Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture
Three Saskatchewan Agriculture Commodities Reach $1 Billion Dollar mark in 2024
Saskatchewan's non-durum wheat exports have reached $1.7 billion for the current year, along with canola seed and canola oil reaching $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively. Several other agri-fo...
Harvard Media Sep 26, 2024
Combines halted by rainfall, but its welcomed by drier areas and livestock producers
Rain put a damper on harvest progress in Saskatchewan this past week but some progress was still made and is welcomed by producers in drier areas. Harvest is at 79 per cent complete, up from 74 per ce...
Harvard Media Sep 26, 2024
AAFC price projections not kind to chickpeas and mustard
The latest field crop market outlook from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has large declines in the expected prices for many pulse and specialty crops. The monthly Outlook for Principal Field Crops r...
Harvard Media Sep 26, 2024

Farmers encouraged to check their fields for verticillium stripe
As more producers are finishing up harvest, an Agronomy Specialist with the Canola Council of Canada is encouraging farmers to look for signs of verticillium stripe in their fields as part of their po...
Harvard Media Sep 25, 2024
Negotiations between union and grain terminals resume during second day of strike in Vancouver
Labour disputes, including the ongoing strike of workers from grain terminals in Metro Vancouver, are creating challenging times for grain companies. More than six hundred employees walked off the job...
Harvard Media Sep 25, 2024
Manitoba Harvest Now 58% Complete: Crop Report
Harvest continues in spring cereals and canola. Yield reports range from 25 to 90 bu/acre in spring wheat, 80 to 180 bu/acre in oats, and 90 to 115 bu/acre in barley. Canola harvest continues and is a...
Harvard Media Sep 25, 2024
Plans in place to build Global Ag Technology Exchange despite some resistance
Four cereal based producer commissions in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario have announced plans to contribute a total of $13.4 million dollars to the proposed Global Agriculture Technology ...
Harvard Media Sep 24, 2024

Low cattle marketing numbers limit data in Cattle Market Update
The Cattle Market Update from Canfax shows available prices for feeder heifers in Saskatchewan were mostly up while two feeder steer weight categories had enough data to record a price, but not enough...
Harvard Media Sep 24, 2024
Provincial exports to three European countries increased in 2023
Trade export data from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan exports to the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands increased overall in 2023. Uranium was the main driver of those exports - 87.3 per...
Harvard Media Sep 24, 2024
Another strike looms at grain terminals in Metro Vancouver
The union representing workers at terminals in Metro Vancouver issued 72-hour strike notice on Saturday and will be in a position to strike at 7 a.m. local time Tuesday. In a notice to members posted ...
Harvard Media Sep 23, 2024












