CKRM Agriculture

A winner of one of the Innovation Awards at Canada’s Farm Show was aware of being nominated but wasn’t expecting to win at all. Jeremy Matuszewki, the CEO and Founder of Thunderstruck Ag, received the Emerging Innovator Award, which recognizes, “an up-and-coming Innovator to the agricultural sector who has made significant contributions to innovation in […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 538.45 (up 4.10) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

With spring thaw beginning, weight restrictions start March 21 on secondary highways to protect key links of Saskatchewan’s road network. “This annual measure keeps key transportation infrastructure ship shape for the long run so that our highways can move goods to support our export-based economy, which helps sustain our quality of life,” Highways Minister David […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 534.35 (up 5.90) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist JP Gervais says the average value of cultivated farmland recorded a “robust” increase in 2024, even though the numbers are lower than they were in 2023. FCC released its annual Farmland Values Report this morning. The national number showed a 9.3 percent increase in average farmland values—compared to 11.5 percent […]

Switching the dates for Canada’s Farm Show to March from June is hoped to be the change that does the trick for attendance. Last year’s announcement was made with the hope more people come to REAL District in Regina to check out Canada’s Farm Show. June is typically when farmers are busy spraying and can’t […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 528.45 (down 1.30) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 529.75 (up 6.20) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 58% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 31, representing a very modest improvement from the 57% order fulfillment performance seen in week 30.  The railways still have been unable to fulfill more than 58% of shipper orders over the last six weeks.  That’s according to the Ag […]

Durum:                    336.80  Feed Barley:         232.54    Canola:                 523.55 (up 3.40) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      731.04  Lentils:                  […]