By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday March 8, 2022

Mar 8, 2022 | 2:25 PM

MELFORT, Sask. — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is looking for input on ways to reduce fertilizer emissions.

A recently released discussion paper examined the federal governments plan to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from nitrogen fertilizer use at the farm level by 30 per cent within eight years.

The paper acknowledged the required technologies already exist, however it’s interested in finding ways to increase their usage.

Fertilizer Canada’s 4R Nutrient Stewardship program of right source, right rate, right time, and right place was recognized along with soil testing and split nitrogen application.

The discussion paper also mentioned replacing synthetic fertilizer with manure, compost or digestate, as well as the use of enhanced efficiency fertilizers.

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Public comments will be accepted until June 3.

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U.S. dairy groups are upset with the Canadian government’s approach to resolving the dispute over dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs).

The first dispute settlement panel said in January Canada had violated the agreement in its dairy TRQ allocation process.

Canada submitted its proposed changes to the U.S. government in early February, but they were not made public until Global Affairs Canada published the proposal on its website.

The changes appear to provide distributors with increased market access that was previously reserved for processors.

TRQ’s are part of the new Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement.

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Ukraine is the largest producer of sunflowers in the world.

The country accounted for about 30 per cent of the total global crop.

Chuck Penner with Leftfield Commodity Research said the sunflowers are crushed in Ukraine and then the oil is exported.

He said those crush plants have shut down causing a shortfall in global sunflower oil production and supplies.

With the reduction in oil, buyers and importers will switch to other oils like palm, soy or canola, if it’s available.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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