Seed and fertilizer goes into the ground during spring planting operations in Western Canada.

No fertilizer price relief expected for this year

Turmoil in Iran, lower production in Europe and restricted exports from China will likely help keep fertilizer prices high

StoneX analyst Josh Linville does not see much relief in sight on the nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer prices for farmers in 2026.

Taking a soil sample. Photo: Nutrien Ag Solutions video screengrab

How to succeed at 4R fertilizer management on your farm

Agronomy Management: The “right” approach for on-farm nutrient management and fertilizer varies from region to region in Western Canada

4R nutrient management must be farm-specific — geared for the unique crops, cropping practices, soils and climatic conditions of that farm, researcher Ross McKenzie writes.


Urea prices in North America have been trending upwards since the end of March, as the spring planting season got underway.  Photo: File

Nutrien pays farmers for efficient nitrogen

Nutrien’s Sustainable Nitrogen Outcomes (SNO) program pays Prairie farmers to limit nitrogen loss and, therefore, fertilizer-related greenhouse gas emissions.

Nutrien’s Sustainable Nitrogen Outcomes (SNO) program pays Prairie farmers to limit nitrogen loss and, therefore, fertilizer-related greenhouse gas emissions.

The 2025 wheat crop develops in early summer in central Manitoba. Photo: Alexis Stockford

Code cracked on nitrogen-fixing wheat?

California researchers used gene editing to create wheat plants that can fix their own nitrogen.

U.S. crop breeders have created a wheat variety capable of fixing its own nitrogen rather than relying on fertilizer.



Male farmer working in an agricultural field using a fertilizer. Photo: GoodLifeStudio-Getty_Images

Fertilizer label changes called costly, unnecessary

Canada’s bulk fertilizer makers now have until July 2026 to update their labels, but industry says the rules will be expensive to implement and won’t actually provide safety gains

Canada’s bulk fertilizer makers now have until July 2026 to update their labels, but industry says rules will be expensive, slow shipments to farmers and won’t actually make the system safer.






University of Manitoba staff and students in a field plot at the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm in Carman, Man., on July 29, 2025.

VIDEO: Yield-eating weeds and pest insects tackled at field day

The University of Manitoba put the spotlight on its in-progress crop research, including the concept of a nurse crop against flea beetles, corn weed control and high-protein canola fertilizer

The University of Manitoba put the spotlight on its in-progress agricultural research, including the concept of a nurse crop against flea beetles, corn weed control and high-protein canola fertilizer.