A semi trailer belonging to AgraCity is backed up to the loading dock at an AgraCity warehouse.

Mann brothers settle differences

SASKATOON — Two brothers embroiled in an eight-year-long bitter legal battle over control of a generic crop input business have “buried the hatchet.” Jim and Jason Mann have agreed to end litigation against one another and the businesses they run, which are Farmers of North America (FNA) and AgraCity Crop & Nutrition Ltd. “The news […] Read more

Crew members do geotechnical survey work at the future site of the Genesis Fertilizers Belle Plaine, Sask., low-carbon fertilizer facility. | Genesis Fertilizers/Catalyst Reaction photo

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

Zero-till creates a protective barrier against wind and water erosion by preserving crop residue on the surface. This bolsters water infiltration, reduces surface runoff, and enhances moisture retention.  |  File photo

Zero-till revitalized farm sector

The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry visited Saskatchewan and Alberta last month as part of its new study on Canadian soil health. Having engaged in the Senate hearings earlier this year, we gained valuable insights while interacting with senators and other participants. The study assumes significance coming 39 years since the last (and only) […] Read more