Glacier FarmMedia – Global agricultural production systems must be transformed if the world is going to eliminate hunger by 2030, according to a new report. A 28 per cent increase in agricultural productivity is required to meet that objective, according to an agricultural outlook report released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) […] Read more
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Global farmers told they must do more with less
An OECD-FAO outlook sets new targets of a 28 per cent yield increase and six per cent emission reduction
Mosaic sees fertilizer demand supported by tight crop supplies into 2023
Reuters – Mosaic Co MOS.N said on Monday it expects tight grain and oilseed markets into 2023, encouraging the continued use of fertilizers despite their surging costs. “The war in Ukraine, high temperatures in North America and Europe, and developing drought conditions in parts of South America highlight the risk for reduced yields globally,” Mosaic said. […] Read more
Fertilizer market volatility raises pricing questions
Analysts say normal ups and downs much less predictable in light of global upheaval
As planting and the early growing season drew to a close, fears over potentially significant fertilizer shortages did not come to fruition. But questions regarding price volatility did. Significant reductions in pricing, perceived by some to be conveniently timed after many growers paid for product, has led to accusations of unfair pricing practices south of […] Read more
Direct compensation for fertilizer tariffs not on table
Eastern farm groups call for help ahead of fall seeding
Farmers in Eastern Canada who rely on imports of Russian-made fertilizers aren’t going to see direct compensation for the federal government’s general tariff on those products. A clutch of farmer and ag industry groups on July 15 put forward a new request to Ottawa for compensation to farmers “negatively impacted” by a 35 per cent […] Read more
Soil nitrogen dynamics studied
Science Notes: Pre-planting weather may provide a clue
With the rising cost of nitrogen fertilizer and its impacts on air and water quality, University of Illinois researchers want to help farmers make more informed fertilizer rate decisions. Their latest modeling effort aims to do that by examining the role of pre-growing season weather on soil nitrogen dynamics and end-of-season corn yield. “When farmers plant […] Read more
Deal to resume Ukraine Black Sea grain exports to be signed Friday
Istanbul/United Nations | Reuters — Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will sign a deal on Friday to resume Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s office said Thursday. Russia and Ukraine are both major global wheat suppliers, but Moscow’s Feb. 24 invasion of its neighbour has sent food prices soaring […] Read more
Grain farmers look for fertilizer tariff compensation
Between 85 and 90 per cent of nitrogen in eastern Canada comes from Russia
Farm groups from eastern Canada are calling for compensation for fertilizer tariffs which are disproportionately affecting farmers in that region. The Canadian government placed a 35 per cent tariff on all imports of fertilizer from Russia on March 3 in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Why it matters: Canadian crops are uncompetitive as the […] Read more
As Ukraine grain deal emerges, U.S. aims to ease concerns over Russia sanctions
Washington | Reuters –– The United States on Thursday sought to facilitate Russian food and fertilizer exports by reassuring banks, shipping and insurance companies that such transactions would not breach Washington’s sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Enabling those Russian exports is a key part of attempts by the United Nations and Turkish […] Read more
Rajapaksa dynasty draws to humiliating close in Sri Lanka
Food shortages, fertilizer ban among flashpoints
Colombo | Reuters — The Rajapaksa dynasty dominated Sri Lankan politics until April when street protests against fuel and food shortages began to slip out of control. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday, leaving no one from the once-illustrious family in a position of power. The president vowed last month to stay […] Read more
‘Off the charts’ chemical shortages hit U.S. farms
Tight supplies force some farmers to change plans, find alternatives where they can
Reuters – U.S. farmers have cut back on using common weedkillers, hunted for substitutes to popular fungicides and changed planting plans over persistent shortages of agricultural chemicals that threaten to trim harvests. Spraying smaller volumes of herbicides and turning to less-effective fungicides increase the risk for weeds and diseases to dent crop production at a […] Read more
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