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The Mississippi River. (Mark D. Tomer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Nitrates to linger for decades in N-heavy waterways, study finds

Lakes, rivers, streams and well water high in nitrates will stay that way for another 35 years or more, even if farmers in those watersheds were to stop applying nitrogen (N) fertilizer on their fields today, a new study shows. The study of the Mississippi River basin, published Tuesday by Canadian and U.S. researchers, shows

Yara’s fertilizer terminal at Stockton, California. (Sebastian Braum photo, Yara.com)

Crops

Fertilizer maker Yara to cut costs, raise investments

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 1, 2016

Oslo | Reuters –– Norwegian fertilizer maker Yara plans to cut operating costs and raise investments to become more competitive and grow its business, it said in an update ahead of an investor meeting on Tuesday. The company raised its estimate for 2016 capital expenditure to 17.9 billion Norwegian crowns (C$2.8 billion) from previous guidance

(Fertilizer Safety and Security Council)

Crops, Markets

Fertilizer expected to be pricier by springtime

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News February 9, 2016

CNS Canada –– Relatively cheap natural gas has helped push down fertilizer prices for Canadian farmers over the past winter, but that should change by springtime. One Manitoba farm leader noted urea fertilizer that went for $545 per tonne last August could now be acquired for $445 per tonne. “Phosphate fertilizer was going for $721

Crops

Yara to buy Agrium fertilizer upgrading plant

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 7, 2015

Canadian fertilizer firm Agrium has a buyer lined up for a U.S. nitrogen upgrading site it’s been looking to sell since April. Oslo-based fertilizer giant Yara said Thursday it’s made a deal to buy Agrium’s West Sacramento Nitrogen Operations plant for US$27 million (C$36 million) and use the facility instead as an import terminal for

The size of the Gulf of Mexico dead zone in 2011. The coloured gradients indicate the oxygen levels that present in the water at that recorded time.

Comment, Crops

Fertilizer run-off is just one piece of the dead zone puzzle

More perennial crops and protecting wetlands would help reduce  the low-to-no-oxygen zone in the Gulf of Mexico

By Eileen Mclellan November 9, 2015

It’s true that fertilizer run-off, sewage, and other pollutants from the Corn Belt have significantly boosted dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico. That’s because up to half of the fertilizer applied isn’t absorbed by crops, and in order to grow more food we’re using 20 times more fertilizer in the Corn Belt today than

Crops, Markets

Agrium bucks fertilizer sector trend with Q3 profit

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel November 7, 2015

Reuters — Canadian fertilizer and farm retail dealer Agrium on Thursday reported quarterly profit jumped nearly nine per cent, as higher sales volumes and lower costs helped it buck the sector’s trend of weaker earnings. Weaker currencies in fertilizer-buying markets such as Brazil and India are weighing down prices, leading rivals PotashCorp and Mosaic Co.

Crops, Markets

Slowdown in sales softens fertilizer market

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News October 7, 2015

CNS Canada — A lack of buying throughout North and South America has put fertilizer prices under pressure, but so far, no one is lining up to capitalize on the weakness, according to an industry watcher. “Farmers aren’t in the mood to buy fall fertilizer. I think they’re more uncertain this year than they normally

Crops

Anhydrous ammonia could be losing favour

Is NH3 on its way out?

By Ron Friesen October 5, 2015

Sleek white anhydrous ammonia fertilizer tanks perched on wheels ready to roll out to farmers’ fields were once a common sight along rural highways. Not so anymore. The apparent case of the missing anhydrous tanks has some wondering if it’s just an aberration, or if it signals a quiet but significant change in farmers’ soil

Crops, Local news

The statistics prove it — higher yields with Manitoba maple syrup

It’s now easier than ever to sell snake oil, says University of Manitoba  soil scientist Don Flaten

By Allan Dawson April 2, 2015

It’s easier than ever to sell snake oil as a fertilizer, supplement or replacement, so for farmers it’s “buyer beware,” warns Don Flaten, a professor of soil science at the University of Manitoba. “It’s what I’d call the Wild West,” Flaten told agronomists attending an Agvise Laboratories meeting here March 18. “With the Wild West

Crops, Markets

Ammonium sulphate seen tougher to find, afford

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News March 17, 2015

CNS Canada — A shortfall in production seems to have made granular ammonium sulphate, the prime fertilizer used by canola growers in Western Canada, relatively scarce just weeks away from seeding. “Last year (it was) $470 a tonne, now it’s $525 a tonne; if you can get it. Those were the words from my supplier,”

Daily Network News

Canola industry pumped about 45Z clean fuel ruling in U.S.

U.S. grains: Chicago corn, soy prices recover on updated biofuel guidance

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher on tightening cattle supply

Tag Archives Nitrogen

Nitrates to linger for decades in N-heavy waterways, study finds

Fertilizer maker Yara to cut costs, raise investments

Fertilizer expected to be pricier by springtime

Yara to buy Agrium fertilizer upgrading plant

Fertilizer run-off is just one piece of the dead zone puzzle

Agrium bucks fertilizer sector trend with Q3 profit

Slowdown in sales softens fertilizer market

Anhydrous ammonia could be losing favour

The statistics prove it — higher yields with Manitoba maple syrup

Ammonium sulphate seen tougher to find, afford

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