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Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart and Garth Whyte, President & CEO of Fertilizer Canada sign Memorandum of Cooperation. Photo: CNW Group/Fertilizer Canada
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Saskatchewan government signs onto 4R fertilizer stewardship

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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Saskatchewan government has agreed to work with Fertilizer Canada to promote adoption of fertilizer application practices using the 4R stewardship model. “Saskatchewan has long promoted 4R Nutrient Stewardship and many farmers have adopted it as best practice. This agreement will further that work, contributing to greater on-farm sustainability and environmental stewardship in Saskatchewan,” Agriculture […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Nutrien)
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Agrium posts quarterly loss

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters – Agrium, the Calgary-based fertilizer maker that’s in the midst of a merger with PotashCorp, reported a quarterly loss Nov. 3. The company reported a net loss from its operations of $52.2 million, or 39 cents a share in the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30. That’s compared to a net profit of $132.5 […] Read more
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Mosaic looks to restart Saskatchewan potash mine

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — U.S. fertilizer producer Mosaic Co. may need to restart its idled potash mine at Colonsay, Sask. next year, as international buyers work through inventories, the company said on Tuesday. Mosaic halted production in July at the mine, about 70 km southeast of Saskatoon, for the rest of 2016 due to low global potash […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
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Agrium/PotashCorp merger set for shareholder approval

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Toronto/Winnipeg | Reuters — The shareholders of Agrium and PotashCorp are set to overwhelmingly approve a merger of the two Canadian fertilizer producers, according to a source familiar with the situation, despite initial skepticism from Agrium investors. About 99 per cent of the votes from both groups of shareholders are in favour of the transaction, […] Read more
(CPR.ca)
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CP trims outlook on delayed Prairie harvest

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Rain delays in this year’s Prairie grain harvest have bit into third-quarter revenues and earnings expectations for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). The Calgary company on Wednesday booked overall net income of $347 million on revenues of $1.554 billion for its quarter ending Sept. 30. While net income was up seven per cent, total revenues were […] Read more
Stubble on a harvested oat field near Winnipeg. (Shannon VanRaes photo)
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Carbon price worries farmers, fertilizer makers

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg/Toronto | Reuters — Canada’s plan to price carbon emissions may weaken the farm sector in one of the biggest grain-shipping countries, raising farmers’ costs and discouraging investment in fertilizer production, industry groups say. Ottawa this month promised a price on carbon emissions by 2018, and will let provinces choose a tax or cap-and-trade system. […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Agrium)
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Vale fertilizer sale seen on track despite review

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Rio de Janeiro | Reuters — Vale SA’s plan to dispose of fertilizer assets remains on track despite a request last week by Brazil’s state development bank, BNDES, to analyze the transaction more carefully, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. Terms of the deal, which involves the sale of certain assets […] Read more
(FITTrials.com)
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P+H bulking up on fertilizer in southeastern Saskatchewan

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg grain company Parrish and Heimbecker has started construction work to further boost its crop input retail profile in southeastern Saskatchewan. The company, in an online newsletter released this week, said it has fast-tracked work on a new 1,800-tonne capacity liquid fertilizer blend plant at Moosomin, Sask., to accompany a 16,000-tonne capacity dry fertilizer storage […] Read more
An Agrium fertilizer distribution facility west of Portage la Prairie, Man. (Dave Bedard photo)
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Tough farm conditions right time for merger, Agrium CEO says

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Plunging crop and fertilizer prices may not have hit rock bottom yet, and the market’s weakness makes it the right time to merge leading farm input suppliers, the CEO of Agrium said on Tuesday, making his pitch to skeptical investors for a US$26 billion union with PotashCorp. “Are we at the bottom yet? […] Read more
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Fertilizer merger highlights big-picture concerns

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — A multi-billion-dollar merger between two major crop input companies is the latest in a string of consolidation efforts in North America’s agriculture industry, drawing attention again to the possible effects on the value chain. Agrium and PotashCorp announced Monday they plan to combine to create an integrated global supplier of crop inputs, […] Read more

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