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A CN locomotive near Jasper, Alta. (Photo courtesy CN)

Grain handle drops in CN’s first quarter

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 24, 2018

Reduced traffic in grain, fertilizers and petroleum, against increased costs from “challenging operating conditions,” ate into the first-quarter bottom line for Canadian National Railway (CN). Montreal-based CN on Monday booked net income of $741 million on total revenues of $3.194 billion for its quarter ending March 31, down from $884 million on $3.206 billion in […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Global fertilizer prices set to fall

By GFM Network News March 22, 2018

CNS Canada — Global fertilizer demand has been higher, leading to increased prices, but with more capacity coming online prices should start to fall, according to an analyst. “Urea prices globally have moved a little higher over the past few months. They’ve been relatively volatile, that’s just kind of a function of some better than […] Read more

(Photo by Lynn Betts, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Crops, Machinery

Industry still looking for new NH3 tank rule break

By GFM Network News March 19, 2018

Fertilizer Canada and the Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers (CAAR) say there will be enough anhydrous ammonia nurse tanks available to supply the fertilizer to farmers during this growing season. New Transport Canada regulations came into force Jan. 12, which affect the frequency of hydrostatic testing and visual inspection of ammonia nurse and applicator tanks and […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Features

New phosphorus research for canola on the way

Canola removes more phosphorus from the ground than the recommended safe rate 

By Lisa Guenther March 16, 2018

*[UPDATED MAR. 19, 2018] Farmers face a fertilizer dilemma each spring. The current safe rate for phosphorus in canola is 17 to 22 kilograms per hectare (15.2 to 19.6 pounds per acre). With good moisture, the recommendation goes up to 28 kg/ha (or 25.0 lb./ac.). But canola typically removes more phosphorus than the recommended safe […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Walmart patents hint at future where its drones tend the farms

By GFM Network News March 15, 2018

New York/Chicago | Reuters — Walmart’s patent filings hint that it may see a future where farmers use its drones to not only spot crop problems but selectively apply chemicals or even disperse pollen to bring shoppers the freshest and cheapest food possible. The world’s largest retailer applied for six patents last year on drones […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Safe rates for seed-placed fertilizer

By Twyla Jones February 12, 2018

Q: How do I determine the safe rate of seed-placed fertilizer for canola, wheat and barley? A: If you’ve bought a new drill, changed openers or changed your fertilizer blends, these changes may have implications on seed safety. Many new drills have moved to wider row spacing and narrower openers. Take the time to investigate […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Nutrien sees demand growth cooling, margins shrinking

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 5, 2018

Reuters — Nutrien, the Canadian fertilizer and farm supply dealer created from the merger of Agrium and PotashCorp this year, said it expected demand growth for potash in China and India to cool down in 2018. Nutrien, the world’s biggest fertilizer company by capacity, also said higher input costs would shrink nitrogen and phosphate margins. […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CN’s Q4 grain handle down in ‘challenging conditions’

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 23, 2018

U.S. income tax reform more than offset “challenging” conditions, including reduced grain handle, in Canadian National Railway’s fourth fiscal quarter. Montreal-based CN on Tuesday reported net income of $2.611 billion on total revenues of $3.285 billion for its fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, up from $1.018 billion on $3.217 billion in the year-earlier Q4. The […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Get the best yield response

Q & A with CPS

By Norm Flore January 22, 2018

Q: Which crop nutrients applied generally provide the most yield response in any given year? What considerations should be made? A: Crop yield response to nutrients depends on many factors. While the most important factor is moisture availability, other factors like crop selection, soil type, organic matter, residual soil fertility, previous crop, tillage, type of […] Read more

CMC’s booth at the GEAPS 2017 show in Kansas City. (CMCiel.com)

Crops, Machinery

AGI buys bin sensor, fertilizer blending system makers

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 17, 2018

Best known as the parent for several Canadian and U.S. manufacturers of grain handling and storage equipment, Ag Growth International is expanding its tech portfolio. Winnipeg-based AGI announced Wednesday it has bought Burnaby, B.C.-based CMC Industrial Electronics and Iowa-based Junge Control (JCI) for undisclosed sums. CMC, which formed in 1997 and has facilities at Burnaby […] Read more

CFIA rejects beekeeper proposals on U.S. packaged bees

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed

Alberta Crop Report: Scattered rains, crop conditions

GFM Network News

CFIA rejects beekeeper proposals on U.S. packaged bees

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall hard, hogs mixed

Alberta Crop Report: Scattered rains, crop conditions

Tag Archives fertilizer

Grain handle drops in CN’s first quarter

Global fertilizer prices set to fall

Industry still looking for new NH3 tank rule break

New phosphorus research for canola on the way

Walmart patents hint at future where its drones tend the farms

Safe rates for seed-placed fertilizer

Nutrien sees demand growth cooling, margins shrinking

CN’s Q4 grain handle down in ‘challenging conditions’

Get the best yield response

AGI buys bin sensor, fertilizer blending system makers

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