Rail car limits, climate research and marine planning will determine if the Port of Churchill actually can grow beyond its four-month shipping season into year-round trade.
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Making way for Port of Churchill expansion
Hudson Bay sea lanes could stay open longer, opening the Port of Churchill for more consistent trade, but rail capacity and vessel costs still shape the port’s future plans for expansion
Mosaic misses profit estimates on weak U.S. phosphate demand
Mosaic missed Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt by a steep drop in U.S. phosphate fertilizer demand that weighed on sales volumes.
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.
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.
Nutrien expects more fertilizer use by farmers despite low crop prices
Nutrien expects increased fertilizer use by North American farmers this fall and a good global potash market in 2026 despite some crop prices at multi-year lows.
Potash miner K+S reports Q2 core profit miss, confirms 2025 guidance
German potash and salt miner K+S, which has a site at Bethune, Saskatchewan, on Tuesday reported second-quarter core profit below expectations but reaffirmed its 2025 guidance.
Nutrien plans major Pacific Northwest terminal to boost potash exports
Nutrien is planning a major terminal in a Canadian or U.S. Pacific northwest port to increase the flow of potash.
Future of Canadian agriculture hangs on U.S. trade direction
Looming trade deal renegotiations and ongoing tariff troubles headline risks facing Canadian agriculture, says director of Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute
Looming trade deal renegotiations and ongoing tariff troubles headline risks facing Canadian agriculture, says director of Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute
Potash miner K+S says US farmers to foot the bill for Trump’s tariffs
Germany's K+S, which exports potash to U.S. farmers from Canada, on Thursday said it would pass any tariff-related costs onto customers, after its 2025 earnings forecast disappointed investors.
Nutrien says U.S. farmers likely to bear tariff costs
The United States imports over 80 per cent of their potash from Canada
Nutrien, the world’s largest potash producer, says U.S. farmers will face higher costs if tariffs are put in place.
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