Ontario’s corn crop is past the halfway point at this time and is left to Mother Nature’s will to help mature the corn and give us a decent harvest. For […] Read more
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Improved nitrogen testing may be around the corner
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for the week of August 1
OMAFRA discontinues annual nitrogen survey
The survey may be replaced with a better program to advise farmers on nitrogen applications to corn
An annual soil nitrogen test survey led by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has been discontinued for 2022, with the ministry’s corn industry program lead […] Read more
Nutrien to further boost potash output amid global shortage
Company will also speed up nitrogen capacity boosts
Reuters — Nutrien, the world’s largest fertilizer producer, said Thursday it will increase its Canadian potash production by 20 per cent to an annual 18 million tonnes by 2025, helping […] Read more
CF Industries profit soars as sanctions raise fertilizer prices
Chicago | Reuters — CF Industries on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings climbed 485 per cent as the fertilizer maker ramped up U.S. shipments after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine catapulted prices […] Read more
Nutrien bolsters profit forecast on surging fertilizer prices
Fertilizer sector set for biggest profits in years
Reuters — Nutrien Ltd. on Monday raised its full-year earnings forecast well above estimates after posting a more than 10-fold jump in first-quarter profit, as the world’s largest fertilizer company […] Read more
CF Industries warns of shipment delays via Union Pacific
Reuters — Fertilizer firm CF Industries on Thursday warned of delays in shipment of its nitrogen fertilizers, a week after Union Pacific mandated certain shippers to reduce the volume of […] Read more
Nitrogen-fixing input touted for ease of use in all crops
Corteva enters the biologicals market with Utrisha N
Following successful in-field trials in various crops in 2021, Corteva Agriscience is using the N-fixing ‘biostimulant’ Utrisha N as the first product in its planned portfolio of biologicals in North […] Read more
CF Industries boosts U.S. fertilizer shipments as Russian exports cut
Chicago | Reuters — CF Industries is increasing fertilizer shipments to both U.S. coasts from the world’s largest nitrogen complex in Louisiana to help offset a decline in exports from […] Read more
Vilsack hopes fertilizer firms don’t take advantage of Ukraine crisis
Washington | Reuters — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday he hoped fertilizer and agriculture supply companies affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine would not take unfair advantage […] Read more
Major crops get a new source of nitrogen
Biological products like Envita and Utrisha N enable crops to harvest nitrogen from the air
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s an essential element for plant growth, but nitrogen in the air all around us has been unavailable to major crops — at least until now. New […] Read more