Mosaic Co said on Friday that water supporting the chemical company's storage of a waste byproduct from fertilizer manufacturing in Florida probably made its way into Tampa Bay following a downpour from Hurricane Milton.
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Mosaic says fertilizer waste facility’s water entered Tampa Bay after Hurricane Milton
Industrial byproduct phosphogypsum is known to emit cancer-causing radioactive gas
Florida fertilizer plants, grain mills close as Hurricane Milton nears
Fertilizer plants, livestock feed facilities and at least one large flour mill in Florida closed on Wednesday in preparation for Hurricane Milton's destructive winds, heavy rain and deadly storm surge.
Hurricane unlikely to fuel long-term fertilizer price increase, analyst says
While the price of urea fertilizer has spiked at the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida, that increase is unlikely to affect Canadian farmers much, said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett.
Biologicals aren’t the silver bullet
The products can be complements, not replacements, for other inputs
Glacier FarmMedia — Biological products have been touted as replacements for synthetic chemistry and fertilizer in crop production, but that may be a false promise. According to one pitch, if farmers add biological X to the soil, they can cut nitrogen rates by 15 pounds per acre. According to another, biological Y can control a […] Read more
Nitrogen-fixing biologicals fall short at field level
Challenges remain for products to achieve their hoped-for potential
Glacier FarmMedia — Dave Franzen is a straight shooter. If he doesn’t know the answer, the North Dakota State University soil scientist will admit it; if he does, he’ll tell you. As an example, in the summer of 2022 researchers from land grant universities across the north-central U.S. studied commercially available, biological nitrogen-fixing products to […] Read more
Feeling the pinch
Uncertainty across commodity and input markets creates difficult choices for farmers
Farmers are facing a tight squeeze this fall. Commodity prices are low, and the lower input prices that they’re used to this time of year are not materializing. Keystone Agricultural Producers president Jill Verwey says it’s a tough time for growers. “Being able to make a profit this year is going to be pretty slim,” […] Read more
Organic fertilizer made from calamari? I squid you not
Squid Juice repurposes by-product waste from calamari processing and converts it into liquid organic fertilizer.
VIDEO: Salford introduces Valmar AB640 air boom applicator
New granular applicator gets a wider 90-foot air boom
Growers now have more choices than ever on how to apply a lot of fertilizer in a short amount of time. In July Salford introduced its newest and largest air boom applicator. With a 90-foot boom, the Valmar AB640 goes well past the brand’s previous flagship model, the 9620, which offers 72 feet of working […] Read more
Three opener types available from Bourgault
Brand offers drills with side-band and mid-row fertilizer banding technology
Bourgault showed its PLS, PLX and PLDS openers at its display on the grounds of the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Sask. in July. Like other popular brands, it’s best known for the the original opener design it went to market with several years ago. That was a single knife for seed placement […] Read more
Nutrien moves on from Louisiana ammonia project amid cost cuts
Reuters – Nutrien NTR.TO on Wednesday said it was no longer pursuing its clean ammonia project in Louisiana and would also be reviewing strategic options for its stake in an Argentinian fertilizer company as it looks to rein in expenses. The top potash producer had halted work indefinitely on its clean ammonia project at Geismar, […] Read more