CKRM Agriculture

Prices for most feeder steers and feeder heifers in Saskatchewan continued to go up. In the Cattle Market Update for the week ending October 25th, prices for feeder steers ranged from the low end of $309.33 per hundred weight in the 900-plus category, to the high end of $551.13 in the 300-400 pound category. Only […]

Durum:                   320.04 Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                 589.12 (up 8.50) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  732.50  […]

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture released its final Crop Report of the year on Wednesday morning – a summary of what transpired this growing season. Tyce Masich, a Crops Extension Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture based in Outlook, described it as a mixed bag. Seeding time in May and June got off to […]

Durum:                   320.04 Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                 580.62 (down 14.60) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  732.50  […]

Durum:                   320.04 Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                 595.22 (up 7.60) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  732.50  […]

The agriculture community wasn’t surprised by the outcome of Monday night’s provincial election but noticed a clear rural-urban divide among the constituencies claimed by the Saskatchewan Party and the NDP. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Party has 35 out of a possible 61 seats with the majority in rural constituencies and the rest from […]

Durum:                   320.04 Feed Barley:         226.57 Canola:                 587.62 (down 50 cents) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                  […]

Durum:                   320.04 Feed Barley:         226.57 (up 5.00) Canola:                 588.12 (up 8.00) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      605.85 Lentils:                […]

A “burning of the brand” was held in Yorkton this (Mon) morning to kick off Agriculture Week in the city.  The 35th Annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown begins on Wednesday, and runs through Saturday, on the Yorkton Exhibition Grounds.    The special guest who burned the brand was well-known Yorkton resident Merve Kuryluk, who played […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 84% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 11, a modest improvement from the 79% order fulfillment performance seen in week 10.  In supplying 82% of cars ordered by shippers in week 11, CN performance saw a slight decline from the 85% order fulfillment performance seen the prior […]