Farm groups react as U.S. inches closer to tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Feb. 1 he will implement threatened 25 per cent tariffs against Canada. Prime minister Justin Trudeau quickly announced retaliatory tariffs matching Trump’s at 25 per cent. Follow all our coverage of the tariffs situation here The U.S. tariffs will take effect Feb. 4. Canada’s will take effect the same day […] Read moreTag Archives fertilizer — page 3
Researcher tackles problems with zinc fertilizer
Zinc becomes unavailable to plants when it and phosphate are combined in the same granule due to reduced solubility
Glacier FarmMedia – Humans need zinc. It’s essential for our immune systems, wound healing and nerve function, to name a few benefits. However, our bodies don’t produce it naturally. We rely on food, or in the modern world, supplements to get enough. However, a lot of people don’t get enough, and neither do our crops. […] Read more
Tariffs could heat up ‘boring’ potash market
ST. JEAN, Man. — The global market for potash is stable and somewhat “boring,” says a market watcher. However, that could change soon if U.S. president Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian potash. Each year, Canada exports about seven million tonnes of potash across the border, supplying about 80 per cent of the demand for […] Read more
Crop Production Show 2025: How do fertilizer reductions impact the oat industry?
Considerations for industry competitiveness should be top of mind, says researcher at Crop Week 2025
If oat producers in Canada were to reduce their fertilizer use by 15 or 30 per cent, how would that impact their profits and the industry’s overall competitiveness? That’s what researcher Jessica Enns tried to figure out through a recently completed research project, she told producers at the SaskOats annual general meeting Wednesday morning, which […] Read more
Supplies tighten for phosphate, urea
ST. JEAN, Man — When compared to grain prices, phosphate fertilizer is expensive right now in North America. That dynamic isn’t going to change anytime soon because inventories are down in the United States and imports of phosphate are almost non-existent, says a Nutrien rep. “Phosphate does have a lot of challenges in 2025,” said […] Read more
Potassium deserves more respect
Glacier FarmMedia – Potassium might be the Rodney Dangerfield of fertilizer nutrients: it gets the least respect, says a Saskatchewan agronomist. However, it’s essential to the crop growth process, and you might even say that potassium walks so nitrogen can run. K is the engine that — among many other things — powers photosynthesis, increases […] Read more
Construction firm to reopen Kapuskasing, Ont. phosphate mine
Glacier FarmMedia – British Columbia-based Infracon Construction, Inc., announced today it has purchased the shuttered Agrium phosphate mine in Kapuskasing, Ontario. It plans to invest “substantial capital” to bring the mine back into production, the company said in a statement. The acquisition includes a processing plant in Matheson, Ontario, and various other mineral properties in […] Read more
Extra sharp pencils needed
Farm management expert says 'wise' investments will dictate crop profitability in 2025
WINNIPEG — It’s four and a half months until Canadian farmers will plant their next crop and at least eight months before the next harvest. But as of the middle of December, potential profits from growing grains, oilseeds and pulses are looking grim in Western Canada. “Costs have come down a little bit in 2025, […] Read more
VIDEO: The dollars and sense of on-farm fertilizer
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
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
