Profits were the second-highest quarterly total in PotashCorp history and reflected solid fundamentals in the global farm economy, the Saskatoon company said before stock markets opened Thursday. PotashCorp said the third-quarter profits would have surpassed the record earnings of this year's second quarter if not for the net negative impacts of a strengthening Canadian dollar, which reduced profits by seven cents a share, and an increase in the company's income tax rate, which cut...

The decision by the Ceylon Fertilizer Company (CFC) to award a tender for shipments of urea to a Singapore based company by the name of Singha International Pte Ltd, has come under fire by critics who say the company's credentials are not up to standard and that it has failed to submit a manufacturer s certificate and an analysis certificate which are both tender requirements. The decision by the Ceylon Fertilizer Company (CFC) to award a tender for shipments of urea to a Singapore based...

MARTIN Clyde and Brenda Reimche are harvesting the best corn crop they ve ever taken off the field but they wondered as they combined last week if they will seed 900 acres next year. If that happens, he anticipates seeding more soybeans and field peas because those commodities can be grown without the popular fertilizer that is getting out of financial reach for a lot of producers. The Reimches, who farm in Sheridan and Wells counties, have been raising corn 27 years and as fertilizer and...

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Cultivation: Scatter seeds and top with 1/2 inch of fine soil that has been amended with compost and an all-purpose organic fertilizer. Friends and enemies: Susceptible to aphids, cabbage worms, slugs, snails and cabbage loopers, although mustard grows so fast it can usually keep ahead of any pests. Description: Fast-growing, cool-weather annual herb, originally from Eurasia, that self-seeds in fields and gardens if left to mature. Comments: Good as a cover crop because mustard has...

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