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There seems to be some correlation between certain zero-till practices and soil acidification.
Crops, News

Soil acidity a growing issue

Over time a natural chemical reaction to nitrogen can cause an acidic band to develop

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Most of Manitoba’s soils are considered to be neutral, with pH around 7.0 and being neither acid nor alkaline. If anything there’s a tendency towards the alkaline. That’s why North Dakota State University cropping systems specialist Ryan Buetow’s warning at the recent Manitoba Agronomists’ Conference was unexpected. He says there are pockets of acidity showing
Manitoba Agriculture staff run Ag Days attendees through the newly launched fertilizer efficiency calculator.
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VIDEO: Manitoba Agriculture launches fertilizer efficiency calculator

Field by field, how well are you optimizing fertilizer?

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Manitoba Agriculture says its new fertilizer efficiency tool will help farmers determine how much of a nutrient is doing its job and how much is wasted. Speaking at Ag Days in Brandon, Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson said the digital tool will help producers identify places where fertilizer efficiency could be improved and money could
The Mosaic Co. potash mine at Colonsay, Sask., southeast of Saskatoon. (MosaicInCanada.com)
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Mosaic says stockpiles too high to restart Saskatchewan mine

Company expects Russia, Belarus 2023 potash exports at 2022 level

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Winnipeg | Reuters — Fertilizer producer Mosaic Co. does not currently see the right market conditions to restart its idled Saskatchewan potash mine, with high inventories in the U.S. and Brazil and cold weather slowing trains from Canada, CEO Joc O’Rourke said Wednesday. Mosaic curtailed potash production in December at its Colonsay, Sask. mine, but
The province's new calculator is now available in an Excel format, with a web-based, "mobile-friendly" version to be made available "in the coming months," Ag Minister Derek Johnson said Jan. 17.
Crops

Fertilizer efficiency calculator launched

The virtual tool promises a farm-specific deep dive into actual fertilizer efficiency

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Manitoba Agriculture says its new fertilizer efficiency tool will help farmers hone in on exactly how much of the nutrient they’re applying is doing its job, and how much is wastage. The department launched the digital tool on Jan. 17 during Manitoba Ag Days. “Our government recognizes producers face historically high fertilizer prices, highly variable
Darren Bond, farm management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, speaks in Clandeboye Jan. 4.
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Fertilizer efficiency may be margin-saver

Crop prices have softened but there’s yet to be a corresponding drop in fertilizer prices

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Extra fertilizer efficiency could have a big impact on profitability, particularly if crop prices soften. “We need to make fertilizer efficiency work to our advantage,” said Darren Bond, a Manitoba Agriculture farm management specialist who spoke during a Jan. 4 grain information day in Clandeboye. “When fertilizer prices started to spike up, because the grain prices outran them,
... sanctions came so quickly that farmers couldn’t pivot and buy fertilizers from another source.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Ottawa tone deaf to issues facing farmers

This is what happens when a government is driven by urban politics

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Ottawa recently announced that tariff revenues received from Canadian farmers who bought Russian/Belarusian fertilizers this year are being sent to Ukraine to rebuild infrastructure. Canada was the only G7 country to put tariffs on Russian and/or Belarusian fertilizer after Russia invaded Ukraine. Of the $115 million sent to Ukraine, $34 million were collected from Canadian
The increasing price of food was top of mind for everyone this year.
Comment, Op/Ed

The top 10 food stories of 2022

This past year proved interesting to say the least

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As a follow-up to a very busy 2021, the year 2022 was filled with food-related stories. Food was top of mind for many for the entire year. Reflecting on the last 12 months is always interesting, come December. As we do every year, Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab presents this year’s top 10 food news
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Opinion: Sleepwalking into a phosphorus crisis

Mined phosphorus is a key to the food system but it’s in limited supply

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Without phosphorus, food cannot be produced. Put simply, if there is no phosphorus, there is no life. Most phosphorus comes from non-renewable phosphate rock and it cannot be synthesized artificially. Some 85 per cent of the world’s remaining high-grade phosphate rock is concentrated in just five countries: Morocco, China, Egypt, Algeria and South Africa. Seventy
The 4R strategy can reduce emissions but other changes will be needed too.
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No consensus on 30 per cent emissions target

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Agronomists agree that 4R agricultural practices can take a bite out of nitrous oxide emissions, but exactly how big a bite depends on who you ask. Central to this question is the federal government’s target for a 30 per cent reduction in nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions on farms by 2030. Fertilizer emissions are a relatively
A FuelPositive containerized production system. The system combines hydrogen produced from water through electrolysis and nitrogen extracted from the air to produce anhydrous ammonia that can be stored on-farm.
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Green ammonia gets funding boost

The pilot plant will be the first of its kind in Canada

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A project to bring green ammonia to a Manitoba farm is slated for $300,000 in government funds. Ontario-based FuelPositive Corporation announced approval for the funding Dec. 14. Why it matters: The project has been delayed several times due to supply chain issues but has garnered interest from the regenerative movement and from farmers worried about input costs.

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