Fertilizer plants, livestock feed facilities and at least one large flour mill in Florida closed on Wednesday in preparation for Hurricane Milton's destructive winds, heavy rain and deadly storm surge.
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Florida fertilizer plants, grain mills close as Hurricane Milton nears
Hurricane unlikely to fuel long-term fertilizer price increase, analyst says
While the price of urea fertilizer has spiked at the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida, that increase is unlikely to affect Canadian farmers much, said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett.
VIDEO: Targeting your fertilizer needs using the 4Rs
Nutrient uptake and nutrient removal in crops may sound like the same thing, but they are quite different when it comes to how crops use nutrients as they mature over the growing season. At Manitoba 4R Day last month, Marla Riekman with Manitoba Agriculture spoke about how, and when, major crops – and in some
Saskatchewan company pitches decarbonized fertilizer
Post-production carbon capture will remove carbon dioxide and send it deep underground: company
CARBONCO's post-production carbon capture will remove carbon dioxide from fertilizer manufacture and send it deep underground at incoming Genesis Fertilizers plant.
Organic fertilizer made from calamari? I squid you not
Squid Juice repurposes by-product waste from calamari processing and converts it into liquid organic fertilizer.
Manitoba slow to adopt precision soil sampling
Flatter regions still have enough variability to warrant zone sampling, soil scientist says
Manitoba producers have been slow to embrace precision soil sampling. One industry representative says they're missing out on crop benefits.
Research gets molecular on potash clumping
Research uses imaging technology to understand why and how potash fertilizer clumps
Clumping or caking of potash fertilizers when exposed to moisture can lead to expensive waste for farmers. New research is focused on solving the problem.
Soil testing on the rise
‘Skyrocket’ in soil testing popularity noted by crop nutrition company
More growers are now using soil tests to measure and manage crop nutrition needs.
Farming’s tech revolution is here
We can build the technology, but public policy can help with on-farm adoption
We can build the technology, but public policy can help with on-farm adoption of things like FuelPositive's on-farm anhydrous ammonia plant.
VIDEO: Is your canola starved for nutrients? Here’s how to tell
A boon of moisture this growing season has seen a number of nutrients flow further down into the soil profile, potentially putting them out of reach of your plant’s roots. But the symptoms of nutrient deficiencies – particularly canola – can be easy enough to spot if you know what you’re looking for. In this video
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