CKRM Agriculture

Warmer conditions over the past week advanced crop growth. Fall rye was in the late dough stage to dry down stage with harvest anticipated to start in about ten days if weather allows. Winter wheat stands were in the hard dough stage with some evidence of crop maturity and dry down starting to occur. Sunflower […]

Durum                         315.68  Feed barley                  221.57  Canola                          619.12 (down 1.70) Chickpeas                     925.94  Flax        […]

Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan is eagerly awaiting the start of the first Open Farm Days next month. Open Farm Days got its start in Atlantic Canada and has since spread to Ontario, Alberta, and now Saskatchewan. Coodinator of Saskatchewan Open Farm Days Ashley Stone says 40 different farms from Val Marie to Carrot River […]

McGill University researchers, with help from the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan, discovered a new way to turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane and continuously use it as an energy source. Methane is produced in different ways, from burning of fossil fuels, to livestock and other agricultural practices, which can then introduce […]

Durum                         315.68  Feed barley                 221.57  Canola                        620.82 (up 70 cents) Chickpeas                   925.94  Flax            […]

Durum                         315.68  Feed barley                 221.57 (up 10.00) Canola                        620.12 (down 40 cents) Chickpeas                   925.94  Flax        […]

The annual conference of Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture was held in Whitehorse, Yukon, from July 17 to 19, 2024. FPT Ministers of Agriculture discussed several areas of interest for Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector. The meeting focused on work to advance the resilience and competitiveness of the sector and strengthen the […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 95% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 50, a modest decline from the 96% order fulfillment performance seen in week 49.  In supplying 91% of cars ordered by shippers in week 50, CN performance declined slightly from the 93% order fulfillment performance seen the prior week.  CN […]

Durum                         315.68  Feed barley                 211.57 Canola                        620.52 (up 7.30) Chickpeas                   925.94  Flax              […]

Durum                         315.68  Feed barley                 211.57 Canola                        613.22 (up 19.60) Chickpeas                   925.94  Flax              […]