Anhydrous ammonia tanks sit in a Manitoba field.

Manitoba renews 4R nutrient management commitment

Manitoba has signed its fifth memorandum of understanding with industry to promote 4R as a winning financial and environmental fertilizer use philosophy

Manitoba has signed its fifth memorandum of understanding with industry to promote 4R nutrient management as a winning financial and environmental fertilizer use philosophy.

The Certified Sustainable Beef Framework, known as CRSB Certified, certifies beef producers and processors against the standards for sustainable beef production and processing set by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.  |  File photo

Sustainability roundtable marks 10th anniversary

The Certified Sustainable Beef Framework was formed three years later to provide credible assurances for consumers

Glacier FarmMedia – It’s been 10 years since the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef was founded to measure and recognize Canada’s leadership in sustainability. The Certified Sustainable Beef Framework, known as CRSB Certified, was created in 2017 to recognize sustainable practices and provide credible assurances to consumers regarding the production, processing and sourcing of beef […] Read more

Canada’s largest farm organization recommends ways ag data can be used to achieve growth potential.  |  Getty Images

Farm group formalizes ag data recommendations

Canadian Federation of Agriculture also signs on to a data transparency and protection initiative that started in the U.S.

REGINA — The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has formalized its recommendations for a national agricultural data strategy. It has also become the first Canadian farm industry member of the Ag Data Transparent organization. ADT was formed after the American Farm Bureau Federation noted concern among farmers about agricultural data products and how data provided to […] Read more


Unless last-minute labour agreements are reached, both Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, an effective duopoly, will shut nearly all freight rail services in Canada for the first time at midnight on Thursday. | Screencap via x.com/@CPKCrail

N. American farm groups ask gov’ts to act on rail dispute

CHICAGO/OTTAWA (Reuters) — Nearly three dozen North American agriculture groups, in a joint letter to the U.S. and Canadian governments, urged action today to avoid a rail stoppage. “The impact of a strike would be particularly severe on bulk commodity exporters in both Canada and the United States as trucking is not a viable option […] Read more

Canada is the largest producer and exporter of potash, and 75 per cent of all the fertilizer produced and used in the country is moved via the railways. | Screencap via x.com/@MosaicCompany

Rail stoppage to hit fertilizer sector hard

REUTERS — Fertilizer Canada warns that disruptions impacting all rail services across the country will cost the fertilizer industry an estimated $55 to $63 million per day in lost sales revenue, not including logistical and operational costs. Canada is the largest producer and exporter of potash, and 75 per cent of all the fertilizer produced […] Read more


“The agriculture sector is in the midst of a transition characterized less and less by diesel and more and more by data,” said CFA first vice-president and Saskatchewan grain farmer Todd Lewis.
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Farmers want data strategy

WHITEHORSE — Data will drive productivity growth on Canadian farms, farm organizations told agriculture ministers last month. They called for a national data strategy during a roundtable at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture summer meeting and ahead of the federal-provincial-territorial annual ministerial meeting. “The agriculture sector is in the midst of a transition characterized less […] Read more

Fertilizer Canada's 4R Nutrient Stewardship is a framework of best management practices that involve using the right source of fertilizer at the right rate, right time, and right place. | File photo

FCC announces new 4R incentive

Farm Credit Canada is prepared to pay farmers up to $2,000 to adopt 4R nutrient management practices using AgExpert, it announced Jan. 10. “We see an opportunity to reward FCC customers who follow Fertilizer Canada’s 4R Nutrient Stewardship Program,” said FCC president Justine Hendricks in a news release. “Streamlining the data management and verification process […] Read more

The markets have shown an inverted yield curve for more than 15 months, which in the past has proven to be a reliable indicator of a recession.  |  Reuters/ Lucas Jackson photo

Ag industry warned of possible recession in ’24

A market analyst advises the sector, including fertilizer, to watch for key indicators and then keep it all in perspective

A leading Canadian business analyst says several key market indicators point to a recession in 2024. Catherine Murray’s main message to the Fertilizer Canada delegates at their annual meeting held in Vancouver on Aug. 16 is that “a recession is coming in 2024.” Murray hosts The News Forum and is best known for her work […] Read more