CKRM Agriculture

Aaron Miller was the fifth winner of the 620 CKRM Country Cookout for the Harvest season. He farms in the Raymore area, about an hour north of Regina. While talking with 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, Miller says canola is one of the last crops to be combined, though he’s waiting for a bit […]

Durum                        292.77  Feed barley                 206.57    Canola                         492.22 (down 7.10) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax          […]

Durum                        292.77  Feed barley                 206.57    Canola                         499.32 (down 12.60) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax          […]

Durum                        292.77  Feed barley                 206.57    Canola                         511.92 (down 3.60) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax          […]

The lack of moisture last week helped producers get more of the crop off the field and into the bin. The provincial crop report says 61 per cent of harvest is complete, a jump from 42 per cent the previous and well ahead of the five and ten year averages. The southwest is the furthest […]

Durum                        292.77  Feed barley                 206.57    Canola                         515.52 (down 4.20) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax          […]

August was a fairly average month for weather in Saskatchewan. Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang compiles monthly weather statistics from weather stations around the province. Lang says there wasn’t a lot of variation with temperatures, as all weather stations recorded temperatures within their respective averages for the month. “When all the numbers were added up […]

Two of Canada’s major railways, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway (CN), are playing catch-up following a labour disruption last month that stalled operations for about four days. Mark Hemmes is the President of Quorum Corporation, which manages the federal government’s grain monitoring program. He says getting caught up is going […]

The harvest of spring and winter wheat around the world is either progressing or almost done with conditions and yields being mixed. The spring wheat harvest in Saskatchewan is at 28 per cent complete with an average yield of 45 bushels an acre, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Alberta’s wheat crop is 36 per […]

Harvest continues in winter cereals, spring cereals, and peas. Yield reports range from 40-110 bu/acre for fall rye and winter wheat, 25-90 bu/acre in spring wheat, 80-180 bu/acre in oat, and 90-115 bu/acre in barley. Canola harvest has started in all regions with Central regions at 45% complete. Pea yields range from 30-65 bu/acre. Corn […]