Kyle Heggie spreads compost on a field. Heggie hopes to instead place pellets made from compost inside the seed row.

Compost pellets ready for fertilizer trying ground

After years of trials, Saskatchewan farmer Kyle Heggie is ready to take his compost pellets to the field rows in the hopes that they boost crop nutrition

Kyle Heggie has been spreading a unique blend of compost on his crops for years, and has also used on-farm trials to test the practicality of mid-row banding compost “pellets” into the seed row next to the seed.





Darren Bond, farm management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, warns that farmers will likely have to be particularly intelligent with their input and other costs this year.

Tariff strife requires money-smart farm decisions

Canadian and Manitoba farmers are facing a financial downturn in 2025; they’ll need to make their money count, farm management expert warns

Any money farmers spend this year must count, Manitoba farm management expert warns in face of ongoing U.S. tariff threat and a 2025 financial downturn.