CKRM Agriculture

It could be a long, lean winter in cattle country as drought-ravaged western Canadian ranchers struggle to secure feed to get their livestock through the cold months. Near the town of Eastend in the southwest corner of Saskatchewan, Jocelyn Wasko and her husband Travis have spent much of the summer and fall preparing. They’ve worked hard […]

Sharing agricultural products to the world was one of the messages sent in yesterday’s (Wed) Throne Speech as well as from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. The Speech noted 2022 was a record-year for agri-food exports and “is on track to set more records this year.” In the first 6 months of 2023, exports were up […]

The Underused Housing Tax is meant to curtail foreign ownership of housing through trusts in Canada’s large cities. However, in some circumstances, farmers are being hit with the need to file a return for the Underused Housing Tax. Although in most cases they are exempt from paying the tax, which is 1 per cent of […]

Now that harvest is complete, farmers are turning their attention to next season. Part of the decision-making process is looking at which crops to plant based on prices. Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh looked at prices now compared to the same time a year ago, and noted most prices for crops are down but a […]

The President of Pulse Canada is optimistic there won’t be any disruptions to the flow of products to India, despite ongoing tensions between India and Canada. Greg Cherewyk believes that based on connections made over the past 30 years. “The people-to-people ties, the business-to-business ties, and even the industry-to-industry relationships that we’ve developed at Pulse […]

Saskatchewan cattle prices appeared to rebound last week, according to the latest cattle market update, issued by Canfax, for the week ending October 20. Prices for most feeder steers increased week-over-week except for the 400-500lb and 900+lb categories. Feeder heifer prices were mixed with increases in the 300-400lb, 500-600lb, and 600-700lb categories, and decreases in the 400-500lb, […]

Here is a look at your Opening Grain Prices for October 20: Durum 485.23 -4 Feed Barley 277.58 = Canola 661.61 +5 Chickpeas 1036.17 = Flax 641.04 = Lentils 780.50 = Oats 289.32 = Yellow Peas 399.89 = Feed Wheat 235.46 = One Red Spring Wheat 340.40 +1.43

Bill C-234 is facing more delays, following a vote by the Senate Ag Committee this morning. Committee members by a margin of 7-6 voted in favour of at least one major amendment to carve out an exemption from the carbon tax when it comes to drying grain, but not for heating or cooling barns. That amendment […]

Saskatchewan cattle prices lost a little more momentum this past week, according to the latest Cattle Market Update issued by Canfax. Provincial Cattle Specialist Fonda Froats says both feeder steer and heifer prices were lower for the week ending October 13th compared to the previous week. Feeder steer prices ranged from $512.64 per cwt in the 300-400lb category […]

A Saskatchewan-based company that focuses on providing sustainable and clean prairie-based biomass fuel, wants to buy flax straw from producers. CEO of Prairie Clean Energy Mark Cooper says they’re buying between 6-thousand to 54-thousand tons of straw at a time, within a 100-kilometre radius around Regina and a 75-kilometre radius around Gilbert Plains, Manitoba. It’s part of their […]