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Does slow release nitrogen make a difference? That was the focus of a recently completed, four-year study by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, which looked at canola and barley response to ESN and urea in a no-till system. ESN (Environmentally Smart Nitrogen), developed by Agrium Inc., is a polymer-coated, granular urea fertilizer, which slowly releases nitrogen […] Read more

When fertilizer prices climb many farmers begin to look at ways to get more out of the fertilizer they are using. There are now a number of different products on the market which claim to help them do this. In reality, however, research suggests that good old-fashioned recommendations may work just as well as any […] Read more

Maximizing yields often starts in the fall with a nitrogen appl icat ion. Then there’s the pre-seed burn-off. Then the seed goes into the ground with the greatest of care and maybe a few more nutrients. Now you can sit back until spraying time, right? Perhaps. When it comes to fertility management, strategies are shifting […] Read more

A recent story on the cover ofGrainewsgot a lot of people’s attention, and maybe not in a good way. The story “The case for controlled traffic farming” presented several reasons why CTF works in Australia and New Zealand, but many asked if there’s any proven benefits for farmers on the Canadian Prairies. To date there […] Read more