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The 2014 harvest has begun. This field of winter wheat near Miami was swathed last week, while some others nearby have been harvested. Winter wheat planting is also about to start, especially in fields too wet to seed this spring. photo: allan dawson

Winter harvest underway; seeding about to start

Ken Gross of the winter wheat initiative provides tips on getting  the most out of your winter wheat crop

By Allan Dawson August 14, 2014

Winter wheat harvest has begun in Manitoba and planting won’t be far behind. It’s too early to say how well this year’s crop will yield, but winterkill and fusarium head blight are taking a toll. But there are things farmers can do when seeding this year’s crop to try and mitigate the impact on 2015’s

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Fertilizer supplies tight

Rail problems this winter and two nitrogen plant breakdowns tightened  N and P supplies

By Allan Dawson May 1, 2014

Tight fertilizer supplies might put the kibosh on some farmers’ hopes for seeding early this year, industry officials say. Poor rail service this winter and two nitrogen plan breakdowns have combined to tighten fertilizer supplies to local retailers. “Essentially we are behind where we’d like to be at this time of the year,” said Clyde

Crops

Spring forecast calls for tight fertilizer supplies

But a late spring means more time to find alternatives

By Allan Dawson April 18, 2014

Fertilizer is in short supply in Western Canada this spring because of poor rail service and a breakdown at an Alberta nitrogen plant, says Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Doug Chorney. “The real thing you’ve got to do here is make sure you have your fertilizer in place and make arrangements with your dealer as

Cereals, Crops, News, Weather

Flooding potential threatens fertilizer movement

By Rod Nickel April 18, 2013

Fertilizer makers may be hard pressed this spring to move their yield-boosting products to western Canadian farmers during a shortened planting season, as the potential for major flooding grows. Cold weather has delayed the melt of heavy snowpack in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, raising the risk that floods in late April and

Crops, News

Agrium blasts hedge fund’s breakup plans

By Euan Rocha March 7, 2013

Reuters / The war of words between fertilizer maker Agrium Inc. and its biggest shareholder, Jana Partners, escalated March 4 with Agrium slamming the hedge fund’s plan to split the company in a letter to investors ahead of its annual meeting next month. Calgary, Alberta-based Agrium, which has begun mailing its proxy circular to shareholders

Crops, News

Proxy battle looms for May in Agrium-Jana standoff

By Rod Nickel February 15, 2013

Canadian fertilizer company Agrium Inc. has failed to prove that it should keep its two main divisions together, and also needs to cut costs and use capital more effectively, activist shareholder Jana Partners said Feb. 7. Jana, the largest Agrium investor with six per cent of shares, was rebutting a presentation the company made to

Crops

Jana takes case for Agrium breakup to Canada investors

By Rod Nickel February 6, 2013

Reuters / Activist shareholder Jana Partners LLC said Jan. 23 it is taking its case for splitting up Agrium Inc. to the fertilizer company’s Canadian investors, just ahead of an Agrium move to solidify its support among sell-side analysts. Jana, a New York-based hedge fund, wants Agrium to split its farm retail division from its

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Fast exit for head of Glencore North America farm unit

By Rod Nickel January 17, 2013

The head of Glencore International Plc’s recently acquired North American agriculture business is leaving his post just a month into the job, creating a potential complication in integrating the unit. Fran Malecha was Viterra Inc.’s chief operating officer until Glencore completed its acquisition of the Canadian company on Dec. 17 and appointed him director of agricultural products for

Crops, News

Canpotex signs China potash supply deal at discount

By Rod Nickel January 17, 2013

Three North American potash producers have struck a six-month agreement to supply the crop nutrient to a subsidiary of China’s Sinofert Holdings Ltd. at a steep discount of US$70 per tonne from the last contract price. Canpotex Ltd., the offshore sales agency for PotashCorp of Saskatchewan, Mosaic Co. and Agrium Inc. — said on Dec.

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Feds say no link in Viterra, Nexen approvals

By Rod Nickel November 30, 2012

Reuters – The Chinese government is treating its role in potential takeovers of two Canadian companies separately, and is not linking them in order to pressure Ottawa to approve a deal between China’s CNOOC Ltd. and Canadian oil producer Nexen Inc., Canada’s agriculture minister said Nov. 13. Approval from China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) under

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Tag Archives Agrium Inc.

Winter harvest underway; seeding about to start

Fertilizer supplies tight

Spring forecast calls for tight fertilizer supplies

Flooding potential threatens fertilizer movement

Agrium blasts hedge fund’s breakup plans

Proxy battle looms for May in Agrium-Jana standoff

Jana takes case for Agrium breakup to Canada investors

Fast exit for head of Glencore North America farm unit

Canpotex signs China potash supply deal at discount

Feds say no link in Viterra, Nexen approvals

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