CKRM Agriculture

Durum                         298.01  Feed barley                  211.57     Canola                          551.22 (down 80 cents) Chickpeas                     859.80 (down 66.14) […]

The Provincial Crop Report notes heat and lack of moisture continued to deplete topsoil moisture conditions in cropland, hayland, and pastures around the province, and has caused more heat stress on crops. The continued heat has also caused yield potential to decline with producers in the southern region indicating an “increase in the amount of […]

Durum                         298.01 (down 17.67) Feed barley                  211.57     Canola                          552.02 (down 14.30) Chickpeas                     925.94  Flax  […]

Looking back on his time as CEO of Regina-based Protein Industries Canada, Bill Greuel said he enjoyed every minute of it. Wednesday was Greuel’s last day in the role which he was in since Protein Industries Canada was formed in October 2018. “On day one, you open up a blank computer and you kind of […]

Tributes and stories have poured in over the last two days since news came of Lyle Stewart’s passing on Tuesday. Stewart died at the age of 73 following a lengthy battle with cancer. In a Facebook post, Premier Scott Moe said Stewart, “was a man of few words, which is unusual for a politician, but […]

Durum                         315.68  Feed barley                  211.57     Canola                          566.32 (down 3.20) Chickpeas                     925.94  Flax      […]

Durum                         315.68  Feed barley                  211.57 (down 10.00)   Canola                          569.52 (up 9.40) Chickpeas                     925.94  Flax    […]

Lyle Stewart, former Agriculture Minister and SaskParty MLA for Thunder Creek and Lumsden-Morse from 1999 until his retirement from politics last year, has passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 73. Premier Scott Moe made the announcement on Facebook Tuesday. Moe described Stewart as “a man of few words…but you always knew […]

Two farm groups are calling on the federal government, CPKC and CN Rail, and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) that represents workers at both railways, to do whatever it takes to prevent a national strike from happening. The Wheat Growers and Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) are concerned about job action occurring right […]

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has been cracking down on grain companies not paying farmers for their delivery. Back on March 25, the CGC removed the grain dealer licence and a primary elevator licence for an elevator in Holland, Manitoba from Zeghers Seed Inc, also known as Zeghers Canada. A review of individual producer claims […]