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Finding the fit for premium fertilizer products

Good for reducing the environmental footprint, crop production and management

By Lee Hart January 27, 2020

Enhanced efficiency fertilizer (EEF) products that provide a range of benefits in terms of crop production and management, as well as environmental benefits, are likely to play an increasingly important role in coming years of Western Canadian crop production, says Mario Tenuta, a University of Manitoba soil scientist. The products, with familiar brand names such […] Read more

Dow Fertilizer’s Onoway, Alta. facility. (CropManagement.com)

Crops

Alberta’s Crop Management Network expands reach

By GFM Network News January 20, 2020

A crop input dealer northwest of Edmonton is the newest link in the Crop Management Network ag retail chain. CMN, whose chain includes retailers in seven other central Alberta communities, said Thursday it has purchased the assets of Dow Fertilizer, which operates sites at Onoway and Mayerthorpe, effective Jan. 9. “We are very excited to […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Mosaic to cut fertilizer production as weather dampens demand

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 19, 2019

Reuters — Mosaic Co. said Thursday it will reduce fertilizer production until market conditions improve, as a difficult harvest season in North America has led to reduced fertilizer usage. Agricultural companies’ profits have been hammered this year due to an unusually cold and wet weather that has delayed planting season in North America, and lower […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

K+S considering sale of stakes in potash, salt businesses

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 13, 2019

Frankfurt | Reuters — German potash and salt miner K+S said it was looking into selling stakes in its North American businesses because an ongoing cost cutting push would not yield enough savings to reach its debt reduction target. A company spokesman said K+S was considering selling a stake in its Bethune, Sask. potash mine […] Read more

Neil Townsend (left) of FarmLink and Jason Newton of Nutrien discuss farm consolidation at the Grain World conference in Saskatoon on Nov. 28, 2019. (MarketsFarm photo by Glen Hallick)

Crops

Grain World: Farm consolidation key to increasing yields

By GFM Network News December 4, 2019

Saskatoon | MarketsFarm — Consolidating farms — going from numerous small operations to fewer, but much larger, farms — is central to improving crop yields, according to grain industry observers Neil Townsend and Jason Newton. Townsend is the chief market analyst for FarmLink Marketing Solutions, while Newton is the chief economist and head of marketing […] Read more

What was once a thin patch of grass rebounded nicely after pastured poultry added nutrients to the soil.

Cattleman’s Corner, Features

Natural ways to improve soil quality

Cover crops may be more practical than molasses and milk

By Debbie Chikousky December 2, 2019

For many years there has been growing public concern that food is declining in nutrition. Dr. Arden Anderson, a favourite researcher, has studied the correlation between soil health and feed nutrition. His research has shown that the nutrient content of foods today compared to half a century ago ranges from 15 to 75 per cent […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

Nutrien cuts profit forecast on weak fertilizer demand

By GFM Network News November 5, 2019

Bengaluru |Reuters – Canadian fertilizer maker Nutrien Ltd missed third-quarter profit estimates and cut full-year earnings forecast on Monday, as it battled lower demand for its crop nutrients. Agricultural companies have seen their profits hammered by harsh weather that delayed planting season in North America and a trade war fueled uncertainty that has crimped crop demand. “Nutrien’s third-quarter […] Read more

BHP’s Saskatchewan potash mine project is set up north of Jansen, about 60 km southeast of Humboldt. (BHP.com)

Crops, Reuters

BHP sets early 2021 for decision on Jansen potash project

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 16, 2019

Melbourne | Reuters — BHP Group Ltd., the world’s biggest miner, said on Thursday it will make a final investment decision on its long-delayed $17 billion Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan around February 2021. Investors have been awaiting a decision by BHP on whether to go ahead with project, which would be its most significant […] Read more

Crops, News

There’s a new phos in town

TIMAC Agro is bringing a new type of phosphorus to Western Canada

By Leeann Minogue October 15, 2019

When TIMAC Agro International’s Top Phos product was listed as a finalist in Ag in Motion’s Innovation Program, in the plant and soil science category, many western Canadian farmers were not familiar with the company. TIMAC Agro may be new to Canada, but it’s not a new company. “We are in 131 countries,” said TIMAC […] Read more

Crops, Features

Fall-applied nitrogen and nitrogen stabilizers

Keep your nitrogen in the soil where plants need it

By Isabelle Thibout October 2, 2019

Applying nitrogen fertilizer in the fall is an effective way to manage time and efficiency when spring comes. However, it can be hard to assess how much nitrogen is available in the root zone early in the season and what was lost to leaching and denitrification. Leaching is the loss of nitrates to the soil […] Read more

Daily Network News

CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’

Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

Federal forecasters to add AI to improve weather predictions: ECCC

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