CKRM Agriculture

Each month, the Market Analysis Group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada releases an Outlook for Principal Field Crops. The March report contains some major changes on price predictions. For the current crop year, the biggest price prediction change is on canola, a drop of $25 a tonne on the average price expected for the year. […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 530.35 (up 4.40) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 525.95 (up 4.00) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 521.95 (down 4.07) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

For Canadian farmers facing soft grain prices due to tariff threats from the U.S. and some prohibitive tariffs by China, additional government support has been limited. Meanwhile, American field crop producers are about to receive a $10 billion support payment. The program is called ECAP, the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program. Payments to American farmers are […]

The Agriculture side of the Provincial Budget includes investments to keep producers competitive and profitable, especially in international markets. $37 million has been set aside for agricultural research, including projects, and the crop and livestock research facilities. The Ag Budget is $625 million, up $54.6 million from the previous year. The majority of it, $483.8 […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 526.05 (down 1.80) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 527.85 (down 10.60) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

A not-for-profit organization that facilitates investments in startup Canadian companies has formed a partnership with Farm Credit Canada (FCC). Jesse Wiebe, Community Develop Lead with Startup TNT, made the announcement at the Launch Pad at Canada’s Farm Show Tuesday afternoon. He says FCC will support their Agri-Food programming with the goal of raising $500-thousand for […]

A winner of one of the Innovation Awards at Canada’s Farm Show was aware of being nominated but wasn’t expecting to win at all. Jeremy Matuszewki, the CEO and Founder of Thunderstruck Ag, received the Emerging Innovator Award, which recognizes, “an up-and-coming Innovator to the agricultural sector who has made significant contributions to innovation in […]