Reuters — Mosaic Co. on Wednesday missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on lower prices of potash and other crop fertilizers, even as the fertilizer maker sold higher volumes. […] Read more
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Mosaic misses profit estimates on lower prices of fertilizers
Farmers seen waiting on prices to stabilize
Russia to keep talking with UN before Black Sea deal deadline
Deal on table for talks Friday in Istanbul
Moscow | Reuters — Russia said on Wednesday that it will keep talking to the United Nations about the future of a deal that allows the safe Black Sea export […] Read more
Remove fertilizer tariffs, says Ontario Agricultural Commodity Council
The following letter was sent sent to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on behalf of the Ontario Agricultural Commodity Council. A copy of the letter was also sent to Marie-Claude […] Read more
Russian envoy says no breakthrough on grain deal
Ukraine says Moscow blocking ships
Geneva | Reuters — Russia’s envoy to the United Nations in Geneva on Wednesday said “no real progress” had been achieved in resolving issues raised by Moscow over the Black […] Read more
New soil sensor may improve efficiency of crop fertilization
Science Notes: Accurate nitrogen detection could help farmers achieve optimal fertilization levels
Measuring temperature and nitrogen levels in soil is important for agriculture systems but detecting them apart from one another is difficult. Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, an associate professor in engineering science […] Read more
Moscow would scrap grain deal if G7 bans exports, Medvedev warns
G7 said to be considering blanket ban on exports to Russia
Reuters — Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that if the G7 moved to ban exports to Russia, Moscow would respond by terminating the Black Sea Grain deal […] Read more
Editorial: Budgets lacking for farmers
There is always a sense of trepidation when a government announces it will table its annual budget. Many industries, agriculture included, hold their collective breath in anticipation of seeing whether […] Read more
Russia says Black Sea grain deal may be nearly over
Ukraine and UN to blame for backlog of ships, Russia alleges
Moscow | Reuters — Russia on Thursday said there would be no extension of the U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain deal beyond May 18 unless the West removed a series of […] Read more
Outlook for Black Sea grain deal ‘not so great,’ Kremlin says
Grain deal due to expire next month; Russia wants financial, insurance obstacles removed
Moscow | Reuters — The Kremlin on Wednesday said the outlook for the landmark U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain deal was not great as promises to remove obstacles to Russian exports […] Read more
Finding the fit for irrigation
Precision agriculture systems are enhancing its value in different ways
Measuring value can range from a storage bin of corn to a load of fertilizer or the return on investment of a tractor. It’s part of farming and it’s becoming […] Read more
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