Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture
CPKC workers, CN Rail issuing strike and lockout notices ahead of deadline
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway Co. (CN Rail) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, union representing about 9,300 workers, are gearing up for a potential wo...
Harvard Media Aug 19, 2024
Improving bio-industrial sector the goal of latest federal funding announcement
Ottawa has announced up to $6.5 million in funding to Bio-industrial Innovation Canada (BIC) through the AgriScience Program - Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricult...
Harvard Media Aug 19, 2024
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 ...
Harvard Media Aug 16, 2024
SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 44
https://youtu.be/gSCyQgSDwy8
Harvard Media Aug 16, 2024
Harvest progress still ahead of schedule, some producers waiting to start combining
Harvest progress went up a little bit in Saskatchewan, as six per cent has been combined. According to the provincial crop report Thursday morning, it's up from four per cent last week and slightly ah...
Harvard Media Aug 15, 2024
Winter Cereals Being Harvested in Manitoba: Crop Report
Harvest continues in fall rye and winter wheat in Manitoba, and has started in spring wheat, barley, and peas. Yield reports are preliminary at this stage. Most spring cereals are at hard dough to phy...
Harvard Media Aug 14, 2024
SaskPower reminds producers to be safe around power lines during harvest, as fewer incidents were reported
As harvest ramps up around the province, SaskPower is reminding producers to be safe around power lines. SaskPower spokesperson Scott MacGregor says the key to a safe harvest is being prepared and sha...
Harvard Media Aug 14, 2024
Hursh: Hope for the best, plan for the worst with railway disruption looming
With a potential labour disruption on both major railways starting August 22, a cloud has been cast over fall grain deliveries. Hopefully, a strike or lockout does not occur on August 22, but at this ...
Harvard Media Aug 14, 2024
More politicians, farm groups calling for railways and union to come to an agreement before Aug. 22
Provincial Highways Minister Lori Carr wrote to the federal government, urging them to use available measures to prevent a work stoppage of CPKC and CN Rail while the railways and union negotiate a ne...
Harvard Media Aug 13, 2024
SARM President Ray Orb stepping down, William Huber to take over on an interim basis
There will be a change in leadership at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM). SARM confirmed that Ray Orb will step down as President Thursday, and William "Bill" Huber, who is ...
Harvard Media Aug 13, 2024












