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High yields, soil leaching and less N applications due to high prices drew down soil nitrogen this season
Company launches new N stabilizer, CirrusX
Quibbling about farmers' fertilizer efficiency clouds the real issue, a Manitoba researcher says
POLICY Focus should be on hunt for solutions that are a win for farms and the environment
The federal government has set a national reduction target for emissions coming from the use of nitrogen fertilizer to 30 per cent below 2020 levels by 2030. It is currently consulting on recommendations for how best to achieve this goal, but not on the goal itself. Many agriculture ministers were hoping this goal was open
Prairie Watersheds Climate Program offers incentives toward control of nitrous oxide emissions; N management field tour coming up July 29
Detecting nutrient deficiencies is the first step to knowing whether to top up nitrogen levels this year
Company will also speed up nitrogen capacity boosts
Recent sampling shows there's less residual nitrogen from last year’s drought in the top six inches of the soil, but much of it may still be available between six and 24 inches
Excess nitrates from last fall are disappearing, but more stable ammonium applications are likely still there
