Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture
Manitoba Harvest Now 73% Complete: Crop Report
Harvest continues in spring cereals and canola. Spring cereals are nearing completion, and canola harvest is estimated at 78% complete. Soybean harvest progressed rapidly throughout the week, with 29%...
Oct 03, 2024
Crop yields and quality of wheat vary as farmers get closer to wrapping up harvest
Warm and drier weather this past week allowed farmers to make more progress on harvest. The provincial crop report has progress at 91 per cent complete, up from 79 per cent last week and way ahead of ...
Oct 03, 2024
Cattle prices up, more marketed in latest Cattle Market Update
Prices for Saskatchewan Feeder Steers and Heifers were up in the latest Cattle Market Update for the week ending September 27th. Steer prices were available in every category except for the 300-400 po...
Oct 03, 2024
Ongoing strike at Port of Montreal forcing vessels to move elsewhere
The strike at the Port of Montreal is in its third day. About 350 dock workers, represented by a union local affiliated with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, are involved in a three-day strike ...
Oct 02, 2024
O&T Farms increasing production capacity of manufacturing facility in Regina
O&T Farms announced it is expanding its manufacturing facility, located northwest of Regina on Highway 11. According to a news release, "O&T manufactures products used for animal health, anima...
Oct 02, 2024
Another step to be added in AgriInvest program for next year
An extra requirement is coming for the AgriInvest program for 2025. Producers with allowable net sales of a million dollars or more per year will require an environmental assessment to receive the mat...
Oct 02, 2024
SaskVotes 2024: Sask. Cattlemen's Association asking SaskParty, NDP what their stances are on various issues
A group lobbying for cattle producers in the province sent a letter to the Saskatchewan Party and the NDP, asking for each political party's stance on various issues affecting the beef industry. Grant...
Oct 01, 2024
Grain Deliveries by Canada's Two Major Railways Continue to Improve: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 84% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 7, a slight improvement from the 83% order fulfillment performance seen in week 6. This represents the fourth consecutive ...
Oct 01, 2024
Union, grain terminal association reach tentative deal, ending strike in Metro Vancouver
A tentative deal was reached Friday evening between the Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Asscociation (VTEA), says Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon in a post ...
Sep 28, 2024
SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 49
A little bit of everything was covered on the latest SaskAgToday.com Roundtable. The ongoing strike of grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver, delays in harvest around Saskatchewan, and canola &...
Sep 27, 2024
