SPERLING, Man. — The retail price of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer was about $1,100 per ton this summer in Western Canada. That number comes from Curtis Hiebert, who farms near Sperling, Man. Hiebert now has a green ammonia production system on his farm, which has a capacity of 100 tons of ammonia per year. Related stories: […] Read more
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VIDEO: Green ammonia moves closer to reality on Man. farm
Company builds an on-farm plant that will allow the farmer to produce 25 per cent of his green ammonia requirements and gain control over of what can be volatile prices for the fertilizer
SPERLING, Man. — Twenty farmers, agronomists and academics recently gathered on a farmyard near Sperling, Man., to look at six or seven shipping containers that house a unique technology. The equipment can convert electricity into anhydrous ammonia, allowing farmers to produce their own nitrogen fertilizer. Ian Clifford, co-founder of FuelPositive, the Canadian company that developed […] Read more
VIDEO: FuelPositive designs system for on-farm ammonia production
Glacier FarmMedia – Ian Clifford with FuelPositive has been working with Curtis Hiebert of R & L Acres to install a modular setup on his farm that will supply it with on-farm produced green ammonia fertilizer. It’s a new technology that’s getting attention from growers and people in the industry, as was seen at a […] Read more
VIDEO: Southern Manitoba farmer prepares for on-farm ammonia production
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s easy to see why Curtis Hiebert of R & L Acres in southern Manitoba feels like he’s on the cusp of something great. If all goes as planned, his farm will soon flick the switch and begin making its own ammonia fertilizer for the 2025 growing season. Other stories in this […] Read more
Man. green ammonia project enters home stretch
World’s first on-farm plant will allow operation to produce its own anhydrous ammonia using water, air and electricity
Glacier FarmMedia – After two years of delays, the world’s first on-farm green ammonia plant, installed on a Manitoba operation, is weeks away from producing fertilizer. In mid-June, Ontario clean energy company FuelPositive announced that pieces were in place for the pilot project at R&L Acres near Sperling, Man. “We did the site prep this […] Read more
