Nitrogen ramps are a tool to help farmers hone their fertilizer rate for the best, most cost-efficient winter wheat or fall rye crop.
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Ramp up your nitrogen efficiency in winter cereals
Nitrogen ramps are a tool to help farmers hone fertilizer rates for the best, most efficient winter cereal crop
Syngenta rolls out Envita Dry nitrogen-fixing biological
Envita Dry ‘gives plants ability to source additional nitrogen from atmosphere’
A new formulation of the Envita bacterium distributed by Syngenta is expected to help farmers tap into more of the nitrogen crops need throughout the season — without adding more fertilizer.
Nutrien tops profit estimates, launches review of phosphate business
Nutrien beat analysts’ expectations for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, and said it would initiate a review of strategic alternatives for its phosphate business.
Urea stands tall, production-wise, against ‘alternative’ nitrogen fertilizers
N stabilizers did their job but offered little value to wheat yield, says project lead
A two-year Alberta project finds old-school granular urea is still the most effective nitrogen fertilizer source for spring wheat yield when compared to “alternative” forms of granular N, at least at the sites studied.
Biologicals, biostimulants make way into Prairie crop plans
But with more companies entering the biologicals and biostimulant space, Prairie growers are being urged to look past the hype and dig into the data
Biologcials and biostimulants are gaining traction, but experts say Prairie grain growers still need to ask hard questions and look for data that backs up companies’ claims.
Loftness introduces the 12-ton L1230 fertilizer spreader
New spreader is compatible with variable-rate or fixed-rate hydraulic drive
New from Minnesota implement maker Loftness, the L1230 fertilizer spreader can handle variable- or fixed-rate spreading tasks.
Potash maker Nutrien to sell stake in Argentina’s Profertil for $600 million
Deal expected to close before year-end
Canadian-based fertilizer giant, Nutrien said on Monday it will sell its 50 per cent stake in Argentina-based nitrogen producer Profertil for $600 million, as the world's top potash producer shifts focus away from South America.
New fertilizer product aims to reduce tie-up, improve soil health
Vancouver-area company’s PhoSul product combines rock phosphate, sulphur and silica
PhoSul, a new phosphorus fertilizer combining rock phosphate, sulfur, and silica to reduce nutrient tie-up and improve soil health, was launched into the Canadian crop market at Ag in Motion 2025.
Producers wrestle over organic standards draft
Canada’s organic farmers had until late July to comment on new organic standards that would open the door to products like municipally derived struvite fertilizer, but would also crack down on lapses in organic management
Organic farmers had until late July to comment on proposed new Canadian standards that would open the door to products such as municipally-derived struvite fertilizer — but would also crack down on lapses in organic management.
Green Lightning and Nytro Ag win sustainability innovation award
Recipient says accepting award was a humbling experience
Nytro Ag Corp and Green Lightning recieved an innovation award at Ag in Motion 2025 for the Green Lightning Nitrogen Machine, which converts atmospheric nitrogen into a plant-usable form.
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