Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture
Major Canadian Railways See Slow Improvement in Grain Delivery Service: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 83% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 6, an improvement from the 71% order fulfillment performance seen in week 5. This represents the third consecutive week of...
Sep 23, 2024
'Short corn' could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
WYOMING, Iowa (AP) - Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls that seem to block out nearly every...
Sep 23, 2024
SaskAgToday Roundtable Episode 48
Harvest in Saskatchewan is 74 per cent complete, but the recent rain will keep combines off the field for a little while. It was the primary topic of the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable for this week. Chie...
Sep 20, 2024
New Hunting Pilot to Support Saskatchewan Agriculture Producers
Today (Fri), Environment Minister Christine Tell and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation David Marit are announcing a new pilot program to assist producers experiencing ab...
Sep 20, 2024
As some farmers wrap up harvest, others will be delayed due to recent rainfall
This year's harvest is nearly three-quarters of the way through, but rain is going to slow things down. The provincial crop report says 74 per cent of harvest is done, up from 61 per cent last week. P...
Sep 19, 2024
Manitoba Harvest Passes Halfway Mark: Crop Report
The harvest in Manitoba is 55 percent complete, according to the province's weekly crop report. However, in northwest Manitoba, only 39 percent of the crop is in the bin, while the southwest is at 52 ...
Sep 18, 2024
Farming for health back in the field
YORKTON - Farmers and implement dealers gathered north of the city the morning of Sept. 17 to take part in the Health Foundation's Farming for Health harvest. "Between the farm implement dealers and s...
Sep 17, 2024
Traiff-free market access extended for Canadian Yellow Pea Exports to India
India is continuing to allow Canadian yellow peas to come into the country restriction-free from October 31st to December 31st this year. India's Directorate of Foreign Trade published the order on Fr...
Sep 17, 2024
Livestock producers told not to travel to U.S. due to risk of HPAI: CFIA
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising cattle producers to not travel to the United States for upcoming agricultural shows, or participate in them, due to the risk of Highly Pathogenic...
Sep 17, 2024
Grain Train Shipments Slowly Improving: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 71% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 5, an improvement from the 57% order fulfillment performance seen in week 4. In supplying 65% of cars ordered by shippers ...
Sep 17, 2024
