Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture
Grain Delivery Struggles for Canada's Two Major Railways in Week 28: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 45% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 28, a very modest improvement from the 44% order fulfillment performance seen in week 27. That's according to the Ag Trans...
Harvard Media Feb 24, 2025
SARM wants cost-shared grant program with province to clean up abandoned or derelict buildings and yard sites
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is calling for the provincial government to provide R.M.s funding to clean up abandoned or derelict buildings and yard sites. In a news rele...
Harvard Media Feb 21, 2025
SaskAgToday Roundtable: Details of 2025 Crop Insurance Program announced
The big story of the week came from the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation, where it was announced funding for the 2025 Crop Insurance Program would continue. The Roundtable also discussed the Sa...
Harvard Media Feb 21, 2025
Producers needing to purchase urea fertilizer for spring use are looking at a steadily increasing cost
International factors are pushing up the price of nitrogen fertilizer. In the middle of summer, urea fertilizer, 46-0-0 could be purchased in the $650 to $700 a tonne range. The price is now approachi...
Harvard Media Feb 20, 2025
Saskatchewan School Boards Association approved to distribute federal dollars to support local food programs
The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) has been approved for federal funding aimed at supporting and improving school food and nutrition programs in the province. The SSBA is one of ten gro...
Harvard Media Feb 20, 2025
Crop insurance prices for this year down compared to last year
Funding for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance was announced yesterday, but no program enhancements were included. Producers will soon receive information on their coverage levels and premiums for all the va...
Harvard Media Feb 20, 2025
Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan Announce Continued Commitment Through the 2025 Crop Insurance Program
Today, Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison announced continued funding and commitment through the 2025 Crop Insurance ...
Harvard Media Feb 19, 2025
Canada's Two Major Railways Continue to Struggle Making Grain Deliveries in Week 27: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 44% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 27, a decline from the 58% order fulfillment performance seen in week 26. It matches the worst performance seen this year,...
Harvard Media Feb 18, 2025
SaskAgToday Roundtable: Todd Lewis appointed as Senator, Preliminary Runoff report released
Lots of change within the past week - from a new Executive Director appointed at SARM to a new CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association (now referred to as the Saskatchewan Cattle Association)....
Harvard Media Feb 14, 2025
CCGA Launches 2025 Cash Advance Applications
Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) continues its 40th year of supporting the working capital needs of Western Canadian farmers, with the launch of its 2025 Advance Payments Program (APP) cash ...
Harvard Media Feb 14, 2025