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Broadcasting nitrogen in fall least efficient approach

It’s also the least environmentally friendly

By Allan Dawson October 13, 2017

Broadcasting in fall is the quickest and easiest way to apply nitrogen — and the least efficient. So why, anecdotally at least, does the practice seem to be on the increase? Bigger farms and a shortage of labour could be part of it. Moreover, nobody knows when poor weather will shut down field operations. And

(Fertilizer Safety and Security Council)

Crops

Farmers wait for fertilizer prices to fall amid oversupply

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News May 31, 2017

CNS Canada — As more fertilizer plants are built around the world and U.S. corn acreage shrinks, the typical thinking holds that prices for urea and nitrogen should fall, but that hasn’t been the case so far for Canadian farmers. “They’re more on the steady side,” said Todd Lewis, president of the Agricultural Producers Association

Crops

What is 4R Nutrient Stewardship?

By Alexis Stockford March 7, 2017

Manitoba is not like other agriculture areas looking to implement 4R, the room heard during the latest 4R Nutrient Stewardship training workshop in Brandon Feb. 23. The four Rs (right nutrient source applied at the right rate at the right time in the right place) form the backbone of Fertilizer Canada’s campaign to balance environmental

Crops

Enhancing N efficiency

There are products available to protect you from nitrogen loss,  as well as management techniques to apply

By Angela Lovell January 25, 2017

Leaching deep into the ground, gassing off into the atmosphere, soil denitrification from microbial activity — all ways you can lose your valuable nitrogen fertilizer. Finding ways to reduce these losses and help producers get more value from their N fertilizer is crucial, and that begins with understanding how these losses occur, said researcher Fabian

Mario Tenuta, professor of applied soil ecology at the University of Manitoba predicts, among other things, that anhydrous ammonia and urea — popular nitrogen fertilizers — will be banned because they produce too much nitrous oxide — a powerful greenhouse gas.

Crops, News

In the battle to mitigate global warming farmers’ nitrogen use will be scrutinized

But soil scientist Mario Tenuta says there are things farmers can do to help themselves

By Allan Dawson October 14, 2016

The fight to control global warning will bring about big changes in how Manitoba farmers farm, says Mario Tenuta, professor of applied soil ecology and chair and adviser of the B.Sc. Agroecology Program at the University of Manitoba. “I predict eventually they will outlaw anhydrous ammonia and urea and replace it with high-efficiency (nitrogen) fertilizer,”

Crops

Getting fall fertility just right requires attention to detail

Keep your fertilizer on your land and out of the spring run-off

By Gord Leathers September 26, 2016

As the crop comes off some farmers are already thinking about next spring — specifically about getting a jump on things by fertilizing this fall. There are lots of compelling reasons to follow this strategy. Fertilizer prices tend to be lower this time of year, and spreading the workload out lets them get the crop

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

A mockup of IFFCO Canada’s proposed urea plant at Becancour, Que. (Guy Beauchesne graphic, IFFCOCan.com)

Crops

Quebec co-ops’ urea plant back on hold

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 14, 2015

Development of a major new nitrogen fertilizer plant in Quebec has returned to the back burner where it lived for much of the past year. The Canadian arm of the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative (IFFCO) and Quebec agrifood co-operative giant La Coop federee announced Monday they will again halt development work on their planned plant

Crops

Fertilizer spill halts water use from Alta. river

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 18, 2015

Officials are urging users of water from southern Alberta’s Little Bow River and Travers Reservoir to shut down those uses until further notice, following a farm fertilizer spill. The province’s environment department said about 9,800 litres of liquid urea ammonium nitrate were “accidentally released” Wednesday from a container on private land in Vulcan County, northeast

Crops, Markets, Weather

Spring run on fertilizer creates challenges

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News May 7, 2015

CNS Canada — Seasonal challenges are popping up for fertilizer users this spring, according to the president of Manitoba’s Keystone Agricultural Producers — but Dan Mazier says they’re not your typical ones. “The supply seems to be all right; definitely anhydrous ammonia is available,” he said. However, he’s heard some reports that this year’s phosphate

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Broadcasting nitrogen in fall least efficient approach

Farmers wait for fertilizer prices to fall amid oversupply

What is 4R Nutrient Stewardship?

Enhancing N efficiency

In the battle to mitigate global warming farmers’ nitrogen use will be scrutinized

Getting fall fertility just right requires attention to detail

Fertilizer expected to be pricier by springtime

Quebec co-ops’ urea plant back on hold

Fertilizer spill halts water use from Alta. river

Spring run on fertilizer creates challenges

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