Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture
Fewer cattle to market likely factor in price increase
Saskatchewan cattle producers continue to enjoy solid prices. Canfax's Cattle Market Update for the week ending November 8th shows most feeder steer and feeder heifer prices were on the rise again. On...
Nov 13, 2024
New Grain Company getting into the pulse & specialty grain market
A newly-incorporated, Saskatchewan-based company is expanding its reach in the pulse and specialty grain market. Harvest Grain Ltd is combining existing assets with new Saskatchewan acquisitions. Born...
Nov 13, 2024
Grain Delivery Service From Both Major Canadian Railways Improves in Week 13: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 88% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 13, a modest improvement from the 82% order fulfillment performance seen in week 12. That's according to the Ag Transport ...
Nov 12, 2024
Right-to-Repair bills gets green light from Senate
A pair of bills related to interoperability of farm equipment and right-to-repair passed in the Senate. Kyle Larkin, Executive Director of the Grain Growers of Canada, says Bills C-244 and C-294 amend...
Nov 08, 2024
SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 55
On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -Saskatchewan Premi...
Nov 08, 2024
FCC Summit "Filling the Gap" for the Food and Beverage Sector
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) hosted its second Food and Beverage Summit in Winnipeg last week. The summit, according to Sue Exner who is a regional marketing director with FCC, is intended to be an event ...
Nov 07, 2024
Agriculture Portfolio changes hands from Marit to Harrison
A new face is taking on the role of Provincial Agriculture Minister. Premier Scott Moe unveiled his new Cabinet Thursday morning that included Daryl Harrison taking over the Agriculture file from Davi...
Nov 07, 2024
Uncertainty lingers among Canadian farm groups following Trump's U.S. Election victory
The Canadian agriculture community is processing the outcome of Tuesday's U.S. Presidential Election and what the change in administration means to them for the next four years. Republican candidate D...
Nov 06, 2024
Warm weather trend extended into October, says Environment Canada
October was a warm and dry month, according to monthly weather statistics from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Danielle Desjardins, a Meteorologist at the national weather office, says m...
Nov 05, 2024
Agriculture Community watching U.S. Election closely
Americans will elect a new President Tuesday -- the culmination of nearly a two-year process to elect a new US President. Republican candidate, and former President, Donald Trump and Democrat Vice-Pre...
Nov 05, 2024
