CKRM Agriculture

Saskatchewan Roughriders Head Coach Corey Mace had the honour of burning the brand to officially kick off Canadian Western Agribition in Regina Monday morning. Mace told reporters afterward it was his first time doing it and wasn’t quite sure what he was getting himself into. “Had to ask a couple of questions because I was […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 90% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 15, a modest improvement from the 87% order fulfillment performance seen in week 14.  That’s according to the Ag Transport Coalition. In supplying 88% of cars ordered by shippers in week 15, CN performance improved from the 83% order fulfillment […]

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture has developed new survey maps for various crop pests including pea leaf weevil, wheat stem sawfly, grasshoppers and cabbage seedpod weevils. The 2024 pea leaf weevil survey show a large reduction in notches per plant as compared to 2023. The most damage was along the eastern edge of Saskatchewan. Wheat […]

Exhibitors have their booths set up and producers have their livestock settled into REAL District for the 53rd annual Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. The event starts Monday and runs until Saturday. Each building that comprises REAL District is being utilized for the event, from the Viterra International Trade Centre to the Co-operators Centre, the […]

On the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable with Chief Agricultural Editor Kevin Hursh, 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, and GX94 Agriculture Director Doug Falconer: -Delegates at the SARM Mid-Term Convention in Saskatoon voted on 21 resolutions covering a wide range of issues for the organization to lobby provincial and federal governments – from reinstating strychnine, to regulations […]

SASKATOON — University of Saskatchewan Associate Professor Dr. Bishnu Acharya won the prestigious Mitacs Innovation Award for his groundbreaking work turning agricultural waste into canola meal, oat hulls, and flax into high-value products. The award was presented at a ceremony at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The research of Acharya, […]

Delegates voted on 21 resolutions during the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Mid-Term Convention in Saskatoon on Wednesday. They were a mix of how SARM conducts business at its conventions to lobbying the provincial and federal governments on a variety of issues. For example, the R.M. of Elfros No. 307 introduced three resolutions related […]

The voting period remains open to fill spots on the SaskOilseeds Board of Directors. Five people are vying for four spots on the Board — David Altrogge from Saint Benedict, Patricia Lung from Lake Lenore, Thomas MacKenzie from Zehner, Codie Nagy from Ogema, and Dean Roberts from Coleville. These candidates have different farming backgrounds from […]

Cattle prices in Saskatchewan last week were mostly up, according to the Canfax Cattle Market Update for the week ending November 15th. Livestock Intern at the Ministry of Agriculture Emily Schmidt says four of the seven feeder steer weight categories reported increases while three of the six heifer categories were up week-over-week. The 400-500 pound […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 87% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 14, a marginal deterioration from the 89% order fulfillment performance seen in week 13.  That’s according to the Ag Transport Coalition In supplying 83% of cars ordered by shippers in week 14, CN performance saw a slight decline from the […]