Tarlok Singh Sahota, centre right in the blue checked shirt, shares his canola-growing wisdom at the Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station (LUARS) near Thunder Bay.

Nitrogen diversity drives canola yields at Thunder Bay

A local researcher has devised a winning formula for canola yields that is based on a diverse stack of nitrogen sources

Ryan Jaspers uses a combination of nitrogen sources, including dairy manure and ESN, to consistently achieve 75 bu./ac. canola yields. Jaspers farms at Slate River, a few miles southwest of […] Read more






Eastern Canada is reliant on imported nitrogen, most of which comes from the Baltic region.

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.  […] Read more


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Richardson makes first entry in branded crop inputs

Company launches new N stabilizer, CirrusX

Prairie grain handler and agribusiness Richardson Pioneer has launched itself into self-branded crop inputs with a nitrogen stabilizer, CirrusX. Steve Biggar, associate vice-president of fertilizer and energy products for Winnipeg-based […] Read more


The new test uses water instead of KCl to understand available N in corn.

A new test for nitrogen on the horizon

New test being developed aims to better identify plant-available nitrogen

Research completed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and University of Guelph researchers indicates that Ontario corn producers may soon have a more reliable tool for nitrogen (N) fertilizer rate […] Read more