Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture

  The Canadian Grain Commission has released a new online tool to help farmers quickly and accurately determine the volume and test weight of their grain. The test weight calculators for Canadian...

  Opening grain prices Wednesday May 26 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 282.68 Canola 659.27 Flax 712.63 Lentils 770.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 374.52 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 283.64

Agriculture Minister David Marit, welcomes announcement of a $350-million canola crushing plant for southeast Saskatchewan near Estevan at Northgate. Marit says the 1.1 million ton Ceres Global Ag pla...

  Closing grain prices Tuesday May 25 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 294.68 Canola 668.87 Flax 712.63 Lentils 770.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 374.52 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 283.09

  Opening grain prices Tuesday May 25 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 294.68 Canola 676.17 Flax 712.63 Lentils 770.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 383.70 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 284.88

Photo from Government of Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan government is happy to hear about and support the announcement by Ceres Global Ag, of its plans to build a new USD $350-million integrated canol...

APAS welcomes reduced grain inspection and weighing fees from the Canadian Grain Commission. The federal agency says official inspection and weighing fees drop 43 cents to 1 dollar 5 cents per ton for...

The non-profit group Cleanfarms says Saskatchewan producers are recycling more and more plastic containers. Western region business manager, Shane Hedderson, says the 2020 annual report shows a signif...

  Closing grain prices Friday May 21 Durum 290.27 Feed barley 294.68 Canola 678.37 Flax 712.63 Lentils 770.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 383.70 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 291.30

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers submission on Novel Food regulations focuses on plant breeding. Health Canada is holding consultations on gene-editing and the need to better understand the technolo...