Unfiltered

The 620 CKRM Ranch Roundup appears to be a family affair so far. The second stop was at the Wilner/Elbow Community Pasture. It’s managed by Wyatt Ayres, whose brother Tucker manages the Coteau Community Pasture near Birsay, where the first stop of the Ranch Roundup was on Monday. 620 CKRM was at the Wilner/Elbow Pasture as […]

The 620 CKRM Ranch Roundup is back for its second tour of duty for the fall season. The first stop was at the Coteau Community Pasture, located near the Town of Birsay, about 237 kilometres northwest of Regina. 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young had a conversation with the Manager of the Community Pasture Tucker […]

In his travels around the province, the President of Western Ag Professional Agronomy Ken Greer has noticed that crops, and by extension fields, aren’t performing as expected. Reduced yields may have left farmers not only disappointed, but possibly wondering what went wrong. The obvious culprit this year has been hot and dry conditions in July […]

A cloudy afternoon and a bit of rain didn’t stop us from being at the farm of Tim Howden from the Edgeley area. He was the latest winner of the 620 CKRM Country Cookout for the fall season, thanks to one of his farm hands who entered him into the contest. Here’s a conversation between […]

Candace Mitschke, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association (SaskFSA), spoke to 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young about the inspiration behind the creation of the Saskatchewan Drainage Extension Network (SK DEN), what are its key objectives and goals moving forward.

The Canadian Grain Commission revoked the licences of Purely Canada Foods on August 27 and has since received claims from unpaid producers against the company.  Kevin Hursh, Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com, talked with Canadian Grain Commission commissioner Lonny McKague about the situation starting with the number of claims received:

Jeff Fahlman was very excited to be the latest winner of the 620 CKRM Country Cookout for the fall season. He farms in the Dilke area – he was once a cattle and grain farmer before going exclusively grain. In addition to harvest and the cookout, Fahlman and 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young also […]

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 […]

A nice drive to the Maxim area, where Blaine Becker, our fourth winner of the 620 CKRM Country Cookout, is based out of. Not only was it a great drive but also another beautiful late afternoon to hang out and talk harvest. 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young spoke to Blaine’s son, Quinton, about how […]

The third winner of the 620 CKRM Country Cookout – Harvest Edition comes from the Kelliher area. Ron Faure farms about seven thousand acres and says overall, harvest has been okay. 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young had a chance to talk with Faure after the festivities.