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Brazil To Slash Fertilizer Imports

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Brazil will slash imports of nitrogen and phosphate in the next five years as local deposits are mined, but the farming giant will still depend on foreign miners for potassium, industry officials said on July 12. A forecast produced by the National Association of Fertilizer Distributors (ANDA), estimated Brazil’s consumption of these inputs would reach
Crops

Fertigation Gaining In Popularity

Manitoba potato producers are growing a high-value horticulture crop with a hefty appetite for nutrients, particularly nitrogen. But they must also consider infield conditions that can have a huge impact on what happens to that nitrogen. An untimely rain event could wash it through the root zone, making it unavailable. Soaked soils and warm temperatures
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Mar. 3, 2011

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New president:William Hill has been appointed president of the Flax Council of Canada, replacing Barry Hall, who is retiring. Hill has 30 years experience in the Canadian grain and agricultural futures industry, including 13 years at the senior management level. Most recently he was president and COO of ICE Futures Canada (previously Winnipeg Commodity Exchange).
Crops

Mosaic Offers Fertility Uptake Guide

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The Mosaic Company has developed a website offering soil fertility information and resources. It can be found at www.Back-to- Basics.net. Back-to-Basics is an ongoing initiative that helps keep growers and those who influence fertilizer management decisions informed about nutrient uptake levels, critical trends in soil fertility, the importance of proper crop nutrition and new crop
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Nutrient Run-Off A Concern When Overwintering Livestock

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Nitrogen and phosphorus loss in snowmelt run-off from in-field cattle overwintering can be an environmental concern, says a researcher from the University of Saskatchewan. Wintering cattle directly in the field creates concerns with increased nutrients being deposited where they may be susceptible to movement with snowmelt run-off, Jeff Schoenau told the Manure Management Update conference
Crops

Agrotain Ultra Now Available In Canada

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Agrotain Ultra, a new higher-concentrated liquid formula of Agrotain, is now available to retailers and producers in Canada. This new, more condensed formula reduces the amount that a grower needs by 25 per cent, making blending faster and easier while reducing the quantity of bulk handled and stored. Agrotain technology helps growers get the most
Crops

Fertilizer Industry Reviewing Ammonium Nitrate Rules

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The fertilizer industry wants to audit the systems in place for ensuring ammonium nitrate fertilizer is only purchased by legitimate users, according to Dave Finlayson, vice-president of science and risk management at the Canadian Fertilizer Institute. The review by security professionals is expected to produce some answers or ideas by late summer, he added in
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Input Dealers Want Funds To Secure Fertilizer

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While an Ontario man who allegedly showed no ID to buy a trailerload of ammonium nitrate fertilizer “posed no apparent threat,” the public threat from such products needs public funding to manage at the retail level, according to a national dealers’ group. Two days after a police search located the man in question, the Canadian
Cereals, News

Stability Returns To Fertilizer Prices

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Farmers can expect reasonably stable fertilizer prices over the next few years – a welcome break from the wild price swings during the previous two years, according to a U. S. industry analyst. The price of fertilizer is expected to increase moderately this spring as markets return to normal. But huge price gyrations which happened

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