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Use the Windshield, Not the Rear View Mirror

Published December 9, 2019

The spring of 2020 is setting up to be another season with a very tight window for fertilizer applications. CHS Senior Vice President of Agronomy Gary Halvorson says there is a lot of work ahead. "Especially, when you think we…

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Logistic Challenges

Published December 6, 2019

Key export markets like Japan, Korea and Mexico want #2 Yellow Corn at 14 percent moisture. That will be hard to source with the wet, light testweight crop across the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains. CHS Executive Vice President of…

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Nutrien Expects Demand Improvement in ’20

Published November 5, 2019

Nutrien is reporting third quarter net income of $141 million. Nutrien President and CEO Chuck Magro said the results were impacted by short term market softness. However, the fertilizer company expects fundamentals to improve and 2020 will be a strong…

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Wet Fall May Not Have a Big Impact on Soil Fertility

Published October 25, 2019

University of Minnesota Extension Soil Scientist Dan Kaiser says the wet fall shouldn't have too big of an impact on soil fertility. "I don't think it will have too much of an impact when we talk about phosphorus and potassium.…

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Maritime Fuel Policy Could Boost Diesel Prices

Published October 23, 2019

A change in the International Maritime Organization fuel policy could increase future diesel fuel and fertilizer prices. "The organization decided on January 1, 2020 maritime sulfur fuel, meaning any fuel used around the world to ship cargo on the ocean…

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Strategize Now for 2020 Season

Published October 16, 2019

Fall is normally a good time for tillage and a broadcast fertilizer application. That’s after the spring of 2019 where farmers did everything they could just to get a crop in the ground. "I think we're going to feel the…

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2Q Financials Reported by Nutrien

Published July 30, 2019

Nutrien reports second quarter net earnings of $858 million. That’s up from $741 million in the same quarter last year. Retail sales for the Saskatchewan-based fertilizer company were down, due to “severe” weather in the U.S., but company officials expect…

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Feed the Crop

Published June 20, 2019

Nitrogen has been lost this spring, especially in the wetter areas. Helena product manager Dr. Jim Loken says that is evident once you get a close look at the stand. "I was walking fields in southeastern South Dakota and if…

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Fertilizer Supplies Being Spread Thin

Published May 14, 2019

As more and more tractor tires start turning in the fields, fertilizer supplies are being spread thin. According to Dahlen Farmers Elevator general manager Mike Kratchovil, the supplies are there for now. The hiccup comes with delivery to the distributors.…

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Fertilizer Can Be Forgiving with Corn Planting

Published May 13, 2019

Fertilizer supplies may become tight as more and more tractor tires turn in the fields. NDSU Extension soil specialist Dave Franzen says so far supplies are okay. "However, there will be tremendous pressure on them this week. I wouldn't be…

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