Tag: Fertilizer Canada

The unpredictability of what’s going to happen on the tariff front has put Canadian businesses and government officials in a situation where it’s difficult to know what, if any, steps can be taken to alleviate the uncertainty around U.S. business in the immediate future. With so much up in the air, maintaining cross-border communication is… Read More

More farmers are using 4R nutrient stewardship with nitrogen fertilizer application; however, there’s still work to be done on fine-tuning N rates and incentivizing change. For more than 10 years, Fertilizer Canada and Stratus Ag Research have been asking farmers about their nitrogen management strategies and gauging the rate of adoption of 4R management —… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Mike Weddel of Stratus Research and Cassandra Cotton of Fertilizer Canada on a new study on the implementation of 4R in a canola rotation; Hear a spotlight interview with Jamie Puchinger for Farming Smarter;  Jill Harvie with Harvie… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this mid-week episode of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Farmers Edge. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Karen Proud with Fertilizer Canada on the permanent changes to the Canada Labour Code; Micheal Harvey with Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance on Canada deciding to place tariffs on China EV’s and steel;… Read More

As railway traffic begins to get back to normal, there are still lingering issues that need addressed regarding how Canada found itself in a dual railway strike at all. “I hope this strike has shown our government that our system is broken,” says Karen Proud, president and CEO of Fertilizer Canada. Proud says that this… Read More

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… Read More

Thanks for checking out RealAg on the Weekend! Host Shaun Haney chats with Saskatchewan farmer Corey Loessin, with a crop update in Saskatchewan. Haney is then joined by: Greg Northey, Pulse Canada on the impacts he sees with the potential rail strike; Karen Proud with Fertilizer Canada on the fertilizer delivery delays; and, Anne Wasko… Read More

In the not so distant past, the interconnectivity of supply chain logistics was made all too clear through parts availability shortages, back-ordered equipment, and stranded container traffic. The average Canadian likely has a much healthier respect for  supply chains post-pandemic, including the recognition that once a disruption occurs, supplies don’t magically reappear once it’s sorted… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Chip Flory with Agritalk on Monday’s USDA acreage report on corn and beans; Troy Aberle with Ag Power House on things to consider when buying equipment; Shaun also goes over some RealAgristudies data on farmers’ concerns on the… Read More

While bulk grain shipments are continuing to flow, fertilizer exports from the West Coast have been interrupted by the ongoing port worker strike. Over 7,000 port workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have been on strike since Saturday, Fertilizer Canada has joined other industry and business organizations, including the Canadian Chamber of Commerce,… Read More