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Nutrien cuts 2022 profit forecast again on lower potash prices

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Reuters – Nutrien Ltd NTR.TO on Wednesday cut its full-year adjusted earnings forecast for the second time this year as potash prices decline, sending the shares of the world’s biggest fertilizer maker down nearly 5 per cent in extended trading. The company also missed third-quarter profit estimates, hurt by cooling prices of crop nutrients as farmers cut fertilizer application
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Comment: ‘The ceaseless drive to endless increase…’

Nitrogen overuse has serious implications for the globe

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It usually goes without notice or comment, but three of the planet’s key elements – carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen – sit like ducks in row on the periodic table. None is more important than the others but if there’s a first among equals it would be nitrogen, as a prescient report from Canada’s National Farmers
Manitoba growers are prepared to try advanced 4R techniques but wary of risks.
Crops, Farmit Manitoba

Farmers open to new 4R practices; concerned about risks

About half of western Canadian wheat and canola acres are already officially managed with 4R

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Manitoba farmers say they are open to trying new 4R techniques and building upon current practices but have an eye on cost and risks. It’s important to be challenged by the question, “what more can we do to reduce our emissions… while running a farm properly?” said Dean Harder, who farms near Morris. During this
Province, KAP renew 4R agreement with Fertilizer Canada
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Province, KAP renew 4R agreement with Fertilizer Canada

The partnership has worked to create training and promotional resources since 2013

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The province, Keystone Agricultural Producers and Fertilizer Canada have renewed an agreement to promote 4R Nutrient Stewardship in Manitoba. “This [memo of understanding] supports and strengthens our government’s objectives in food security and affordability, in addition to environmental performance, with the nutrient stewardship programming developed by Canada’s fertilizer industry,” said Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson in an Oct. 13
“I’m seeing nitrogen deficiencies from the bottom leaves right up to the cob," says Manitoba Agriculture soil fertility specialist John Heard.
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Soil sampling shows depleted fields

High yields, soil leaching and less N applications due to high prices drew down soil nitrogen this season

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Early soil testing across much of Manitoba shows that most samples have low to very low nitrogen levels. “That is basically informing growers that for next year’s crop, a healthy high rate of nitrogen may be required,” says Manitoba Agriculture soil fertility specialist John Heard. “It’s a far cry from last year when many samples were testing more
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Guest Editorial: A carrot with a consequence

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Glacier FarmMedia – In response to the backlash it has been receiving from farmers and industry over its nitrous oxide (NO2) emissions target, the federal government was quick to reiterate that it is a goal, not a mandate. However, whether this is an achievable goal is still up for debate. By setting a goal, the
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Brazil fertilizer deliveries seen dropping

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Reuters – Fertilizer deliveries to Brazilian farmers could fall between five and seven per cent this year, an executive at Brazilian trade group Anda said Oct. 5, citing figures from analysts and industry estimates. Anda, which represents global suppliers, said farmers have delayed purchases or decided not to buy fertilizer this season amid a rise
Koch Brandon nitrogen plant earns efficiency rating
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Koch Brandon nitrogen plant earns efficiency rating

The facility is the first fertilizer plant in Canada to earn the certification

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Koch Fertilizer Canada’s Brandon plant has earned a 2021 Energy Star for Industry certification from Natural Resources Canada. It’s the first fertilizer plant in Canada to receive the rating, which signifies the facility “…performs in the top quartile of similar facilities in Canada and the United States for energy efficiency,” the company said in a
Research so far has suggested microplastics play havoc with soil structure, release contaminants and harm the soil biosphere.
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Comment: The problem of microplastics

Natural fertilizers contain them, yet we know next to nothing about their environmental and health impacts

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Fertilizer, especially nitrogen, uses a lot of energy in its production, particularly natural gas. That means higher prices as natural gas prices rise, something that’s been kicked into overdrive with the war in Ukraine and Russia’s attempt to blackmail Europe by shutting down its Nord Stream 1 pipeline.  It’s caused many to wonder if there

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