Reading Time: 5 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – This isn’t going to be one of those springs where you can stroll into your local ag retailer and then walk out with everything you need. The list of products facing supply issues is long, and growing longer — herbicides, fertilizer, parts, certain feeds and even ear tags. “Our message is simple: […] Read more
Be prepared for all sorts of supply shortages this spring
There’s a long list of ag products in short supply as the busy spring season begins to ramp up
Fuel prices may remain high beyond Russian invasion, expert says
MarketsFarm — The decision by the U.S. to halt the import of Russian petroleum products due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine created sticker shock at the pumps in North America — but an end to that invasion would not necessarily mean an end to high fuel prices. On March 15, the average price of […] Read more
CP service to resume as dispute goes to arbitration
Engineers, conductors to return to work Tuesday noon
Engineers, conductors and train and yard service staff at Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) will return to work by noon local time Tuesday as their labour dispute goes to arbitration. Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, attending labour talks between CP and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) in Calgary, announced Tuesday morning that the parties “have […] Read more
An open road ahead? Feds offer cash for fertilizer stewardship
Farmers could get up to $75,000 to move to rotational grazing, cover cropping or 4R stewardship
Reading Time: 5 minutes Upping your management game just got a lot more attractive. Producers willing to adopt rotational grazing, 4R fertilizer stewardship or cover crops will be able to get as much as $75,000 per farm from Ottawa’s On-Farm Climate Action Fund. [Read more] Feds seek ideas and feedback on reducing fertilizer emissions “The objective of the program […] Read more
Feds seek ideas and feedback on reducing fertilizer emissions
Survey accompanied by document saying technology, better practices can cut emissions by 30 per cent
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government is inviting Canadians to “share your experiences and ideas” on its plan to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer use. But Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s survey is different from a typical poll because it steers participants to first consider backgrounders on three “discussion issues” and then offer comments in their own […] Read more
PHOTOS: The case for cutting N2O fertilizer emissions
The federal government wants farmers to cut nitrous oxide emissions by 30 per cent
Reading Time: < 1 minute The charts included in this gallery are from a federal government document that lays out the case for cutting GHG emissions from fertilizer use in Canada by 30 per cent by 2030. It can be found at the Government of Canada website at ‘Share ideas: Fertilizer emissions reduction target.’
CP engineers, conductors locked out; talks continue
'Parties are working through the night': O'Regan
A lockout has begun at Canadian Pacific Railway affecting its 3,000-odd unionized engineers, conductors and train and yard service staff, effectively shutting down CP service. “The work stoppage has begun, but CP and (the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference) are still at the table with federal mediators,” federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan said in a statement […] Read more
Nutrien to produce ‘most potash ever’ in 2022
Company to ramp up production in response to Ukraine conflict
The world’s biggest potash-producing company is set to produce more potash in 2022 due to “uncertainty of potash supply” coming out of Eastern Europe. Saskatoon-based Nutrien, which has an estimated 20 million tonnes of potash-mining capacity across six mines in Saskatchewan, said Wednesday it plans to boost its output for 2022 to 15 million tonnes, […] Read more
You can leverage sustainability to boost profitability, says producer
‘Climate positive’ is the new buzzword but prioritizing stewardship is good business, says Kristjan Hebert
Reading Time: 5 minutes New buzzwords are old news at Hebert Grain Ventures, where ‘climate-positive practices’ have been just another part of doing business for decades. That makes the Saskatchewan grain operation a model for how farmers here can improve sustainability without hurting their profits. “The hashtags that are now used are climate positive and sustainable, but we implemented […] Read more
CP to lock out engineers, conductors starting Sunday
'Cannot prolong the uncertainty,' CEO says
Canadian Pacific Railway has served its unionized engineers, conductors and train and yard service staff with notice of a lockout to start just after midnight ET on Sunday, unless the company and union agree on a new labour deal by then. Calgary-based CP and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 3,000 CP […] Read more