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CGC Commissioner Lonny McKague updates Purely Canada license situation
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:
620 CKRM Country Cookout winner Jeff Fahlman
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…
620 CKRM Country Cookout winner Aaron Miller
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…
Fourth winner of 620 CKRM Country Cookout – Harvest Edition
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…
620 CKRM Country Cookout – Harvest Edition winner Ron Faure
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…
620 CKRM Country Cookout – Harvest Edition Week 2 Winner Andy Klein
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…
620 CKRM Country Cookout – Harvest Edition Week 1 Winner Ray Francis
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…
Ray Orb reflects on his time as President of SARM, plans for the future
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…
Provincial Agriculture Minister weighs in on potential railway stoppage, the start of harvest, and a joint call for reversal of changes to capital gains tax
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…
Members of the farm community remember former Provincial Ag Minister Lyle Stewart
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…