Category Archives: CKRM Agriculture

  The federal government is pumping almost 2 million dollars into oat variety development. Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale has announced an investment of 1.98 million dollars for the Prairie...

Closing grain prices Tuesday August 27 Durum 239.51 Feed Barley 172.63 Canola 404.76 Flax 464.93 Oats 163.50 Yellow Peas 218.54 Feed Wheat 127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat 199.60

Opening grain prices Tuesday August 27 Durum 239.51 Feed Barley 172.63 Canola 403.56 Flax 464.93 Oats 164.24 Yellow Peas 218.54 Feed Wheat 127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat 200.53

The harvest weather forecast is cool and dry with no anticipation of frost this week in southern Saskatchewan. Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips says farmers have faced some chall...

  Closing grain prices Monday August 26 Durum 239.51 Feed Barley 172.63 Canola 406.76 Flax 464.93 Oats 165.86 Yellow Peas 218.54 Feed Wheat 127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat 199.58  

Opening grain prices Monday August 26 Durum 239.51 Feed Barley 172.63 Canola 409.66 Flax 464.93 Oats 164.97 Yellow Peas 218.54 Feed Wheat 127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat 201.04

Saskatchewan farmers are being urged to leave samples of crop hail damage in the field as they begin harvest operations. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, said harv...

Closing grain prices Friday August 23 Durum 239.51 Feed Barley 172.63 Canola 408.26 Flax 464.93 Oats 163.58 Yellow Peas 218.54 Feed Wheat 127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat 201.40

Opening grain prices Friday August 23 Durum 239.51 Feed Barley 172.63 Canola 409.96 Flax 464.93 Oats 161.99 Yellow Peas 218.54 Feed Wheat 127.78 1 Red Spring Wheat 201.04

The number of grain bags being recycled is up 25 percent in Saskatchewan this year. Clean Farms operates the recycling program and stakeholder manager Kim Timmer says farmers in this province have tur...