Non-BRM Agreement May Help With Manure Storages

Manitoba hog producers required to expand their manure storage facilities could get some financial help from a federal-provincial agreement signed last week. The $117.5 million Growing Forward agreement between Manitoba and Ottawa includes $18.8 million for eligible beneficial management practices (BMPs) involving water and nutrient management. That should include manure storages, although the available money



High prices make fertilizer a tougher sell

“In essence, soil tests work only when soils are severely phosphorus deficient.” – RIGAS KARAMANOS, VITERRA Bill Toews saw the price of phosphate fertilizer in the fall of 2007 and decided he’d wait until spring before purchasing what he usually applies to his land near Kane. However, by spring 2008 prices had soared from $600