Better nitrogen management promises to both protect crop yields and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer. New research looks to verify how much difference it actually makes.
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Cutting the nitrous oxide emissions without cutting the crop
Better nitrogen management promises to both protect crop yields and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer; new research looks to verify how much difference it actually makes
Do farmers need to apply sulphur to their crops every year?
Research suggests this important nutrient hangs around a lot longer than farmers think
What if the sulphur fertilizer you’ve been using isn’t disappearing from your soil as quickly as you think?
Rethinking nitrogen efficiency
Tracking nitrogen with stable isotopes offers surprising insights into fertilizer uptake, loss, and management strategies
Understanding how much nitrogen actually gets taken up by plants is key to improving efficiency—both for profitability and sustainability.
Deep-banding phosphorus a potential yield booster
Bourgault is placing phosphorus deep in the soil to see if plants can access it throughout the season
A new approach to getting more out of phosphorus fertilizer application is being tested in St. Brieux, Sask.
Nutrien sees no major impact from Black Sea deal
Nutrien said on Wednesday it doesn’t think the proposed Black Sea shipping deal between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. will significantly affect the North American or global fertilizer market this year.
Companies plan to mine phosphate in Quebec, Ontario
Some mining databases say that Canada has no reserves of phosphate rock, but that’s not true.
Phosphate may move through Churchill
Sask. company’s plans could reduce Prairie farmers dependence on American product
Genesis Fertilizers wants to move 300,000 tonnes of phosphate fertilizer per year through the Port of Churchill.
Counter tariffs threaten fertilizer prices
Canada’s proposed retaliatory tariffs could end up hurting the country’s grain farmers.
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.
Nutrien says tariffs will lead to higher costs for U.S. farmers
(Reuters) – Fertilizer producer Nutrien said on Thursday U.S. president Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canadian imports will increase costs for American farmers. Trump plans to place a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian imports, which will take effect in March after granting a 30-day extension. Follow all our coverage of the tariffs situation here […] Read more
