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File photo of a Salford 5200 Enforcer tillage unit operating in corn stubble. (Salford.com)

MacDon owner Linamar to buy Salford

Linamar to pay $260M for Ontario tillage, fertilizer equipment maker

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News April 28, 2022

Canadian industrial equipment and parts maker Linamar, the owner of MacDon Industries, is set to further expand its reach in the ag equipment sector by buying the Salford Group. Guelph-based Linamar announced Wednesday it has an agreement in place worth $260 million to buy 100 per cent of the equity in Salford, which makes fertilizer

The province says about 44 per cent of Manitoba’s nitrogen application is done in fall.

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Shadows of 2019 has producers itchy on fall nitrogen

Producers don’t want a repeat of last fall, when poor conditions shut many producers out of their normal autumn application

By Alexis Stockford October 2, 2020

Producers may be chomping at the bit to get fall nitrogen on, given conditions last year, but those same producers are taking a risk on nitrogen loss should the weather turn unfriendly. John Heard, crop nutrition specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, warned producers to be wary of warm soils if they’re gambling on early application. Why

(Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Laura Rance)

Beef cattle, Crops, Hogs, Weather

Manitoba extends fertilizing deadline to Saturday

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 9, 2015

A warmer-than-usual November has allowed Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship department to delay its winter fertilizing ban until Saturday (Nov. 14). With soil temperatures not yet at the freezing point, the province announced Monday it would extend its deadline for spreading of phosphorus and/or nitrogen, including synthetic fertilizers and/or manure, to Nov. 14 from Nov.

Crops, Weather

Crunch time for Manitoba producers to fertilize

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 6, 2015

CNS Canada — The clock is ticking for Manitoba producers who wish to lay down nitrogen or phosphorous on their fields. Wet conditions in many parts of the province are making it tough for farmers to get their machines onto fields, according to Dan Mazier, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. “We just drove from Winnipeg

Crops, Markets

Fertilizer prices steady as farmers gauge fall use

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus August 6, 2015

CNS Canada — Farmers are starting to assess how much fertilizer they’ll use going into the fall, if at all, based on crop budgets, according to an industry analyst. Fertilizer prices are being driven by crop prices and the global market, and both those factors are keeping prices steady, said David Asbridge, president at NPK

Crops, Weather

Manitoba lifts fertilizing ban early

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 1, 2015

Manitoba farmers are cleared to apply spring fertilizer and manure on their fields, now that the ban which was supposed to last for another week and a half has been lifted. Soil temperatures across the province have risen to the point that the restriction — otherwise in effect each year between Nov. 10 and the following

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MacDon owner Linamar to buy Salford

Shadows of 2019 has producers itchy on fall nitrogen

Manitoba extends fertilizing deadline to Saturday

Crunch time for Manitoba producers to fertilize

Fertilizer prices steady as farmers gauge fall use

Manitoba lifts fertilizing ban early

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