Glacier FarmMedia – After two years of delays, the world’s first on-farm green ammonia plant is weeks away from producing fertilizer. In mid-June, Ontario clean energy company FuelPositive announced that […] Read more
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Green, farm-produced anhydrous ammonia in the home stretch
FuelPositive’s technology will soon be producing anhydrous ammonia using water, air and hydro on a Manitoba farm
Nodulation and nitrogen use in dry beans
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of July 1
In late June, adzuki beans that had been in the ground for 3 weeks already had a few nodules on the roots (see photo at top), and the nodules were […] Read more
Nutrien moves on from Louisiana ammonia project amid cost cuts
Reuters – Nutrien NTR.TO on Wednesday said it was no longer pursuing its clean ammonia project in Louisiana and would also be reviewing strategic options for its stake in an […] Read more
Nutrien idles three blenders in Brazil ‘indefinitely’
Nutrien Ltd, the world's largest producer of potash fertilizer, confirmed on Tuesday that it is indefinitely halting three blenders in Brazil, where it is trying to navigate difficult market conditions.
How Ontario crops are shaping up so far
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of May 9
Cereals Winter wheat is advanced by 10-14 days in southern Ontario compared to other years, particularly in early planted fields. Fields in Essex are now at the early boot stages. […] Read more
U.S. fertilizer imports helping fund Russian war effort, CF Industries says
Reuters – U.S. agriculture companies have been brisk importers of Russian fertilizer since the 2022 Ukraine invasion, a practice that is unwittingly helping fund Russia’s war against Ukraine, U.S. producer […] Read more
Quicker tissue test available for corn growers this season
Testing for nutrients takes an in-field turn with newer technology
A nutrient-testing system first used in potatoes will be available for use in corn this year. The Leaf-Evaluated-Nutrient-System (LENS) unit from Picketa Systems, based in Fredericton, N.B., offers growers and […] Read more
Online mapping tool offers agricultural land use information
The application developed for CAPI creates maps and datasets that can show change over time and help inform policy
Glacier FarmMedia – A new online tool allows users to examine agricultural land use across the country. Developed by ALCES for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), the Agriculture Web Mapping […] Read more
Opinion: Fertile ground needed in climate fight
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada is the latest nation to join a multinational group looking to advance efficient and novel fertilizers, known as the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium. It’s not a shocking […] Read more
Ontario company launches first-in-Canada biofertilizer made from cricket frass
SureSource Commodities debuted pelleted formulation at Guelph Organic Conference
SureSource Agronomy is rolling out a line of crop nutrient products derived from the excrement, exoskeletons and discarded feed materials of crickets.
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