CKRM Agriculture

Annual meetings will be held on January 9 for Sask Wheat, SaskCanola, SaskFlax. SaskBarley and Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. The meetings are at the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon. Producers and interested observers can attend in-person or virtually. The SaskPulse meeting is likely to be the best attended and the liveliest. While all the crop commissions […]

There’s reason for optimism for Saskatchewan’s uranium mining sector. According to data from UXC, Uranium prices are at a 16-year high and up more than 80 percent this year. Prices could go even higher due to an under-supplied market. Global uranium demand is expected to be around 175 million pounds, while supply is around 144 […]

Members of Grain and General Services Union Local 1, which represents workers from Viterra Country Operations and Maintenance and Local 2, which represents workers from Viterra’s Regina Head Office, say they are taking a stand to secure fair wages, improved work-life balance, and workplace respect in their collective agreements. After the pair of unions rejected […]

Here is a look at your Closing Grain Prices for December 22: Durum 446.92 = Feed Barley 257.58 = Canola 601.82 +0.2 Chickpeas 1168.44 = Flax 631.04 = Lentils 779.5 = Oats 286.32 = Yellow Peas 464.54 = Feed Wheat 233.46 = One Red Spring Wheat 306.13 +0.7

Here is a look at your Opening Grain Prices for December 22: Durum 446.92 = Feed Barley 257.58 = Canola 601.62 -6 Chickpeas 1168.44 = Flax 631.04 = Lentils 779.5 -8 Oats 286.32 = Yellow Peas 464.54 = Feed Wheat 233.46 = One Red Spring Wheat 305.43 -1.16

In a joint effort to address the pressing issue of food insecurity in Saskatchewan, over 15,000 Farm2Kitchen soup mix packages have been distributed in food hampers by the Regina Food Bank and the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre. The announcement comes after a collaborative effort between the USask College of Agriculture and Bioresources, the […]

Here is a look at your Closing Grain Prices for December 21: Durum 446.92 -9.19 Feed Barley 257.58 = Canola 607.62 +4.4 Chickpeas 1168.44 = Flax 631.04 = Lentils 787.50 = Oats 286.32 = Yellow Peas 464.54 = Feed Wheat 233.46 = One Red Spring Wheat 306.59 -2.27

Linamar Corporation has sealed an agreement to acquire Bourgault Industries Ltd., an agriculture equipment manufacturer based in St. Brieux, Saskatchewan. The $640 million transaction is a strategic move aimed at bolstering Linamar’s Industrial segment’s offerings and strengthening its position as a leading shortline agriculture equipment manufacturer. Bourgault Industries, recognized globally as a market and technology […]

Here is a look at your Opening Grain Prices for December 21: Durum 456.11 = Feed Barley 257.58 = Canola 603.22 -1.6 Chickpeas 1168.44 = Flax 631.04 = Lentils 787.50 = Oats 286.32 = Yellow Peas 464.54 = Feed Wheat 233.46 = One Red Spring Wheat 308.86 +0.8

Canadian beef and cattle producers have faced the familiar challenge of keeping their herds fed outside grazing season. A study at the University of Saskatchewan is diving into the challenges that cold-climate cattle producers face as they have to rely on storing and using feed crops, such as hay and other cereal grains. Dr. Gabriel […]