Unfiltered

Another great evening for the 620 CKRM Country Cookout for the fall season. On Thursday we were visiting the farm of Andy Klein, just outside of the Town of Francis, located southeast of Regina. Below is a conversation of harvest and the farm between Klein and 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young.

The first winner of the 620 CKRM Country Cookout – Harvest Edition – is over the halfway mark in combining. Ray Francis farms northeast of Moose Jaw, and talked about his operation and how the growing season has gone so far with 620 CKRM AgriNews Director, and host of SaskAgToday, Ryan Young.

It’s a new chapter for Ray Orb, as he is now adjusting to life after being the president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) for the last ten years, and twenty overall with the Board. Thursday was his last day in the role. William “Bill” Huber is Acting President until an election is […]

In a one-on-one interview with host of SaskAgToday and 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, Provincial Agriculture Minister David Marit talked about a variety of topics. First, Marit shared what he has noticed and heard of crop conditions and crop yields around the province, gave his take on the looming work stoppage of both national […]

Many within the farming community are processing the passing of former Provincial Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart at the age of 73, after a battle with cancer. Current Ag Minister David Marit, former 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Jim Smalley, and CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association Grant McLellan took the time Wednesday morning to share their […]

Ag in Motion is not only an event to check out the latest innovations, it’s also a place to have a good time. Robin Booker, Editor of the Western Producer, and his team of reporters were there to cover Ag in Motion. In addition to the work, he says they played just as hard:

Show Director Rob O’Connor was pleased with how this year’s Ag in Motion went. He goes through the positives of the show, including its growth and international attention its getting, and what can be improved on for next year.

Ventum Financial’s Adam Pukalo gave his thoughts about the Bank of Canada’s decision to reduce its key interest rate to 4.5 per cent, and what conversations he would be having with clients as a result.

Coordinator of Open Farm Days Ashley Stone gives a preview of the inaugural event next month. She says there are about 40 farms participating across the province to give event-goers an opportunity to see every aspect of a farm.

Mahdi Salehi, a member of the research team from McGill University involved in a project looking into using copper to recycle carbon dioxide into methane as an energy source, talks about how the project started, its findings, and how it could be used one day in an agricultural setting.