CKRM Agriculture

Farmers under 40 will converge in Swift Current for FCC Young Farmer’s Summit

Farmers under 40 will converge in Swift Current for FCC Young Farmer’s Summit

Feb 10, 2025 | 3:15pm
Swift Current is hosting another agriculture event, the FCC Young Farmer’s Summit. It’s happening Tuesday at the Living Sky Casino from 10:00 to 3:30 p.m.  The event is for people under 40 years of age who are in the ag industry or are pursuing a career in the field. It’s purpose is to attract and […]
Adapting and diversifying trade discussed at recent Agriculture Ministers meeting

Adapting and diversifying trade discussed at recent Agriculture Ministers meeting

Feb 10, 2025 | 2:28pm
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay met with Provincial and Territorial Ag Ministers on Saturday to discuss “several key areas of interest” to the agriculture sector, given the current state of the Canada-U.S. trade relationship. The relationship between Canada and the United States has been tested since Donald Trump took office with the President claiming the […]
Closing Grain Prices Monday, February 10

Closing Grain Prices Monday, February 10

Feb 10, 2025 | 1:28pm
Durum:                   332.40  Feed Barley:         241.57    Canola:                 625.82 (up 50 cents) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      691.04 Lentils:                […]
Opening Grain Prices Monday, February 10

Opening Grain Prices Monday, February 10

Feb 10, 2025 | 9:21am
Durum:                   332.40  Feed Barley:         241.57    Canola:                 625.32 (up 4.10) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      691.04 Lentils:                  […]
SaskAgToday Roundtable: U.S. tariffs paused until March, markets stabilize as a result

SaskAgToday Roundtable: U.S. tariffs paused until March, markets stabilize as a result

Feb 7, 2025 | 3:24pm
The 30-day pause of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods and energy exports weaved its way into each topic discussed on the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable. However, it wasn’t the only thing talked about as snowfall in the south and east-central regions of Saskatchewan provided additional moisture for farm and pastureland, canola and wheat futures had a positive […]
Closing Grain Prices Friday, February 7

Closing Grain Prices Friday, February 7

Feb 7, 2025 | 1:23pm
Durum:                   332.40  Feed Barley:         241.57    Canola:                 621.12 (up 2.10) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      691.04 Lentils:                  […]
Opening Grain Prices Friday, February 7

Opening Grain Prices Friday, February 7

Feb 7, 2025 | 9:14am
Durum:                   332.40  Feed Barley:         241.57    Canola:                 619.02 (up 4.40) Chickpeas:            837.75 Flax:                      691.04 Lentils:                  […]
Bunge says 2025 earning could dip due to trade tensions, biofuel policy

Bunge says 2025 earning could dip due to trade tensions, biofuel policy

Feb 6, 2025 | 3:51pm
Bunge has posted a larger-than-expected quarterly profit and warns that 2025 earnings could sink to the lowest level in six years as trade tensions and biofuel policy uncertainty drag on the agricultural sector. Bunge’s 2024 profit fell short of expectations after weak oilseed processing margins slashed fourth-quarter earnings in its core agribusiness segment. Bunge shares […]
Tariffs, market access concerns for Beck at pulse growers meeting

Tariffs, market access concerns for Beck at pulse growers meeting

Feb 6, 2025 | 3:36pm
REGINA – The tariff threat, and market access to the USA were both hot topics for NDP leader Carla Beck at the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers’ Regina winter meeting. Beck was there to take the pulse, so to speak, of the pulse growers in attendance at Queensbury Convention Centre to gauge their thoughts and concerns on […]