Jurke says most Prairie canola farms manage below their yield potential, and cutting fertility causes the biggest penalty, Agriculture Canada research shows.
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Why canola yields may be stuck near 40 bu./ac. on the Prairies
Management decisions, particularly around nutrients, may be playing a bigger role than many producers realize
U.S. buyers redirect imported fertilizer overseas as Iran war drives up global prices
Higher overseas prices are leading U.S. fertilizer buyers to resell into more lucrative markets.
U.S. is leading G20 initiative to ensure fertilizer access, sources say
IMF, UN warn supply chain disruptions from war could push millions into food insecurity
The U.S. is urging G20 members and the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to take coordinated action to ensure fertilizer access amid disruptions in food trade supply chains caused by the war in the Middle East.
Conservative MP introduces bill to speed approvals of seeds, fertilizers
Bill aims to improve access to products already approved in trusted countries
Bill C-273, the Facilitating Agricultural Regulatory Modernization Act, would allow provisional approvals for new farm products like fertilizer and seed if they are already approved in trusted jurisdictions.
U.S. deputy farm secretary to meet with Mosaic amid high fertilizer prices
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden will meet with fertilizer company Mosaic this week as the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran drives up fertilizer prices
Middle East ceasefire weighs on Canadian canola market, for now
A promised ceasefire in the Iran-U.S.-Israel conflict and renewed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz had both oil and canola prices sliding April 8.
Canola prices April 8 slipped along with crude oil fortunes after promises of U.S. ceasefire in Iran war and renewed ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say
State-owned Moroccan phosphates and fertilizer producer OCP expects its output of soil nutrients to fall by about 30 per cent in the second quarter due to maintenance works.
New Leader introduces ‘high-output’ NL710 fertilizer applicator
The Iowa manufacturer says simplicity of operation was a fundamental goal when developing its new fertilizer spreader
New Leader Manufacturing’s new NL710 single-bin precision fertilizer spreader is billed as comparable to its dual-bin NL720 in productivity.
Research shows plant growth regulators can cut barley lodging and boost yields — in the right conditions
A decade of trials finds PGRs work best in high-yielding, wet years but remain a financial gamble in dry or stressful conditions
Plant growth regulators may let farmers avoid barley lodging while getting a nitrogen fertilizer yield bump, but mind marketing cautions.
OPINION: Global chaos raises stakes for green farm technology
On-farm green ammonia starts to look a lot more appealing when the global fertilizer market gets caught in a geopolitical firestorm every few years
With fertilizer prices spiking on Middle East conflict, on-farm green ammonia and other innovations offer Prairie farmers a path to stability.