British Columbia-based Infracon Construction, Inc., announced today it has purchased the shuttered Agrium phosphate mine in Kapuskasing, Ontario.
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Construction firm to reopen Kapuskasing, Ont. phosphate mine
NFU calls for efficacy testing of non-fertilizer supplements
The federal government should re-instate efficacy testing for non-fertilizer supplements, says the National Farmers Union.
Editorial: Fertile ground needed
Canada is the latest nation to join a multinational group looking to advance efficient and novel fertilizers. It’s not a shocking development for a federal government that’s made climate policy one of its signature initiatives. The stated goals of the group are downright ‘mom and apple pie’, as it looks to support applied research that
Calmer waters ahead on input market
Has the market finally steadied, or it is just the calm before another storm?
Farmers can breathe a sigh of relief knowing crop input prices have stabilized as the world adapts to global supply challenges. That was the message as Farm Credit Canada provided its latest update on input prices for the 2024 crop year. Why it matters: The wild price swings for crop inputs, especially fertilizer, appear to be over, but farmers
Black Sea grain deal expires after Russia quits
United Nations says the move would "strike a blow to people in need everywhere"
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
Russia rejects bank compromise as Black Sea grain deal expiry looms
Collapse of deal could aggravate global food crisis
Reuters — Russia on Tuesday restated a demand for its state agricultural bank to be reconnected to the global SWIFT payments system to avert the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal, and said it would not accept a reported compromise proposal. With 13 days remaining until the expiry of the deal, which has allowed
Ukraine faces lack of herbicides, pesticides for spring seeding
About a third of needed chemicals reported to be at hand
Kyiv | Reuters — Ukrainian farmers, which have already started the 2023 spring sowing, have only around 35 per cent of the herbicides and pesticides they need, analyst APK-Inform quoted on Monday official data as showed. The Russian invasion has left Ukraine seriously short of finances, seeds and crop protection products, which could have a
Search for the holy grail of N fertilizer continues
The jury is still out on products containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Real-world tests of nitrogen-fixing bacteria products conducted across the Prairies have shown limited promise, but farm groups aren’t throwing in the towel. “I’m not ready to close the book on these trials just yet,” said Laura Schmidt, a production specialist with Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. In 2022, MPSG ran 10 trials with Envita, which uses naturally occurring bacteria to take
Plant pulse crops for lower emissions
More pulses? Less nitrous oxide: Avoid the emissions problem altogether by growing more nitrogen-fixing crops
Mario Tenuta, a soil science professor at the University of Manitoba and research chair in 4R nutrient management, wants to see more nitrogen-fixing legumes in Prairie field crops. After all, one way to avoid nitrous oxide emissions is planting crops that need little or no commercial nitrogen. “When any form of nitrogen is added to
BP Bunge to quit mineral fertilizers by 2025
Reuters – The Brazil-based joint venture between energy company BP and agri-business Bunge will phase out use of mineral fertilizers on sugarcane fields by 2025, the companies said in a Jan. 23 statement. Instead, it will increase use of biological alternatives developed by Brazil’s agricultural research agency Embrapa. The move, which comes after a rise
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