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Wheat into orbit

Flatlander

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Arable Farmer
Location
Lorette Manitoba
The opposite has happened last year with Canada droughts and the failure of pulse crops - which would have put Nitrogen in the ground.
Correct. My soil tests have come back very high in N I think the crops pushed roots down deep to follow moisture and the n that was applied was stranded in the dry soil above Good position to be in but not sure if I’m cutting back any, grain Prices are good so cutting back doesn’t seem a good policy.
 

glasshouse

Member
Location
lothians
Correct. My soil tests have come back very high in N I think the crops pushed roots down deep to follow moisture and the n that was applied was stranded in the dry soil above Good position to be in but not sure if I’m cutting back any, grain Prices are good so cutting back doesn’t seem a good policy.
What are you paying for urea?
 
Correct. My soil tests have come back very high in N I think the crops pushed roots down deep to follow moisture and the n that was applied was stranded in the dry soil above Good position to be in but not sure if I’m cutting back any, grain Prices are good so cutting back doesn’t seem a good policy.


Are fertiliser prices similar to the UK ? £650+ a tonne here.
 

Flatlander

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lorette Manitoba
Why is gas so expensive in Canada? U have loads?
Canada i feel is foolish as they sell so much to the US for feck all. Trade deals done a long time ago I think but at home we pay more than the us does. That said it is priced where the fertilizer companies think the market will stand. As with any product it will be sold at as high a price as they can. Most of our urea come up the Mississippi on barges then by train into a terminal at bloom west of Winnipeg 50 miles. Phos from Florida I was told. im at the furthest point from any sea port so shipping gets costly.
 

glasshouse

Member
Location
lothians
Canada i feel is foolish as they sell so much to the US for feck all. Trade deals done a long time ago I think but at home we pay more than the us does. That said it is priced where the fertilizer companies think the market will stand. As with any product it will be sold at as high a price as they can. Most of our urea come up the Mississippi on barges then by train into a terminal at bloom west of Winnipeg 50 miles. Phos from Florida I was told. im at the furthest point from any sea port so shipping gets costly.
So why not make urea in canada?
 

glasshouse

Member
Location
lothians
Canada i feel is foolish as they sell so much to the US for feck all. Trade deals done a long time ago I think but at home we pay more than the us does. That said it is priced where the fertilizer companies think the market will stand. As with any product it will be sold at as high a price as they can. Most of our urea come up the Mississippi on barges then by train into a terminal at bloom west of Winnipeg 50 miles. Phos from Florida I was told. im at the furthest point from any sea port so shipping gets costly.
So its a cartel
 

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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

Farming and Countryside Programme Director, Janet Hughes will be joined by policy leads working on SFI, and colleagues from the Rural Payment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming.

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