CKRM Agriculture

The federal government’s plan to get Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) workers back to work could go off the rails. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents 93-hundred employees of CPKC and CN, issued 72-hour strike notice to Canadian National Railway Friday morning, while members on the CPKC […]

Durum                         293.43 Feed barley                 201.57     Canola                         524.42 (up 13.50) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax          […]

Producers continue to make progress with harvest despite scattered storms throughout the province over the past week. A few areas received severe storms producing heavy rain and hail causing some crop damage. The lack of moisture in other areas of the province continues to advance crop maturity. Producers that have started harvest are indicating variable […]

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is expressing serious concern over the recent rail network disruptions that pose a severe threat to the province’s grain producers. The disruption not only cast a profound shadow of uncertainty over the operations and sustainability of Saskatchewan’s grain producers but also impacts the timely delivery of essential machinery […]

Durum                         293.43 Feed barley                 201.57     Canola                         510.92 (down 4.50) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax          […]

Durum                         293.43 Feed barley                 201.57     Canola                         515.42 (up 7.60) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax          […]

The “Stop the Strike” coalition held a news conference Wednesday morning, calling on CN Rail and CPKC Rail to resolve their labour dispute with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. However, the deadline of midnight Eastern Time (10:01 p.m. SK time) came and went without a deal in place. Crew scheduling and fatigue management are among […]

Harvest continues in winter cereals, spring cereals, and peas. Over the past week, harvest has started in canola. Yield reports are preliminary at this stage but range from 40-110 bu/acre for fall rye and winter wheat. Pre-harvest herbicide applications and swathing in spring cereals and canola continue as stages are reached. The latest spring wheat […]

Durum                         293.43 (down 3.67) Feed barley                 201.57     Canola                         523.02 (up 2.60) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax      […]

Durum                         297.10 (down 91 cents) Feed barley                 201.57 (down 5.00)   Canola                         520.42 (down 9.90) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax  […]