Tipping point reached for nitrogen Price ramped up in response to expectations of largest U.S. corn crop since 1937
A leading fertilizer industry analyst believes nitrogen prices have reached a tipping point and will soon be falling. “By August, we expect a pretty good trough to develop,” said David Asbridge, president of NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service. Prices began ramping up in March in response to what is expected to be the largest U.S. corn […] Read moreTag Archives Ag Finance
Fertilizer prices could drop by late summer, 2013 price run-up expected to be lower
FNA ponders farmer-owned fertilizer plant
Not an easy road | Past experience says going could get tough when fertilizer prices fall
Companies wanting to gain a foothold in Western Canada’s grain handling sector are trying to convince farmers to sell their inland terminals. However, one group is telling producers they should be expanding their ownership of grain industry assets. “We think that farmers should really seriously consider getting into fertilizer manufacturing,” said Bob Friesen, chief executive […] Read moreEarly farming in Canada
When Samuel de Champlain invited Louis Hebert to come with him to the New Land he was trying to settle, Hebert gladly responded. He was also a man who had dreams. The year was 1617, and the two men believed in the idea of a New France, though few Europeans managed to live there through […] Read more
Tuberculosis in wildlife poses threat to cattle, disease-free status
Tuberculosis is still present in Canada. Bison in Wood Buffalo National Park and elk in Riding Mountain National Park are infected with the disease, and nearby cattle herds are at risk of contracting it from these potential sources of infection. The bacteria, Mycobacterium bovis, causes chronic, debilitating infections in a wide variety of domestic and […] Read more
Research group eager for info on check-off plan
Collection method | WGRF hasn’t heard details of who will collect wheat and barley checkoffs
The Western Grains Research Foundation is waiting to learn how its levies on wheat and barley will be collected after Aug. 1. WGRF chair Dave Sefton said Ottawa has assured the foundation that an alternative collection mechanism will be in place by the end of the 2011-12 crop year. But with less than three months […] Read moreStudy collects mineral data
Producers regularly buy mineral supplements for their cattle, but the Saskatchewan Forage Council wants to know how many trace minerals are available in provincial pastures. “We haven’t stood back and looked at what is going into the animals,” said Janice Bruynooghe, the council’s executive director. The two-year study will take samples of forage plants twice […] Read more
Mustard firm looks for final hour deal
Mustard Capital Inc. will close its doors May 4 unless a last-minute deal is struck to keep the Gravelbourg, Sask., company in business. A restructuring process has not gone as well as the company had hoped. Interest was shown, but no firm offers were made. “I am surprised,” said chief executive officer Tom Halpenny April […] Read more
Need market advice? Why not ask a fellow farmer
Want the inside scoop on fertilizer prices? You could do a whole lot worse than to talk to Greg Haney. He’s crop inputs manager and a partner in Agrocentre Belcan, an independent retailer with two outlets in southwestern Quebec and another in eastern Ontario. His company is part of one of the largest fertilizer buying […] Read more
Strike mandate against CP rail
As many as 5,000 workers at Canadian Pacific Railway will be in a legal strike position as early as May 22 unless their union and the railway company can reach a new labour agreement by that date. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, which represents conductors, yard workers, engineers and traffic controllers, announced last week that […] Read more
Women’s centre funding cut
Prairie Women’s Health Centre | Future studies for rural, remote, northern women uncertain
The future is uncertain for an organization that examines women’s issues on the Prairies following budget cuts to Health Canada. The Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence, which has studied rural, remote, northern and aboriginal women’s health issues since 1996, is one of six organizations under the Women’s Health Contribution Program to receive notice that […] Read more
