Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture

  Closing grain prices Wednesday April 7 Durum 314.16 Feed barley 267.68 Canola 735.97 Flax 730.47 Lentils 644.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 383.70 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 278.93

  A multi-agency research team led by University of Saskatchewan veterinary biologist aims to expand Canada’s 18 billion dollar beef industry. Dr. Gregg Adams says genomics and other simila...

  Opening grain prices Wednesday April 7 Durum 314.16 Feed barley 267.68 Canola 721.17 Flax 730.47 Lentils 644.50 Oats 209.53 Yellow peas 383.70 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 279.59

The provincial budget has a 23 million dollar increase in the agriculture ministry this year. The 387 million dollar budget is 6 percent higher than last year. The budget includes a 20.6 million dolla...

  Closing grain prices Tuesday April 6 Durum 314.16 Feed barley 267.68 Canola 720.67 Flax 730.47 Lentils 644.50 Oats 236.53 Yellow peas 383.70 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 271.57

New research shows Canadian farmers lost earnings of 2.9 billion dollars last year due to labour shortages from the Covid-19 pandemic. The research, commissioned by the Canadian Agricultural Human Res...

  Opening grain prices Tuesday April 6 Durum 314.16 Feed barley 267.68 Canola 722.57 Flax 730.47 Lentils 644.50 Oats 236.53 Yellow peas 383.70 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 272.78

A farm survey on trends in agriculture points to crop and soil management and precision farming. The executive director of the Western Grains Research Foundation, Garth Patterson, says the survey was ...

Closing grain prices Monday April 5 Durum 314.16 Feed barley 267.68 Canola 703.17 Flax 730.47 Lentils 644.50 Oats 236.53 Yellow peas 383.70 Feed wheat 238.84 1 Red Spring Wheat 268.88

  The Discovery Farm near Langham has hired Joel Peru as its Farm and Field Manager. The Discovery Farm is home to a variety of research projects, as well as Ag in Motion, usually held in July. P...