Farmers Facing Higher Fertilizer Prices

With higher grain prices, farmers are facing higher fertilizer prices.

 

John Heard is as soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture.

 

"I've seen the grain prices increasing and when grain prices increase, farmer demand increases," he said. "As farmer demand increases, that tends to shorten the supply and increase prices. We've seen that with nitrogen because nitrogen is directly related to corn yields and other things in the States. The Americans also have put some duties on imported phosphorus from Morocco and Russia. That is tightening supply of phosphorus."

 

Heard notes a good portion of fertilizer was applied in the fall when prices were lower. He adds many farmers purchased in the fall and are storing over the winter.

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The conversation explores:

disease risk in modern pork production,

the impact of people movement on biosecurity,

the importance of real-time monitoring,

digital biosecurity technology,

and how Farm Health Guardian developed tools designed to support modern swine operations.

As the industry continues focusing on prevention, preparedness, and operational efficiency, connected technologies and actionable data are becoming increasingly important parts of modern herd health management.