The following is a public statement from the Atlantic Grains Council, Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, Grain Farmers of Ontario, Grain Growers of Quebec, and Ontario Bean Growers: We, the undersigned, welcome the news that the federal government has set aside tariffs paid by farmers ($34 million) but stress that money needs to be reimbursed […] Read more
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Best option is to reimburse farmers’ money: Public statement from GFO and other groups
Ontario technology lets farmers produce their own inputs
Waterloo-based company producing green ammonia using water, air and electricity
Clean, economical, and practical – those are the foundational building blocks of a technology that will let farmers produce their own inputs on the farm. Using water, air and electricity, a containerized production system by Waterloo-based FuelPositive will produce ammonia for a variety of uses including agricultural fertilizer or fuel for grain drying and internal […] Read more
OFA welcomes opportunity to work with federal government on resolution to fertilizer tariffs
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) said in a news release Dec. 16 that it looks forward to continuing work with the Canadian government to find a fair resolution to tariffs that have been applied to fertilizer imported from Russia. The tariffs were applied by the Canadian government in response to the Russian invasion of […] Read more
‘Black Swan’ events affecting Ontario fertilizers, says report
Report outlines short and long-term solutions, and the need to remove fertilizer tariff
A new report commissioned by Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) details long and short-term measures which can stabilize and insulate farmers in eastern Canada from fertilizer market turbulence. Many recommendations for achieving longer term supply security would require high dollar investments, however, made more challenging in volatile political environments. In the short term, logistical challenges […] Read more
Belarus to allow Ukraine grain transit with no preconditions, U.N. says
Belarus still wants sanctions lifted off fertilizer
United Nations | Reuters — Belarus told the United Nations on Friday that it would allow, without preconditions, the transit of grain from Ukraine through its territory for export from Lithuanian ports, a U.N. spokesman said. Belarus, used by its ally Russia as a staging ground for Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, said in […] Read more
Fertilizer placement, safe fertilizer rates in strip till studied
University of Guelph examines common fertilizer placements used by strip tillers with custom-built machine
A new University of Guelph project aims to develop safe-rate guidelines for common strip till fertilizer placements. There is limited guidance available now for safe fertilizer rates for strip tillage. Unlike 2 x 2-inch planter banding, there are many different fertilizer placement options for strip till, which likely leads to tradeoffs with fertilizer placement. Although […] Read more
Mosaic to throttle back Saskatchewan potash mine
Demand increasing, but 'slower than expected'
Demand for potash is coming back after “a year of reduced applications” — but not quickly enough that U.S. fertilizer giant Mosaic Co. plans to keep all its Saskatchewan mines running at their current pace. Florida-based Mosaic said Tuesday it has now “temporarily curtailed” production at its potash mine at Colonsay, about 65 km southeast […] Read more
Reasons for optimism seen on renewal for Ukraine grain deal
Deal set to roll over on Saturday
Reuters — A United Nations source on Wednesday said they have reasons to be “cautiously optimistic” on the renewal of a Black Sea grains export agreement, which is set to roll over on Saturday unless there are objections. The U.N.-backed agreement on July 22 allowed grain shipments to resume from certain Ukrainian ports on the […] Read more
Fertile strips could reduce nitrous oxide emissions
Ontario company hopes to expand trials for fertilizer placement/strip till technology
Placing fertilizer where it can be best used by crops can reduce nitrous oxide emissions, says an Ontario company that is researching emissions related to its Innovative Fertile Strip system. GPS Ontario is the contracted crop provider for Invest Ottawa’s AreaX.O, the former Ottawa research station now known as the Ottawa Smart Farm. It has […] Read more
Fertilizer: The long view
For Ontario, spring fertilizer to stay expensive. Internationally, the global nitrogen supply tightens
Supply is tight but flowing and the product is costly but available. Given current domestic and international realities, the same is likely to be said about fertilizer in spring 2023. Making specific predictions about the markets for fertilizer is difficult, particularly for nitrogen, but there are ways to improve supply chain resiliency. Russel Hurst, executive […] Read more
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