Due to high fertilizer prices, there’s a strong possibility that Saskatchewan farmers will plant more pulses this spring, said Dale Risula, provincial specialist for pulse crops with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.
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Pulse Weekly: More Saskatchewan pulse acres very likely in 2026/27
Fertilizer markets tighten as Russian exports hit capacity limits
With Russian output constrained by infrastructure and domestic obligations, growers facing long-term supply crunch
Fertilizer producers in Russia, the world’s largest exporter, will not be able to make up for a potential global shortfall linked to the U.S.-Iran conflict as their ability to boost supply is constrained, industry sources told Reuters.
Farmers see fertilizer price surge as Iran war blocks exports, threatening losses
The world’s farmers face soaring fertilizer and fuel prices as the war in the Middle East escalates, leaving some scrambling for supplies as the spring planting season approaches.
OPINION: How the Iran war could create a ‘fertilizer shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming
A sustained disruption of traffic through Hormuz would not simply constitute an energy crisis. It would also represent a fertilizer shock (where prices go up dramatically and supply goes down) – and, by extension, a direct risk to global food security.
Lower canola seeding rates can pay off: study
Canola seeding trials in Saskatchewan net interesting results under various conditions dealing in emergence efficiency
Canola trials on the Prairies show lower seeding rates can still net plenty of positive results for farmers.
Some fertilizer prices rise as Iran conflict escalates
Some fertilizer prices surged following the impact of the escalating Middle East conflict on supplies moving through the Strait of Hormuz, analysts told Reuters on Monday.
Trump declares 10 per cent global tariff after Supreme Court decision
Exemptions carved out for imports of beef, tomatoes, any CUSMA-compliant goods
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies.
Cereal lodging isn’t just a nitrogen problem
Lack of copper in the soil can also lead wheat crops to lodge during wet seasons on the Canadian Prairies
Lack of copper in the soil can also lead wheat and other cereal crops to lodge during wet seasons on the Canadian Prairies.
AgraCity’s farmer customers still seek compensation
Many Prairie farmers have paid for herbicides and fertilizer from the troubled company but have never received them
Prairie farmers owed product by AgraCity are now sharing their experiences with the crop input provider as they await some sort of resolution to the company’s woes.
New foliar-applied nitrogen enters Canadian market
Tidal Grow AgriScience is introducing its Intelligent Leaf Delivery Technology nitrogen fertilizer in Canada.