Patrick Mooleki, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research scientist, speaks about nitrogen research in front of barley plots in Melfort, Sask.

Soil moisture and fall fertilizer loss

Searching for insight to keep fall nitrogen fertilizer in place and available for the next crop

Reading Time: 3 minutes A federal research project is working to identify ways to minimize the loss from fall fertilizer applications.


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2025/26 canola production jumps nearly 13 per cent

AAFC issues August S/D report

There were sharp changes in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s estimates for the 2025/26 canola crop when it came to production and ending stocks. AAFC has now pegged canola output at 20.10 million tonnes, up 12.9 per cent from its July forecast. Also, the oilseed’s carryout was doubled from last month to now 2.20 million tonnes.