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Nitrogen fertilizer markets creep up on snug supplies, strong demand

Real Agriculture

The fertilizer market doesnt move in lock-step with the grain markets both the peak demand and trends work on their own timelines. Which is too bad, of course, when commodity prices drop but fertilizer prices dont follow suit. Which is too bad, of course, when commodity prices drop but fertilizer prices dont follow suit.

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Fertilizer Canada calling for back-to-work legislation to end West Coast strike

Real Agriculture

While bulk grain shipments are continuing to flow, fertilizer exports from the West Coast have been interrupted by the ongoing port worker strike.

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Farming Forward: The economics and science behind the right rate of nitrogen fertilizer

Real Agriculture

Actually, no — crops take up and store N in grain and also in stalks, stems, leaves, and roots, which can sometimes be overlooked in nitrogen removal calculations, leading some to think that there is more N “lost” than is actually so. But if crops are pretty. Read More Are crops really inefficient at taking up nitrogen?

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Saskatchewan company working to automate grain grading in real-time

Real Agriculture

A Saskatchewan based start-up is deploying a combination of cameras and machine learning to automate and dramatically reduce the time it takes to grade a sample of grain. Ground Truth Ag has developed a machine with a vision detection model that can assess around 50 different grading factors for Canada Western red spring wheat, as.

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Poll: What would you have said about fertilizer emissions reduction policy?

Real Agriculture

Others, like the Grain Act review process or the Sustainable Ag Strategy, results in a “What we heard” document and not much more. In the last eight years plus, Canadians have been asked to consult on several different proposed policy changes by the federal government. Some of these consultations move a policy forward.

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Canada’s meat and fertilizer, U.S. grain industries urgently call on government to avoid rail strike

Real Agriculture

Just ahead of both CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City rail locking out employees and/or unionized employees walking off the job Thursday, several industry voices are getting louder, calling on the Minister of Labour to use section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to avoid the strike entirely. “The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) and the.

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Russia nixes Black Sea grain movement deal

Real Agriculture

Russia has terminated an agreement that allowed for Ukraine grain movement through the Black Sea, claiming its own agriculture products are not being allowed through the trade corridor. Grain shipments through the region were largely. Read More

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