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Grain revenue, grain handle higher in CP’s Q1

Increased grain and potash traffic and revenue helped Canadian Pacific Railway book a shift to “positive volumes” in its first-quarter ledger. Calgary-based CP on Wednesday reported net income of $431 million on revenues of $1.603 billion for its quarter ending March 31, down from $540 million on $1.591 billion in the year-earlier period. “We turned

Crops

What is 4R Nutrient Stewardship?

By Alexis Stockford March 7, 2017

Manitoba is not like other agriculture areas looking to implement 4R, the room heard during the latest 4R Nutrient Stewardship training workshop in Brandon Feb. 23. The four Rs (right nutrient source applied at the right rate at the right time in the right place) form the backbone of Fertilizer Canada’s campaign to balance environmental

Crops

Enhancing N efficiency

There are products available to protect you from nitrogen loss,  as well as management techniques to apply

By Angela Lovell January 25, 2017

Leaching deep into the ground, gassing off into the atmosphere, soil denitrification from microbial activity — all ways you can lose your valuable nitrogen fertilizer. Finding ways to reduce these losses and help producers get more value from their N fertilizer is crucial, and that begins with understanding how these losses occur, said researcher Fabian

Crops

CP trims outlook on delayed Prairie harvest

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 19, 2016

Rain delays in this year’s Prairie grain harvest have bit into third-quarter revenues and earnings expectations for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). The Calgary company on Wednesday booked overall net income of $347 million on revenues of $1.554 billion for its quarter ending Sept. 30. While net income was up seven per cent, total revenues were

Crops, Dairy cattle

Louis Dreyfus ring-fences some units, considers options

By Dmitry Zhdannikov, GFM Network News January 29, 2016

London | Reuters — Louis Dreyfus Commodities is ring-fencing its crop inputs, metals, juice and dairy units and is considering options ranging from joint ventures to the sale of certain assets, a senior company source said. In December, Reuters reported the trade house had been seeking buyers for its juice and fertilizer units for some

Crops

CP books more Prairie grain revenue at year-end

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 21, 2016

Higher grain revenue on Canada’s Prairies helped lead to record full-year revenues and offset a lower fourth-quarter gross for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), as the company warned of substantial job cuts ahead. The railway on Thursday reported overall net income of $1.352 billion on record revenue of $6.712 billion for 2015, down from $1.476 billion

Did you know?, News, Other livestock

Insect farms: Investors see big profits in thinking small

Flies fed garbage become an environmentally friendly source of protein

By Colin Packham July 10, 2014

When it comes to resolving a big global food problem, a new breed of farmers and their financial backers are thinking small. Work on the world’s largest fly farm has begun in South Africa after the European firm behind the project won much-needed funding from investors, propelling the use of insects as livestock feed beyond

News

Fertilizer supplies tight

Rail problems this winter and two nitrogen plant breakdowns tightened  N and P supplies

By Allan Dawson May 1, 2014

Tight fertilizer supplies might put the kibosh on some farmers’ hopes for seeding early this year, industry officials say. Poor rail service this winter and two nitrogen plan breakdowns have combined to tighten fertilizer supplies to local retailers. “Essentially we are behind where we’d like to be at this time of the year,” said Clyde

Crops, Forages, Livestock

White spots speak volumes about alfalfa’s needs

By Daniel Winters June 28, 2013

Alfalfa can pull down its own nitrogen from the atmosphere, but can’t conjure up  phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, and boron out of thin air

Alfalfa isn’t a plant that complains a lot, but white spots on its leaves are a clear plea for more potash. After poking around in the field surrounded by whispering poplars at the recent Hay Day tour near Neepawa, provincial soil fertility specialist John Heard pointed out a shining example of “full-blown potassium deficiency.” Farmers

Crops

Options for farmers struggling to fertilize wet fields

By Allan Dawson May 29, 2013

Manitoba farmers struggling with fertilizer applications because it’s too wet have options, says provincial soil fertility specialist John Heard. Ideally nitrogen should be banded ahead, or at the time of seeding, but that’s not always possible, he said. For example, a farmer might have a supply problem or fields too wet to support a loaded

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Tag Archives Fertilizers

Grain revenue, grain handle higher in CP’s Q1

What is 4R Nutrient Stewardship?

Enhancing N efficiency

CP trims outlook on delayed Prairie harvest

Louis Dreyfus ring-fences some units, considers options

CP books more Prairie grain revenue at year-end

Insect farms: Investors see big profits in thinking small

Fertilizer supplies tight

White spots speak volumes about alfalfa’s needs

Options for farmers struggling to fertilize wet fields

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