Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture
Manitoba Government Renews Agreement on Sustainable Use of Nutrients in Crop Production
The Manitoba government has signed a fifth 4R Nutrient Stewardship memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Keystone Agricultural Producers and Fertilizer Canada, Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn and ...
Feb 14, 2025
Railway performance sagging
Both major railways are struggling to move grain in a timely fashion. According to the Ag Transport Coalition, CPKC was the first to see badly lagging performance, but CN has now joined the downward s...
Feb 13, 2025
Ag Career Expo to be featured at Canada's Farm Show
Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan will have a presence at next month's Canada's Farm Show at REAL District in Regina. Canada's Farm Show is March 18-20. Ag in the Classroom will be hosting a t...
Feb 13, 2025
"It's a great opportunity" - Todd Lewis is excited to start his new role as Senator in Ottawa
First Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) Todd Lewis has been appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Lewis, who farms south of Regina, is also a ...
Feb 11, 2025
Cattle prices mixed due to market uncertainty, lower cattle supply
Only the heavier feeder steer and feeder heifer weight categories in Saskatchewan had prices recorded for the week ending February 7. The Canfax Cattle Market Update for this past week showed prices f...
Feb 11, 2025
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister to Advance International Trade Relations in India and UAE
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison is leading a trade mission to India and the United Arab Emirates for one week, starting Tuesday and wrapping up next Wednesday. He will be meeting with...
Feb 11, 2025
It's Canada's Agriculture Day: Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is praising the work Canadian farmers do to mark Canada's Agriculture Day. In a statement released Tuesday morning, MacAulay says during his travels acro...
Feb 11, 2025
Farmers under 40 will converge in Swift Current for FCC Young Farmer's Summit
Swift Current is hosting another agriculture event, the FCC Young Farmer's Summit. It's happening Tuesday at the Living Sky Casino from 10:00 to 3:30 p.m. The event is for people under 40 years ...
Feb 10, 2025
Adapting and diversifying trade discussed at recent Agriculture Ministers meeting
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay met with Provincial and Territorial Ag Ministers on Saturday to discuss "several key areas of interest" to the agriculture sector, given the current stat...
Feb 10, 2025
Canada's Major Railways Continue to Struggle to Meet Grain Delivery Demand: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 59% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 26, a decline from the 65% order fulfillment performance seen in week 25. They've now supplied 70% or less of shipper orde...
Feb 10, 2025