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Cows need their space at calving — even just a few minutes alone so they can properly bond with the calf.
Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Calving wrapped up in 20 days

We have well-aged manure to spread for fertilizer on pasture

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March 22 This week we started our “fertilizer” project. We have big piles of old manure that Michael sorted out of the other debris when he cleared out the junk and old fallen-down sheds by the corrals. Heifer hill needs fertilizer the most since we haven’t been able to feed cows on it enough for […] Read more
File photo of barrels on display in a Nova Scotia vineyard. (Tashka/iStock/Getty Images)
General

Wastewater regulation eased for Nova Scotia on-farm processing

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Nova Scotia has introduced regulatory changes that allow on-farm processing operations to better manage wastewater on their smaller scale. The changes, which took effect May 11, come at the request of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture (NSFA) — which has said that owners of small farm-level processing facilities shouldn’t be treated the same as […] Read more
Corn seedlings in southern Ontario in 2021. (Farmtario photo by John Greig)
Crops, Weather

Spring planting well underway in Ontario

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MarketsFarm — Farmers are well into seeding their crops for 2022, according to Wednesday’s crop report from Ontario’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). The report noted planting of corn, soybeans and spring cereals started late last week — the exception being where there are heavier soils. OMAFRA projected planting could be 80 […] Read more
Yuri and Oleksiy, farmers wearing body armours and helmets, prepare for field work in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region amid Russia’s invasion, on April 26, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino)
Crops, Reuters

Worsening global food security needs Ukraine, Russia production, UN chief says

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Abuja | Reuters — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday the problem of global food security could not be solved without restoring Ukrainian agricultural production and Russian food and fertilizer output to the world market. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February has added to volatility in financial markets, sending commodity prices higher and affecting logistics, […] Read more
CF Industries’ UAN plant at Donaldsonville in Louisiana. The company also makes UAN at plants in Ontario, Iowa and Oklahoma. (Thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com)
Crops, Reuters

CF Industries profit soars as sanctions raise fertilizer prices

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Chicago | Reuters — CF Industries on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings climbed 485 per cent as the fertilizer maker ramped up U.S. shipments after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine catapulted prices for crop nutrients. Top fertilizer producers including CF, Nutrien and Mosaic Co. have benefited as sanctions on exporters Russia and ally Belarus limited global supplies […] Read more
Nutrien’s Patience Lake potash facility, about 15 km east of Saskatoon. (Nutrien.com)
Crops, Reuters

Nutrien may further raise potash output as sanctions curb other supplies

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Chicago | Reuters — Canada’s Nutrien, the world’s largest fertilizer company, is weighing further increases to potash production as sanctions continue to limit shipments from Russia and Belarus, interim CEO Ken Seitz said on Tuesday. Prices of crop nutrients such as potash have skyrocketed as sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine have disrupted […] Read more
(Nutrien video screengrab via YouTube)
Crops, Reuters

Nutrien bolsters profit forecast on surging fertilizer prices

Fertilizer sector set for biggest profits in years

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Reuters — Nutrien Ltd. on Monday raised its full-year earnings forecast well above estimates after posting a more than 10-fold jump in first-quarter profit, as the world’s largest fertilizer company benefits strongly from soaring prices of crop nutrients. Prices of essential crop nutrients such as potash and phosphate skyrocketed in the quarter, touching near-record levels, […] Read more
Les Henry: Nitrogen fertilizer. Where from here?
Columns, Crops

Les Henry: Nitrogen fertilizer. Where from here?

A look at emissions

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Nitrogen fertilizer is much in the news this winter with the feds talking about seriously reducing its use to save the planet. This piece appears here at this time because I have just read Kevin Hursh’s March 1, 2022, column in The Western Producer with headline, “Have your say on reducing fertilizer emissions.” He makes […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
General, Markets, Weather

AgriStability enrolment deadline extended for 2022

Two-month extension in place for fourth year in a row

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The deadline for Canadian farmers to enroll in AgriStability has been extended for two months — making 2022 the fourth year in a row with a enrolment deadline bump for the farm income stabilization program. The enrolment deadline without penalty for the 2022 program year was previously scheduled for this Saturday, April 30, but is […] Read more
Kinze is introducing the small 3505 six- and eight-row planter models. They will be available through dealers for the 2023 growing season.
Equipment, Machinery

New planter from Kinze

3505 True Speed planter to hit the market in 2023

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In February, Iowa-based implement manufacturer Kinze announced its plans to introduce its new 3505 True Speed high-speed planter; however, it will be a few months yet before one arrives on dealers’ lots. But the company says it will be available in time for the 2023 growing season, and it will offer advanced technology and improved […] Read more

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