Traders say India continues to buy Canadian lentils, potash despite rising diplomatic tensions between the two countries
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) — Indian buyers do not expect supplies of Canadian lentils and potash to be affected by the diplomatic row between New Delhi and Ottawa, trade, industry and government officials said. Lentils and potash supplies from Canada have been steady, they said. Ties between India and Canada deteriorated sharply after New Delhi […] Read moreTag Archives fertilizer — page 4
Robotic swarm makes it easier to fertilize row crops
Small robot called Beethoven by Upside Robotics travels between rows to deliver inputs though the growing season
A pint-sized robot is set to undergo wider field trials next year in Ontario corn crops. At only 24 inches wide, the robot is designed to travel between 30-inch corn rows in crops and apply in-season fertilizer. With a number of them working 24 hours a day in groups called swarms, they could cover a […] Read more
Low-carbon fertilizer plant planned for U.S.
MINNEAPOLIS — A Swiss firm is planning to build a green fertilizer plant in Washington state. If everything goes according to plan, it could be operational by 2027 and the company may deliver some of its low-carbon fertilizer to western Canadian farmers. Atlas Agro, which has headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, has completed the engineering study […] Read more
Hurricane unlikely to fuel long-term fertilizer price increase, analyst says
Glacier FarmMedia – While the price of urea fertilizer has spiked at the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida, that increase is unlikely to affect Canadian farmers much, said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett. “There has a been a spike in the market down at the Gulf, so that eventually translates to […] Read more
Winnipeg waste water to feed struvite fertilizer
Company has made deals with dozens of gov’ts to set up struvite extraction units; this will be the third on the Prairies
Glacier FarmMedia – The City of Winnipeg is getting into the fertilizer manufacturing business. When the upgrades to its waste water treatment facility are complete in 2030, they’ll include equipment to extract agricultural-grade phosphate fertilizer from the struvite in the city’s waste water. In medical circles, struvite is better known as a culprit behind kidney […] Read more
Sask. company pitches decarbonized fertilizer
Post-production carbon capture will remove carbon dioxide and send it deep underground: company
Corporate backers of a planned fertilizer plant in Saskatchewan say they will one day sell fertilizer with lower greenhouse gas output than is usually associated with synthetic fertilizer production. The plant, to be built in Belle Plaine in central Saskatchewan, is the brain child of Saskatoon’s Genesis Fertilizers and CARBONCO, a South Korea-based Total Solution […] Read more
Organic fertilizer made from calamari? I squid you not
Glacier FarmMedia — Squid Juice repurposes by-product waste from calamari processing and converts it into liquid organic fertilizer. “People don’t realize that with calamari consumption, over 52 per cent of the squid is regarded as waste,” explained Sammy Prantera, Seaborn Organic’s Squid Juice sales director. “They were originally throwing half the squid back into the […] Read more
New granular applicator gets 90-foot air boom
The Valmar AB640, which Salford introduced earlier this year, is a large unit that will require a powerful tractor to pull it
Growers now have more choices than ever on how to apply a lot of fertilizer in a short amount of time. In July, Salford introduced its newest and largest air boom applicator. With a 90-foot boom, it goes well past the brand’s previous flagship model, the 9620, which offers 72 feet of working width. “We’ve […] Read more
Inflation fight must walk tightrope amid consumer anger
Like giant cargo ships, the big economies of the world have sailed through stormy seas for several years and finally calmer water might be ahead, but the crews are in a foul mood and are not about to salute their captains. In Canada, the United States and elsewhere, the chaos from COVID-19 and the Russian […] Read more
Treatments cut N2O emissions in winter wheat
Research shows that urease inhibitors can quickly reduce nitrous oxide emissions by 30 per cent when growing the crop
UPDATED – 1730 CST – August 23, 2024 – Glacier FarmMedia – Ducks Unlimited Canada trials have shown that nitrification and urease inhibitors are effective at reducing nitrous oxide emissions in winter wheat. “The cool thing about it is, as soon as you add any form of inhibitor, you’re pretty much reaching that 30 per […] Read more
