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CF Industries’ UAN plant at Donaldsonville in Louisiana. The company also makes UAN at plants in Ontario, Iowa and Oklahoma. (Thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com)
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CF Industries profit soars as sanctions raise fertilizer prices

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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 for crop nutrients. Top fertilizer producers including CF, Nutrien and Mosaic Co. have benefited as sanctions on exporters Russia and ally Belarus limited global supplies […] Read more
(Nutrien video screengrab via YouTube)
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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 benefits strongly from soaring prices of crop nutrients. Prices of essential crop nutrients such as potash and phosphate skyrocketed in the quarter, touching near-record levels, […] Read more
CF Industries’ UAN plant at Donaldsonville in Louisiana. The company also makes UAN at plants in Ontario, Iowa and Oklahoma. (Thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com)
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CF Industries warns of shipment delays via Union Pacific

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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 private cars on its rails. The announcement of delay also comes a month after CF said it is increasing fertilizer shipments to both U.S. coasts […] Read more
Corteva is promoting its new biological Utrisha N as a “supplemental” source to be used in conjunction with an existing fertilizer application regime. Shown here is untreated corn (left) versus corn treated with Utrisha N (right).
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Nitrogen-fixing input touted for ease of use in all crops

Corteva enters the biologicals market with Utrisha N

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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 America. Through a novel species of the methylobacterium genus, the foliar-applied Utrisha N enters the plant’s leaves through the stomata and converts atmospheric N into […] Read more
In this photo, the corn on the right has been treated with Utrisha N while the corn on the left hasn’t.
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Major crops get a new source of nitrogen

Biological products like Envita and Utrisha N enable crops to harvest nitrogen from the air

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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 biological products have arrived in the marketplace that enable crops like wheat, canola, soybean and corn to harvest nitrogen from the air. Why it matters: […] Read more
Soybean crops might be hungrier – and leave less behind – than you think.
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Getting the most out of a soybean crop

Closer attention to fertility management could pay dividends

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Conventional wisdom says that the nitrogen-fixing capability of soybeans leaves substantial nutrients behind for subsequent corn crops.  While true to a degree, Fred Below, University of Illinois plant physiology professor, believes many soybean growers do not realize how much nutrient is being removed by the crop and many could get more from their soybeans if […] Read more
Study clarifies nitrogen impact on carbon sequestration
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Study clarifies nitrogen impact on carbon sequestration

Science Notes: Why soil organic carbon fails to build in high-input corn fields

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Soil organic carbon is a cornerstone of soil health. It improves soil structure while enhancing water- and nutrient-holding capacity. To build it up, farmers incorporate crop residues into soil. So why, despite decades of residue inputs, is soil organic carbon diminishing in corn production systems? Short answer: it’s the nitrogen. “With intensive nitrogen fertilization, you […] Read more
FCL’s Co-op Fertilizer Terminal at Brandon. (Photo courtesy Federated Co-operatives Ltd.)
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Fertilizer prices to remain high for now

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MarketsFarm — There are two factors to consider when it comes to fertilizer. One is the cost as it’s to remain quite expensive at least through the first quarter of 2022, according to Chris Lawson, head of fertilizers for the CRU Group. The other is its availability, said Todd Lewis, president of the Agricultural Producers […] Read more

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