Nutrien’s potash mining operations in Sask. are part of a growing effort by suppliers to meet producers’ nutrient needs
ALLAN, Sask. — A lot has changed since Nutrien produced and shipped the first 1,000 tonnes of potash from its Patience Lake mine in 1959. For instance, the price of potash was around US$50 per ton back then. It is six times that value today, and this is a down year for prices. One thing […] Read moreTag Archives Nutrien
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
Rail stoppage would affect a variety of industries
REUTERS — Canada’s freight rail network could come to a grinding halt this week, likely extracting a huge economic toll across industries as the country’s two leading rail companies plan an unprecedented work stoppage. Both Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City plan to lock out workers on Thursday as talks with the Teamsters […] Read more
Ag input sales at good levels in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Sales of agricultural inputs such as fertilizers and crop care products have been near normal in the United States despite lower grain prices, while they are not as good in South America, according to agricultural input producers. Executives from companies such as Mosaic, Bayer AG and Corteva said during last week’s […] Read more
ESN use increases, thanks to federal subsidy
WINNIPEG — Environmentally Smart Nitrogen has been around for about two decades. Twenty years is a long time, so it’s easy to forget why Canadian farmers initially bought and used the polymer-coated fertilizer. In the early 2000s, few people talked about greenhouse gas emissions from cropland, but farmers were concerned about something else. “Probably the […] Read more
Nutrien donates to new campus
Nutrien has donated $15 million to Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Saskatoon to support the construction of the school’s new Saskatoon campus. To recognize the donation, Sask Polytech has renamed its School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies the Nutrien School of Mining, Manufacturing and Engineering Technologies. Located at Innovation Place adjacent to the University of Saskatchewan, […] Read more
Nutrien profit takes hit as potash prices fall
REUTERS — Nutrien fell short of analysts’ estimates for third-quarter profit, as lower potash prices weighed on the world’s biggest fertilizer producer. Potash prices have been falling after shipments from Belarus and Russia resumed. These exports had been significantly restricted last year following Western sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. […] Read more
Agriculture called only U.S. sector to reduce emissions
Head of Nutrien says the industry must embrace innovation, collaboration and acceleration to continue making progress
The agriculture sector is making strides in reducing its carbon footprint, says the head of the world’s largest fertilizer company. In the United States, overall greenhouse gas emissions increased by 5.2 percent between 2020 and 2021, according to an annual report produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Agricultural emissions dropped by 0.2 percent over […] Read more
Nutrien not selling assets
WINNIPEG (Reuters) — Canadian potash producer Nutrien is not looking to sell assets to raise capital, chief executive officer Ken Seitz said, as falling fertilizer prices have caused it to scrap projects and trim costs. Nutrien said Aug. 2 that it would halt plans to expand potash production in Saskatchewan and end work on a […] Read more
Drought can have an impact on soil test results
The direct damage from drought is obvious, but the real hurt might lie deeper in the soil and affect next year’s crop
The crop-killing drought that’s hanging prairie crops out to dry will have an impact on residual nutrients this fall. What can producers expect to see in their soil tests? That’s the question probed by Karl Wyant, agronomy director at Nutrien. In a phone interview, Wyant said there are several effects that growers may notice on […] Read more
