Insights and Stories on Nutrients

More bang for your fertilizer buck

Sep. 29, 2023 at 2:31 pm CDT

Canadian farmers are expected to spend a record $23.1 billion on inputs in 2023, so they will be looking to get the most bang for their buck when it comes to fertilizer. A recent western Canadian study could make that task a little easier in the not-too-distant future. The Resilient […]

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Multi-million-dollar fund greenlights soil health projects

Feb. 21, 2023 at 3:11 pm CST

By Alexis Stockford

Corteva to buy biological plant stimulant firm Stoller

Dec. 5, 2022 at 3:28 am CST

By Dave Bedard

No poop for you: Manure supplies run short as fertilizer prices soar

Apr. 6, 2022 at 8:29 pm CDT

By Bianca Flowers P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

Fertilizer prices to remain high for now

Jan. 7, 2022 at 7:52 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

India’s federal police probe bosses of two fertilizer companies

May. 20, 2021 at 3:37 pm CDT

Mumbai | Reuters — Indian authorities have opened an investigation into the heads of two leading fertilizer importing companies, alleging they secured commissions from overseas suppliers for inflating the prices of crop nutrient purchases. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India’s top crimefighting agency, said late Wednesday it was investigating […]

By rajendra-jadhav

Manitoba soil temperatures allow for spring fertilizer

Mar. 23, 2021 at 8:18 pm CDT

Farmers across Manitoba are now cleared to apply spring fertilizers including livestock manure on their fields, thanks to sufficiently warm soil temperatures, the province said Tuesday. Though the winter nutrient ban has been lifted, the province cautioned producers to “assess current weather conditions and periodically check weather forecasts” if they’re […]

By Dave Bedard

Dairy sector wary of proposed food label policy

Feb. 9, 2018 at 8:16 pm CST

Canadian consumers are being asked to weigh in on proposed new front-of-pack warnings for foods high in saturated fats, sugars and sodium, starting this weekend. And while whole milk would get a pass from such a plan, Canada’s dairy farmer organization fears many other dairy products would wind up wearing […]

By Staff

Manitoba extends fertilizer application window

Nov. 7, 2014 at 4:25 pm CST

Manitoba crop producers who’d hoped to apply manure or fertilizers to their fields now have a couple of extra days before the province’s annual winter ban takes effect. Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship department announced Friday it will delay the start of the annual provincewide winter nutrient application ban until […]