […]

Harvest is basically done in Saskatchewan, as progress is at 97 per cent complete. Producers in the southwest are done; the southeast and west-central are wrapping up at 98 per cent, and farmers in the east-central, northeast and northwest regions are in the homestretch at 93 per cent. Crops that are in the bin are […]

Durum:                    309.04 Feed Barley:         221.57 Canola:                 565.12 (down 40 cents) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:              […]

Cattle prices in the province were mostly down last week. The cattle market update from Canfax for the week ending October 4th shows prices were down in the 6-to-7, 7-8, and 8-9 hundred pound feeder steer categories. Prices were also down in the 5-6, 6-7, and 7-to-8 hundred pound feeder heifer categories. The largest week-over-week […]

The value of farmland across Canada for the first six months of 2024 increased by 5.5 per cent. That’s according to a mid-year farmland values review done by Farm Credit Canada, which cited elevated borrowing costs and lower commodity prices as factors. FCC says over the last 12 months from July 2023 to June 2024 […]

The 620 CKRM Ranch Roundup appears to be a family affair so far. The second stop was at the Wilner/Elbow Community Pasture. It’s managed by Wyatt Ayres, whose brother Tucker manages the Coteau Community Pasture near Birsay, where the first stop of the Ranch Roundup was on Monday. 620 CKRM was at the Wilner/Elbow Pasture as […]

Many regions experienced their first frost during the overnight hours on Oct. 3 to 4. Canola harvest is nearing completion and is estimated to be 94% complete across the province. Soybean harvest progressed rapidly throughout the week, with 70% estimated as complete across the province. Flax harvest is complete in the Central and Eastern regions, […]

Durum:                    309.04 Feed Barley:         221.57 Canola:                 565.22 (down 1.70) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                […]

Durum:                    309.04 Feed Barley:         221.57 Canola:                 566.92 (down 40 cents) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:              […]