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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Nutrien says U.S. farmers likely to bear tariff costs
The United States imports over 80 per cent of their potash from Canada
Soil’s secret language
Researchers decode plant-to-fungi communication
University of Toronto researchers have cracked the code of plant-to-fungi communication in a new study using baker’s yeast. The researchers discovered that the plant hormone strigolactone activates fungal genes and proteins associated with phosphate metabolism, a system that is key to plant growth.
Mosaic expects Florida fertilizer facilities to return to full production soon
Fertilizer maker Mosaic Co said on Monday that its Florida facilities are expected to return to full production capacity over the coming days after being idled due to Hurricane Milton.
Mosaic says fertilizer waste facility’s water entered Tampa Bay after Hurricane Milton
Industrial byproduct phosphogypsum is known to emit cancer-causing radioactive gas
Mosaic Co said on Friday that water supporting the chemical company's storage of a waste byproduct from fertilizer manufacturing in Florida probably made its way into Tampa Bay following a downpour from Hurricane Milton.
Florida fertilizer plants, grain mills close as Hurricane Milton nears
Fertilizer plants, livestock feed facilities and at least one large flour mill in Florida closed on Wednesday in preparation for Hurricane Milton's destructive winds, heavy rain and deadly storm surge.
Hurricane unlikely to fuel long-term fertilizer price increase, analyst says
While the price of urea fertilizer has spiked at the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida, that increase is unlikely to affect Canadian farmers much, said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett.
Microsoft on board to promote Kingston-area crop input
Wollastonite mineral can be spread on farm fields to boost nutrients, company offering it free of charge
Microsoft is partnering with a Kingston, Ont. company to encourage spreading of wollastonite because of its carbon storage capacity.
Organic fertilizer made from calamari? I squid you not
Squid Juice repurposes by-product waste from calamari processing and converts it into liquid organic fertilizer.
National research network created to reduce nitrous oxide emissions
University of Guelph professor will lead network with goal to reduce emissions, improve agricultural productivity
A new research network called CANN2ONET has been tasked with finding ways to reduce Canada's emissions of nitrous oxide.
Ontario fertilizer prices at mercy of outside forces
Rail labour uproar and prospect of U.S. bumper crop make market insights muddy
A railway labour disruption in Canada and the prospect of a massive crop in the U.S. Midwest leave too many questions for clear pronouncements on fertilizer or commodity market directions in Ontario.
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