Insights and Stories of Rod Nickel

Canadians go to the polls

Apr. 28, 2025 at 10:22 am CDT

Canadians are going to the polls on Monday after an election campaign in which U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and musings about annexing Canada became the central issue. Alberta rancher Bob Lowe says the Canadian economy is his top concern.

U.S. fertilizer imports helping fund Russian war effort, CF Industries says

May. 3, 2024 at 11:43 am CDT

By Richa Naidu Rod Nickel

Railway workers at CN, CPKC vote to strike, says union

May. 1, 2024 at 1:08 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren Reuters Rod Nickel

Canada’s worries about Bunge-Viterra deal may force asset sales

Apr. 24, 2024 at 2:40 pm CDT

By Reuters Rod Nickel

Competition bureau has major concerns about proposed Bunge-Viterra merger

Apr. 23, 2024 at 9:14 am CDT

By David Ljunggren Reuters Rod Nickel

Farmers, oil drillers in parched Alberta brace for water shortage

Mar. 18, 2024 at 9:48 am CDT

Drought in Alberta is stretching into its fourth year and farmers and oil companies are planning for water restrictions that threaten production of wheat, beef and crude.

By Nia Williams Reuters Rod Nickel

Western Canada’s dry winter heralds worsening drought for 2024

Jan. 16, 2024 at 3:54 pm CST

Canada's abnormally dry winter is worsening drought conditions across the western provinces, where most of the country's oil, gas, forest products and grain are produced.

By Nia Williams Reuters Rod Nickel

Crop-killing weeds advance across US farmland as chemicals lose effectiveness

Jan. 16, 2024 at 9:58 am CST

Crop-killing weeds such as kochia are advancing across the U.S. northern plains and Midwest, in the latest sign that weeds are developing resistance to chemicals faster than companies including Bayer BAYGn.DE and Corteva CTVA.N can develop new ones to fight them.

By Reuters Rod Nickel Tom Polansek

Brazilian farmers slow fertilizer buys as drought dampens corn-planting plans

Dec. 18, 2023 at 9:37 am CST

Brazil's drought is causing farmers there to delay fertilizer purchases for their upcoming corn-planting season, denting sales for global fertilizer suppliers in the world's top corn-exporting country, executives told Reuters.

By Ana Mano Reuters Rod Nickel Sourasis Bose

Canadian wheat, canola harvests expand, rebound from dry conditions

Dec. 4, 2023 at 9:35 am CST

Canadian farmers will harvest more wheat and canola than was expected several months ago, as crops rallied from dry conditions that threatened yields, a government report showed on Monday.