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Mario Tenuta (far left) leads a tour into a canola field at the EMILI field day at Rutherford Farms on Aug. 9, 2023.
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Emissions reductions remain controversial

Academic says agriculture will be expected to solve its own problem

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When Mario Tenuta started talking about nitrous dioxide emissions, it didn’t take long for skepticism to show up. It’s a drop in the bucket; it’s hard to nail down; dealing with the issue will add cost and risk; agriculture is going to be expected to carry the can – these are among the arguments that
A sulphur explosion rocked Shur-gro’s MacGregor, Man., location Aug. 8.
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Clean up underway after fertilizer explosion

The incident took place at the MacGregor Shur-gro facility in western Manitoba

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Manitoba agri-retailer Shur-gro Farm Services says it expects minimal product loss after a fertilizer explosion at its MacGregor location. General manager Dale McKay said Aug. 9 that damage assessment is ongoing after the Aug. 8 incident. Why it matters: Local first responders were called to a fire following an explosion at a fertilizer facility in
“...now I think fertilizer pricing is almost a 12-month-a-year practice.” – Darren Bond, Manitoba Agriculture.
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Fertilizer prices likely flattened, set to rise slowly 

Fertilizer price plateau: A good handle on cost of production can bring calm amid volatile markets, says management specialist

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Fertilizer prices have mostly hit a plateau and will likely start to creep up again, says one analyst. “Farmers would be incentivized to get the product that they need for the coming 12 months probably sooner rather than later if they want to make use of the bottom of the market,” said Chris Lawson, head
Spring wheat with Lalrise Start SC applied with seed treatment, right, versus seed treatment alone on the left, in Western Canada, in May 2022.
Cereals, Crops, News

New seed treatment designed to boost cereals

Product centred on enhancing phosphorus solubility and improving early vigour

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Boosting nitrogen use to reduce nitrogen-based fertilizer applications, has been a feature of several products in the past five years. Lalrise Start SC liquid inoculant aims to improve another key nutrient. The seed treatment designed to enhance phosphorus solubility has received full commercial registration and will be available in spring 2024 for spring wheat, oats,
Mosaic’s K2 potash plant near Esterhazy, Sask. in 2015.
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Mosaic restarts Canadian potash mine

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Reuters – Mosaic restarted a Canadian potash plant last month after idling it since December due to waning demand for the crop fertilizer. The company says it expects tight supplies through 2023. Mosaic restarted the Colonsay, Sask., mine to offset a short-term drop in potash production that was due to summer maintenance at the larger
Farmers should be asking lots of questions if they want to keep their footing when it comes to offsets.
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Muddied waters on carbon credits

Cautious carbon optimism: While carbon offsets could be a boon for producers, experts warn the market is a volatile space with many risks to consider

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[UPDATED: Aug. 11, 2023] The message may go something like this: farmers live in a carbon-priced world and it’s time they started making that a positive, not a negative. Sign this contract, plant a cover crop and, based on the resulting carbon offsets, make a little money off some corporation’s environmental goals. But the landscape
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Nutrien to pause potash ramp up, ammonia project on falling prices

Potash prices have eased after the resumption of shipments from major supplier Belarus

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Reuters – Nutrien NTR.TO on Wednesday decided to indefinitely pause its ramp-up plans for potash production and halt work on its clean ammonia project at Geismar, Louisiana, as the world’s biggest fertilizer producer grapples with falling prices. Its U.S.-listed shares fell 2.6% in extended trading as the company cited market conditions for stopping efforts to
File photo of Black Sea port facilities at Odesa, Ukraine. (Leskas/iStock/Getty Images)

Russian diplomat accuses Ukraine of using Black Sea grain corridor for attacks

Russia says it's negotiating exports of food to countries most in need

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Moscow | Reuters – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin on Friday accused Ukraine of using a grain export corridor in the Black Sea to launch “terrorist attacks” against Russian interests, including one this week on the Crimean Bridge. Vershinin was addressing a briefing about Russia’s decision on Monday to quit the year-old Black Sea
Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the UN and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus at Istanbul on Dec. 11, 2022. (File photo: Reuters/Yoruk Isik)

Black Sea grain deal expires after Russia quits

United Nations says the move would "strike a blow to people in need everywhere"

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United Nations/Moscow | Reuters – A deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine’s grain for the past year expired on Monday after Russia quit and warned it could not guarantee the safety of ships in a move the United Nations said would “strike a blow to people in need everywhere.” Moscow suggested that
A Belize-flagged bulker, carrying grain under UN’s Black Sea Grain Initiative, transits the Bosphorus at Istanbul on May 12, 2023. (File photo: Reuters/Yoruk Isik)
Crops, Markets

UN scrambles to save Black Sea deal ahead of Monday deadline

Russia says has not yet taken final decision

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United Nations | Reuters — The European Commission is helping the United Nations and Turkey try to extend a deal allowing the Black Sea export of Ukraine grain and is open to “explore all solutions,” a European Union spokesperson said on Thursday, ahead of the deal’s possible expiration on Monday. The U.N. and Turkey brokered

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