Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture
Feeder Cattle Prices Maintain Higher End of Price Range
It sounds like a broken record, but feeder cattle prices in Saskatchewan remain at record high levels. The Cattle Market Update from Canfax covering the week ending April 25 shows prices for most feed...
Apr 29, 2025
Closing Grain Prices Tuesday, April 29
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 238.59 Canola: 656.42 (up 4.60) Chickpeas: 771.62 Flax: 731.04 Lentils: 715.50 Oats: 217.00 Yellow Peas: 325.88 Feed Wheat: 203.15 1 Red Spring Wheat: 277.69 (down 2.98)
Apr 29, 2025
Opening Grain Prices Tuesday, April 29
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 238.59 Canola: 651.82 (down 3.50) Chickpeas: 771.62 Flax: 731.04 Lentils: 715.50 Oats: 217.00 Yellow Peas: 325.88 Feed Wheat: 203.15 1 Red Spring Wheat: 280.67 (up 99 cents)
Apr 29, 2025
SaskPower says stay safe around power lines while in the field
In its annual reminder to farmers across Saskatchewan, SaskPower says stay clear of power lines when operating farm equipment during seeding. Last year, SaskPower recorded 262 farm-related incidents i...
Apr 28, 2025
Canada's Two Major Railways See Improvement in Grain Deliveries in Week 37: Ag Transport Coalition
CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 72% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 37, an improvement from the 62% order fulfillment performance seen in week 36. The Ag Transport Coalition says this repres...
Apr 28, 2025 Photo by Vinny Oelkers
Closing Grain Prices Monday, April 28
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 238.59 Canola: 655.32 (up 3.79) Chickpeas: 771.62 Flax: 731.04 Lentils: 715.50 Oats: 217.00 Yellow Peas: 325.88 Feed Wheat: 203.15 1 Red Spring Wheat: 279.68 (up 1.61)
Apr 28, 2025
Agri-Stability enrollment deadline extended to end of July
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) announced Friday afternoon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments agreed to extend the application deadline for AgriStability. Farmers now have un...
Apr 28, 2025 Photo courtesy of Bourgault Industries X Page. (Photo credit to Griggs Farms LLC from Humboldt using the CD872 Frame Mounted Seeder from Bourgault.)
Opening Grain Prices Monday, April 28
Durum: 336.80 Feed Barley: 238.59 Canola: 651.53 (down 19.89) Chickpeas: 771.62 Flax: 731.04 Lentils: 715.50 Oats: 217.00 Yellow Peas: 325.88 Feed Wheat: 203.15 1 Red Spring Wheat: 278.07 (down 6.63)
Apr 28, 2025
'It feels personal': Canadian farmers cope with Chinese tariffs on canola and peas
Canola runs deep on Margaret Rigetti's farm in southern Saskatchewan. Her grandfather was among the first to grow the bright yellow flowering crop in the 1970s, and it has been a staple ever since. "F...
Apr 27, 2025 Margaret Rigetti is photographed on the farm she runs with her husband, Robert, outside of Moose Jaw, Sask., Monday, April 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
SaskAgToday.com Roundtable: Getting ready for seeding
Producers in Saskatchewan are getting ready for seeding, including the Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh. The SaskAgToday.com Roundtable discuss which area of the province has s...
Apr 25, 2025 Photo by Vladimir Srajber
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